Example sentences of "[that] it take [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Regretfully she decided not to wash her hair ; it was so thick that it took ages to dry and she was sure his patience would n't last that long ; also she had to get to work . |
| 2 | That it took Hibs 37 minutes to record their first shot at Ally Maxwell vouches for the minuscule depth of their ambition and explains why they were , in the end , beaten hollow . |
| 3 | I imagine it might be said that it was too insistent on formal academic instruction , that it took things like examinations very seriously and prided itself on its academic record ; yet in fact the education it gave was surprisingly wide and varied … |
| 4 | He says that it took officers away from other duties . |
| 5 | And it 's no exaggeration to say that it took years of sifting through the wreckage of myself to find a woman I could begin to take some pride in again . |
| 6 | Johanna was so popular that it took police a day to talk to all her friends after she was reported missing . |
| 7 | No pay was given for Bank Holidays , with the result that it took weeks to recover from the loss of income . |
| 8 | This is a classic finding in the history of any kind of innovation — that it takes challenges to beliefs to achieve a breakthrough . |