Example sentences of "[noun] it take [adj] [noun pl] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ When I was a girl it took twelve yards of cloth just to make an underskirt for a ball gown . |
| 2 | In China it took many years for the railway to broach the capital . |
| 3 | In the event it took six courses of treatment to eradicate the cancer , and by the time of the 1980 Grand National he was in no condition to take part . |
| 4 | Although symptoms can be controlled in most patients it takes several weeks for maximal effect and prolonged relief requires higher radiation dose regimes . |
| 5 | When North Harbour were aiming for the top in New Zealand it took four years of struggle — getting beaten by the top provinces — before we managed to make our own mark . |
| 6 | In 792 the Saxons revolted yet again ; this time it took two years of campaigning to suppress the Eastphalians and Nordalbingians involved . |
| 7 | But this time it took fewer repeats before the horse calmed and stopped . |