Example sentences of "but it [vb past] [det] [noun] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | But it took many years for the ordinary people of the area to benefit from tourism in any worthwhile economic sense . |
| 2 | But it took some while for the tractors to become available in other markets . |
| 3 | But it took some time for our achievement to sink in . |
| 4 | But it took some time for our achievement to sink in . |
| 5 | It was Lennon 's first straight acting role and was coolly received , but it provided another vehicle for promoting his vision of a world free of war and nuclear weapons . |