Example sentences of "it take [det] minute " in BNC.
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| 1 | It took several minutes to gather them back and put them under starter 's orders . |
| 2 | It took several minutes , and then suddenly another wave pulled the last line free , unwinding from her thigh , to relinquish its grip like some long thin tentacle . |
| 3 | It took several minutes but they finally boarded the train , fought their way down the corridor and collapsed into the relative calm of a first-class carriage . |
| 4 | It took several minutes before they were ready to leave , and even then Mabel hovered in the doorway , saying plaintively , ‘ You wo n't be long , will you ? |
| 5 | It took several minutes for Joseph to recover his composure and only then was he able to see by the light of the fires that the rear of the communal hut was divided up into tiny stall-like compartments for the pholy 's wives and daughters . |
| 6 | Dr Marc Cartwright , anaesthetist on the cardiac arrest team , said it took several minutes to spot the mistake and insert the tube properly . |