Example sentences of "[adv] it took a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And so it took a great deal of time erm , in the nineteen thirties , for farmers to cease production . |
| 2 | Seven minutes before the interval Duncan Ferguson smashed a header against the crossbar as the home side piled on the pressure , then it took a diving header from Grant Tierney to take a David Robertson cross off Mark Hateley 's toe . |
| 3 | She only took her sunglasses off when she was inside the dark little shop but even then it took a few moments for her eyes to adjust . |
| 4 | Thankfully their performance was much better , yet it took a pointed comment from Michelle Detroit to get the crowd onto their feet and drum up some atmosphere . |
| 5 | Again it took a little while for them to calm down and when they had , Bartlemas , with mock solemnity , handed the envelope to Jacqui . |
| 6 | That 's why it took a long time for the light to get to you . ’ |