Example sentences of "[noun sg] took [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | The partnership took some time to sell . |
| 2 | She took a lot of convincing : distrust was deeply ingrained in her , she dared not believe in good fortune ; she was conditioned to thinking in terms of Lajos and adjustment took some time . |
| 3 | This query took some time to reach Cedric . |
| 4 | Mark Elder took some time to strike a fair balance between stage and pit and was not always as considerate as he usually is towards the singers . |
| 5 | Goldsmith was allowed to withdraw his prosecution after a settlement with " Private Eye " , and an Old Bailey jury took little time to acquit the authors of " Johnny Go Home " after a two-week trial . |
| 6 | Landing on the beach presented no problems , though finding a passage through the kelp beds near the shore took some time . |
| 7 | John Martin 's summing-up took some time . |
| 8 | ‘ The rescue took less time than you anticipated . |
| 9 | That is one reason even a smoothly-run and uneventful Libyan poll took some time to complete . |
| 10 | With only one medical officer on hand , their release took some time . |