Example sentences of "it take [adv] [conj] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | The sea has a high Specific Heat relative to air , which means it takes longer and more energy to heat up and cool down . |
2 | Any mother knows that it takes more than one adult to cope properly with even a single child . |
3 | It takes less than five minutes to put up as it all erects in one — a great advantage . |
4 | It took less than two years for the computer to change from being perceived as a threat and as something only big businesses would use to something one buys for doing income tax . |
5 | It took less than ten minutes to register how rich and distinctive Hannah 's land was — possibly the least improved meadows in upland Durham in fact . |
6 | It took more than two hours to control the flames at the Publicity Blinds factory on Regent Street in Northampton . |
7 | It took more than 40 years for that memorial to be raised , near the place where Raoul Wallenberg 's car was found after his disappearance into Russian hands . |
8 | It took more and more gin and wine to shut the words up , pick out the barbs . |