Example sentences of "it took we [adv] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It took us nearly ten years and we had to jump through massive hoops . |
| 2 | And no doubt next time we do a piece on East Anglian rock — it took us nearly 40 years to do this one , so the next one should be in 2032 — we promise to be nice to Ipswich . |
| 3 | It took us both some time to wake up to the fact that the world did n't owe us a living . ’ |
| 4 | It took us about two minutes to get into the basement flat , about five minutes for Nicola to shake off the giggles and about another five for me to brief her as to what to say . |
| 5 | Even so , it took us about two years to get a guitar tone that worked . |
| 6 | Through the desert with my family and through the perils of the desert and erm it took us about eight hours to go through the desert , which normally takes two hours , and it was very difficult . |
| 7 | Oh , I think it took us about seven years to get every room in our house |