Example sentences of "take more than an [noun] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They wo n't take more than an hour to fill in , and might be quite fun to . |
| 2 | TOO MUCH SUPPLY , TOO LITTLE DEMAND It will take more than an upturn to cheer the developers up — there will be little for them to do until tenants move into the large areas of commercial space that have yet to be let |
| 3 | It took more than an hour to control the blaze at the former Langham Hotel . |
| 4 | A police officer said his corpse was so charred and mutilated that it took more than an hour to identify it . |
| 5 | A police officer said his corpse was so charred and mutilated that it took more than an hour to identify it . |
| 6 | Police and firefighters took more than an hour to free the bodies from the wreckage . |
| 7 | AT the magistrates court it took more than an hour to read out all the charges . |
| 8 | The march of uniformed members took more than an hour to pass the saluting base . |
| 9 | The operation , which started just after 8pm , took more than an hour to complete . |