Example sentences of "[pers pn] [adv] took [adj] [noun] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although they only took 20 minutes to arrive , if George could have given a map reference , as well as his address , they could have got there that much sooner . |
| 2 | It only took six seconds to load each room but some puzzles require you to operate buttons in several rooms , so you would obviously be running between rooms for a while . |
| 3 | Oxford did all the attacking but Luton did all the scoring … it only took one goal to win it and that came from Ceri Hughes midway through the first half … |
| 4 | It usually took four policemen to control her . |
| 5 | It usually took two men to hold the tyre and if the smith thought the fit was satisfactory — at this time it was half-an-inch larger than the wheel — the boy helping was ordered to throw buckets of cold water over the still very hot steel which would immediately contract and tightly hold the rim . |
| 6 | He even took early retirement to attend the Hinkley event . |
| 7 | It then took some time to raise the heavy engine and cut the rope from the propeller , but I finally managed it before drifting ashore . |
| 8 | The " fat " was well-spaced work , with less solid text , and it therefore took less time to set a page . |