Example sentences of "but it take [adj] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But it takes great courage for a politician to try and persuade voters of that fact . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | But it took many years for the ordinary people of the area to benefit from tourism in any worthwhile economic sense . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | But it took some while for the tractors to become available in other markets . |
| 6 | But it took some time for our achievement to sink in . |
| 7 | But it took some time for our achievement to sink in . |
| 8 | 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 . |