Example sentences of "it took [art] [adv] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | All the same , it took a rather special sense of self to turn down an England trial at the age of 19 on the grounds that Scotland might want him instead . |
2 | ‘ It took a very long time to reconcile myself with my father . ’ |
3 | ‘ It 's easy to edit now electronically , but in those days , where editing was done by looking down a microscope for a metal ink pulse , cutting the tape physically with a guillotine and then joining edges together with sticky tape , it took a very long time and could be very wasteful . ’ |
4 | Oh it 's a tremendous run and it took a very fine tackle by Chettle to stop him . |
5 | It took a very short time indeed , and with every step Jenna 's trembling lessened , although she refused to think about the last few moments in the barn with Alain . |
6 | It took the disarmingly incautious David Mellor to acknowledge that everyone , Central Office included , was scared witless on Thursday morning . |
7 | It was still switched through to the secretary 's office , and it took an infuriatingly long time to get a line . |
8 | It took an almost superhuman intuition to know when it was right and proper to cross the divide . |