Example sentences of "it took [noun prp] [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It took D'Arcy a few seconds to connect the familiar face in the unfamiliar surroundings . |
| 2 | It took Marie a few seconds to realize who Gary was : nobody , not even the teachers at school , called Gazzer by his real name . |
| 3 | It took Alistair a little while to explain who he was . |
| 4 | It took Martin a long time to get to sleep and even when he did he turned and twisted in feverish attempts to escape the nightmarish pursuit of red , glaring eyes and enormous yellow teeth . |
| 5 | It took White the best part of this season to repair the psychological damage , but are we to believe him when he claims that he will win the World Championship unless he gets ‘ a terrible illness or someone plays like God ’ ? |