Example sentences of "it [verb] him [art] [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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1 | The sea was such a mess that it took him a few moments to be sure of the reef . |
2 | There was a second voice — sharp , abrasive — and it took him a few moments to identify the second voice as belonging to Jane , the maid . |
3 | Endill was thrown to the ground and it took him a few minutes to realise what had happened . |
4 | It took him a few minutes to find a public phone booth . |
5 | It hardly made him a frequent visitor , but it gave him a few numbers to ring . |