Example sentences of "it take the [noun sg] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The second in line to the throne was still known officially as ‘ Baby Wales ’ and it took the couple several days of discussion before they arrived at a name . |
| 2 | It took the English eleven days to discover where they were ; they planned an attack on the encampment , but were dissuaded and the only military action was a surprise move by the Earl of Douglas against the English camp . |
| 3 | It took the country 100 days to form a government after the elections last November , when a surge of votes for maverick parties — the Greens on the left , and the Flemish nationalist Vlaams Blok on the far right — deprived the ruling coalition of its majority . |
| 4 | It 'ad so much of the happy juice inside him , it took the hare three laps to catch it up . |
| 5 | It took the Colonel four hours at the console of the master computer in Riyadh . |