Example sentences of "[pron] took [art] very [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | Which took a very long time . |
| 2 | He took a very long time over it and in the end just lipped the hole . |
| 3 | ‘ It took a very long time to reconcile myself with my father . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ It 's easy to edit now electronically , but in those days , where editing was done by looking down a microscope for a metal ink pulse , cutting the tape physically with a guillotine and then joining edges together with sticky tape , it took a very long time and could be very wasteful . ’ |
| 5 | It took a very short time indeed , and with every step Jenna 's trembling lessened , although she refused to think about the last few moments in the barn with Alain . |