Example sentences of "it take [num] [noun] [noun] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It takes four hydrogen nuclei to make one nucleus of helium , and each time this happens there is a slight release of energy and a slight loss of mass . |
| 2 | ( If you can only store yeses and noes it takes seven punch holes to record the number ninety-nine . ) |
| 3 | Many of the items are thought to have been stolen in burglaries over the past two years in the Cotswolds , Herefordshire , Worcestershire and Warwickshire.So many antiques were recovered , it took eight furniture lorries to bring them back to Cirencester . |
| 4 | It took ten security men to calm the crowd down . ’ |
| 5 | It took three phone calls to track down Foley , who was still at the Tower . |
| 6 | The farm reckons it took twenty man hours to clean up the strawberry patch . |