Example sentences of "it took they [adv] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It took them nearly ten minutes to reach the top of the house . |
| 2 | It took them just 93 minutes yesterday to wrap up a crushing 10-wicket win , with Akram taking three wickets in 14 balls and Smith left high and dry on 84 . |
| 3 | It took them almost twenty minutes to get out of the building as they fielded congratulations along the way . |
| 4 | But er to their credit er they got the contractors in and they commenced by putting up new pillars and new roofing structures and it took them about twelve months I think to actually build a new machine shop . |
| 5 | It took them only 10 minutes to break the deadlock with Seamus Duffy curling home a direct free kick after a handball offence from 25 yards . |
| 6 | In the light of their two powerful flashlights visibility was all that could be wished for and it took them only two minutes to carry out their examination : unless one is looking for some obscure mechanical fault there is very little to look for in an engine-room . |