Example sentences of "[vb past] it take [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Noah 's statement and the manner in which he delivered it took Arnold Peck aback , but he said haughtily , ‘ I 've never heard of you , sir . ’ |
| 2 | How long did it take lightning to strike ? |
| 3 | how , how long did it take Mick to sort it out ? |
| 4 | How long did it take Mick to sort a route out ? |
| 5 | And when did they actually terminate the employment did it take effect from the eighteenth of June or what ? |
| 6 | well when did it take place ? this decision to update once a year |
| 7 | where you 're going , I mean I did Nottingham to Peterborough , how long did it take Nottingham to Peterborough ? |
| 8 | The ringing seemed to go on and on and when at last a voice answered it took Jinny by surprise . |
| 9 | Steam sprinklers were introduced and on the first day of their operation , they successfully doused another fire that would have probably removed the remainder of the factory had it taken hold . |
| 10 | But if the advance was not the result of evolutionary laws , why had it taken place ? |
| 11 | Got on one tube and that broke down from the end of she 's at Liverpool Street then she had to go different end to Oxford Street , but she ended up in Charing Cross then she got on another tube line at Charing Cross and then that broke down , so she said it took hours , then she gave a taxi , had to get a taxi back to Oxford Street and , and from Oxford Street back to Waterloo and it 's four pound and he gave her a change for a tenner instead , and she gave him a twenty pound note but , you know she 's absolutely haggard , so I said it 's just as well she can have a cup of tea before she goes , I just told her briefly about that so , erm , Carla 's a bit late ai n't she ? |