Example sentences of "it took [adv] [adv] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Using hot water from a kettle , it took just over five minutes to heat up to operating temperature . |
| 2 | It took just over ten minutes because the traffic was bad and they had to get clear of the airport . |
| 3 | It took just over forty-five minutes to unload the crates ( sixteen in all ) from The Sandhopper to The Abbott . |
| 4 | " It took up too much space Malcolm said and nothing would grow near it . " |
| 5 | The charity organisation assessed the hospital 's needs on its last visit to Romania when it took out over 30 tons of relief aid on three articulated lorries . |
| 6 | It took only slightly less time for her to remember there were no pillows in the sleeping-bag . |