Example sentences of "it took a [adj] [noun] [subord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the provinces it took a little time before London fashions were adopted . |
| 2 | It took a long time before she could even bring herself to close her eyes , let alone contemplate sleep . |
| 3 | It took a long time before she 'd sit in that chair . |
| 4 | It took a long time before she would sit in there though did n't it ? |
| 5 | she was one of the first anyway , so er , but it took a long time before she had them , five years ' wait , and she said , that , at the last attempt she said to her husband that 's it now , if it does n't work this time , that 's it , I 'm not having any more attempts , that 's it definitely , and they had that successfully and that 's how they had the twins , so they 're her children , they are their children , it 's just they were fertilized outside the womb , in a glass dish it 's fascinating i n't it ? she said it 's really fascinating I can assure you I said oh I can see |
| 6 | It took a long time because Louise kept interrupting with questions that Constance could n't answer and which seemed irrelevant beside the tremendous fact that Ludovico was waiting for her and she longed to run to him . |
| 7 | In Dawn 's case , it took a full week before she was ‘ jump flying ’ the full length of her leash , from the perch to the glove . |
| 8 | Paula might look as if butter would n't melt in her mouth but when her mind was made up to something it took a stronger woman than Grace to talk her out of it . |
| 9 | It took a few minutes before his eyes had adjusted to semi-darkness and the great sweep of the headland became visible , its shapes and forms mysteriously altered under the high stars . |
| 10 | It took a few seconds before she realised that he had pulled himself away from her . |
| 11 | It took a few seconds after he regained consciousness to realize that he was blindfolded . |
| 12 | ‘ It took a few years before one saw that the contact with , and knowledge of , industry , the dialogue , needed to be restored . ’ |