Example sentences of "but it took [adj] [noun] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The hydrogen supply was shut off within 10 minutes , but it took two hours to put out the blaze . ’ |
| 2 | But it took 10 minutes to haul her out and attempts to revive her failed . |
| 3 | At Lord 's , Fowler and Lloyd and Gower again made some runs , but it took thirty Extras to help their total to 196 . |
| 4 | But it took 5 months to find them accomodation after she was told to … |
| 5 | I knew what I had to do but it took some courage to switch that light on , I can tell you . |
| 6 | It was marvellous that it was all over , but it took some time to sink in , and in any event had no immediate effect on most of us . |
| 7 | Relatively little could be done for the first year or two ; Pitt had a view of the war that stretched over the whole world , but it took some time to prepare the resources to give effect to this vision . |
| 8 | Engaged as consultants , Alec Issigonis and Alex Moulton half solved the problem by changing the rear suspension , but it took another outsider to put BRM on the right track . |
| 9 | ‘ I started heart massage but it took three minutes to get any sign of life . |
| 10 | They were mostly wrong , but it took several years to find out . |