Example sentences of "[pron] took [pers pn] five " in BNC.
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| 1 | it took me five times |
| 2 | It took me five minutes to put up the inner , which is erected first and another five minutes to fit the flysheet and peg out on one wild and windy night . |
| 3 | ‘ It took me five years to realise that she was gone and I started living normally . ’ |
| 4 | It took them five overs to score their first run and they were only saved from disaster by captain Allan Lamb . |
| 5 | It took him five minutes to dress and leave the house . |
| 6 | Giardini ended the season in serious financial embarrassment , virtually imprisoned in his home for fear of his creditors — and it took him five years to pay off a huge overdraft of –602 . |
| 7 | It took him five hours to walk back to Leyton , where he had a bed-sit . |
| 8 | It took us five minutes t'bring ‘ im round again . |