Example sentences of "[prep] [noun] it [verb] many [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Lois Brown was critical of the length of time it took many publishers to make deliveries .
2 Though his union did not entirely disappear in Hull it took many years to recover .
3 To those with no operational experience such as MPs , Courts of Enquiry , magistrates etc. , it can appear a sensible and foolproof system , but in practice it has many deficiencies .
4 Mill 's ‘ harm-to-others ’ principle seems simple , but in practice it has many problems .
5 In China it took many years for the railway to broach the capital .
6 Unfortunately , as it stands at present it has many deficiencies , because :
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