Example sentences of "[conj] took three [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For a journey that took three days . |
| 2 | At Barlinnie Jail in Scotland , prisoners rioted and took three warders hostage . |
| 3 | Changes in the number of national dailies from 1945 to 1989 were very few and took three forms : launch or closure , relaunch , and change of status . |
| 4 | Some years ago a newly-qualified private pilot , trained at a school which taught mixture-rich , did a quick conversion onto a smart 300 hp six-seat retractable and took three friends overseas for the day . |
| 5 | They took 45 per cent of the vote , and took three seats , against one previously . |
| 6 | Hagans threw down a statement he 'd been holding , and took three paces to the centre of the court before being brought to the floor and marched to the cells , to shouts from the public gallery . |