Example sentences of "it took [adj] time [prep] [art] " in BNC.

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1 In this early period American railway capital and building energies went mainly into track and engineering , and it took some time for the station to catch up with the grandiose schemes of the companies .
2 Even in a presidency capital like Bombay , it took some time for the station to catch up with the developing pretension of the city .
3 It took some time for the War Office to be persuaded that fugitives from the enemy could usefully serve their adopted country .
4 With the conventional weighing system it took some time for the information about packet weights to get to the point where decisions could be made to adjust either the oven or the wrapping machine .
5 Because of this last-minute genesis , it took some time for the Inland Revenue to turn Mr Major 's jottings into a workable form .
6 Nevertheless AFHQ was not informed that the Croats had been turned back until the morning of 16 May , and even then it took some time for the information to be fully taken in by all branches concerned .
7 It took some time for the first volunteers to come forward .
8 It took some time before the real Kenneth Williams came to the surface .
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