Example sentences of "it [vb past] [pers pn] a [det] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Maybe it caused you a few problems , but you might be about to get your reward in heaven . |
| 2 | It took me a few minutes to get the hang of things when I put the Legend through an amp . |
| 3 | It took me a few minutes to feel brave enough to try her again . |
| 4 | ‘ It was an unbelievable move and it took me a few weeks to come back down to earth . ’ |
| 5 | It took me a few months to realise that my life was changed completely . |
| 6 | It took her a few minutes to realise what it was . |
| 7 | It took them a few moments to find it . |
| 8 | The sea was such a mess that it took him a few moments to be sure of the reef . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | Endill was thrown to the ground and it took him a few minutes to realise what had happened . |
| 11 | It took him a few minutes to find a public phone booth . |
| 12 | It hardly made him a frequent visitor , but it gave him a few numbers to ring . |
| 13 | It gave me a few minutes to stop and think about what the hell I was doing . |