Example sentences of "it took [num] [noun] of [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When North Harbour were aiming for the top in New Zealand it took four years of struggle — getting beaten by the top provinces — before we managed to make our own mark . |
| 2 | ‘ And it took four years of trials before they did , ’ McGeechan grins . |
| 3 | ‘ When I was a girl it took twelve yards of cloth just to make an underskirt for a ball gown . |
| 4 | In the event it took six courses of treatment to eradicate the cancer , and by the time of the 1980 Grand National he was in no condition to take part . |
| 5 | It took five months of telephone calls , letters and faxes to Dr Neil Sontag , before a replacement set arrived , only to find that they were the same , unusable version . |
| 6 | It took two members of staff about ten minutes of tugging to remove the anemone , by which time it had become ragged and contracted . |
| 7 | It took ten years of experiments in the Soviet Union to find the definitive evidence and so confirm Vesman 's resonance theory . |
| 8 | It took three pints of home brew , each , before we stopped scratching . |
| 9 | It took 19 litres of paint and cellulose for the coachwork , which matched the original perfectly . |
| 10 | It took 30 minutes of argument , a great deal of soothing of apparently hurt professional pride , and not a little money to persuade Chela that it was time to call it a night , alone . |
| 11 | It took 30 rolls of wallpaper and I knew it would have to last . ’ |