Example sentences of "[subord] it took some " in BNC.
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1 | When they were not , they switched to cockles ( although it took some time for them to learn the technique of shell penetration ) . |
2 | The melee was extraordinary , because it took some time for Hunt to realize that he was world champion . |
3 | It was concerned mainly with England , though it took some evidence from other English-speaking countries ( including Scotland ) . |
4 | Fernando would n't like that and she wanted to please him , not anger him , though it took some doing getting his anger up . |
5 | Well , I know now , though it took some time before my stupid head would accept what my infinitely more sensible heart had been trying to tell it all along . ’ |
6 | To say it is a hidden village is an understatement as it took some hawk-eyed map reading and signpost spotting to get us there in the first place . |