Example sentences of "but it took [adj] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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1 | The stripes were hardly noticeable , as the cut was left longer here , but it took slight bumps in the ground in its stride , and cut well up to edges . |
2 | But it took many years for the ordinary people of the area to benefit from tourism in any worthwhile economic sense . |
3 | A wizened butler opened the door to Topaz , but it took five minutes of heated argument before she was allowed to step over the threshold of Stone Towers . |
4 | But it took some while for the tractors to become available in other markets . |
5 | But it took some time for our achievement to sink in . |
6 | But it took some time for our achievement to sink in . |
7 | The incident last weekend happened just a few hundred yards from Bishop Auckland ambulance station , but it took 25 minutes for a vehicle to arrive from Durham City 12 miles away . |