Example sentences of "it took [art] [adj] [noun] for " in BNC.
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1 | It took a little time for him to realise that ‘ Bovril ’ was not a local retailer . |
2 | It took a little time for employers to depersonalize personal computers . |
3 | The above may be so , but it took a long while for anything significant to happen to the share price . |
4 | And it took a long while for the letters to get there but he knew while he was on the boat that his wife was pregnant and er when he got here , she 'd it 'd been aborted . |
5 | The blaze commenced one lunchtime when few people were in the premises , so there was no loss of life , but it took a long time for the blaze to be brought under control and some days before the firemen were able to be sure that there was no risk of further outbreaks of fire . |
6 | The old lady was quite sprightly for her age but it took a long time for them both to reach the top floor . |
7 | It took a long time for us to reach an understanding . |
8 | Despite hospital treatment , it took a long time for Sheila to recover . |
9 | ‘ It took a long time for me to get my Gold Award because some of the tasks were very difficult , ’ says Fiona of the demanding project that included months of community service , braving the elements on an exploratory camping trip and writing a long and detailed historical thesis ! |
10 | ‘ It took a long time for all this to evolve . |
11 | ‘ It took a long time for me to come to terms with the whole mistletoe thing . |
12 | It took a long time for the penny to drop with me about why I was so apparently popular in men 's organizations in the aftermath of so many women deciding to work separately . |
13 | ‘ It was hard to fight my way out of the reserves and it took a long time for me to recover . ’ |
14 | It took a long time for the plague to be controlled and for strongholds of the riding families to be overthrown . |
15 | Well the only thing is that I hope that the next generation that is coming along now will appreciate what has been done for their generation because it took a long time for us to get what we wanted for our children and now with our grandchildren are coming along I hope the town will improve with their growth . |
16 | That 's why it took a long time for the light to get to you . ’ |
17 | It took a long time for the plumber to come round but at least it was done , you know that day . |
18 | Although the affair was soon forgotten it took a long time for Phil to live down that one ! |
19 | IT took a long time for BMW to overcome what was probably a touch of snobbery about diesel cars and come up with some of its own . |
20 | Did you find that so many it took a long time for change to take place |
21 | It took a particular mood for Ken to talk about his sexual problems . |
22 | The only unqualified crossover success in recent years has been Cher , and it took a minor miracle for her to get there . |
23 | Again it took a little while for them to calm down and when they had , Bartlemas , with mock solemnity , handed the envelope to Jacqui . |
24 | His proud father , also called Thomas , said today : ‘ It took a little while for us to realise what he had done . |
25 | It took a few minutes for me to balance the load . |
26 | It took a few minutes for Curtis and Adrian to realise their baby had disappeared . |
27 | It took a few minutes for his eyes to adjust to the dimness , and he remained still , blinking hard , making out the man standing directly in front of him holding the shotgun , while on the stairs to his left another person — a woman ? — was also holding what looked like a small pistol on him . |
28 | She only took her sunglasses off when she was inside the dark little shop but even then it took a few moments for her eyes to adjust . |
29 | It took a few days for the butis to decide to employ me , since I clearly was not about to join the Community , but I kept coming back and mucking in and it just sort of happened . |
30 | In fact , mahogany had been known in England since Sir Walter Raleigh 's day but it took the French ban for it to become popular . |