Example sentences of "[pers pn] took a little " in BNC.

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1 I took a little time off in Rome to do some shopping .
2 When she first joined the company , packing vitamins and herbal medicines three years ago , she took a little time to get used to the work .
3 It took a little time for him to realise that ‘ Bovril ’ was not a local retailer .
4 In the provinces it took a little time before London fashions were adopted .
5 It took a little time to find the girl who had been moved and was not in the room that the Sub-lieutenant had told him how to find .
6 It took a little time , but he drank the lot and went back to sleep .
7 It took a little time for employers to depersonalize personal computers .
8 Since he was n't sure of the date , it took a little time , but there was no missing it when he found the right volume .
9 It took a little time , and without the guidance she would never have found it in a million years .
10 After leaving the Navy , it took a little time to become used to a normal bed again , as the hammock had proved to be such an ideal sleeping arrangement .
11 It took a little time , but er , eventually he got it , and now I 'm delighted to say he 's one of the most organised managers on earth .
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