Example sentences of "[pron] took a little " in BNC.

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1 I took a little time off in Rome to do some shopping .
2 Because I took midwifery and I took a little bit of erm school nursing and general you know , so that I was capable take a district on Anglesey .
3 I took a little peep .
4 When she first joined the company , packing vitamins and herbal medicines three years ago , she took a little time to get used to the work .
5 Then she took a little tin brooch from her pocket .
6 There are many lessons we can learn from other animals , to our great and continuing advantage , and it is high time we took a little while to sit and stare at the other creatures with which we share the earth .
7 It took a little time for him to realise that ‘ Bovril ’ was not a local retailer .
8 In the provinces it took a little time before London fashions were adopted .
9 It took a little time to find the girl who had been moved and was not in the room that the Sub-lieutenant had told him how to find .
10 It took a little time , but he drank the lot and went back to sleep .
11 It took a little time for employers to depersonalize personal computers .
12 Since he was n't sure of the date , it took a little time , but there was no missing it when he found the right volume .
13 It took a little time , and without the guidance she would never have found it in a million years .
14 After leaving the Navy , it took a little time to become used to a normal bed again , as the hammock had proved to be such an ideal sleeping arrangement .
15 It took a little time , but er , eventually he got it , and now I 'm delighted to say he 's one of the most organised managers on earth .
16 It took a little while to dispose of the competition .
17 I 'm sorry we could n't do it the day you arrived , but it took a little bit of organizing . "
18 Again it took a little while for them to calm down and when they had , Bartlemas , with mock solemnity , handed the envelope to Jacqui .
19 It took a little bit of deft footwork to satisfy themselves that the first firm would not object to Rank using ‘ Carry On ’ in the title .
20 His proud father , also called Thomas , said today : ‘ It took a little while for us to realise what he had done .
21 But of course it took a little bit of time , an hour or so , and th , the woman came round again , they said ca n't do you today
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