Example sentences of "[vb past] it take [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In explanation Van Valen put forward what he termed the Red Queen 's hypothesis , named after the Lewis Carroll character who found it took all the running one can do to keep in the same place . |
| 2 | When the coach arrived it took some time to organise the teams . |
| 3 | He has sported the distinctive moustache for many years and admitted it took some ‘ bare-faced cheek ’ to get rid of it . |
| 4 | I mean how long did it take that washer a week , if that |
| 5 | Dr Marc Cartwright , anaesthetist on the cardiac arrest team , said it took several minutes to spot the mistake and insert the tube properly . |