Example sentences of "[adv] took [adj] [noun] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | After the collapse of Law 's schemes his vast unified company was divided into its component parts again , but it still took some years for the French to recover in India . |
| 2 | It always took some while for the Thing to wake up . |
| 3 | But Parks also took memorable portraits for Harpers Bazaar of subjects such as the surrealist patron Edward James , and of Noël Coward , who had some words of advice for the young photographer . |
| 4 | Even though the Prime Minister has not incorporated the provision into the agreement at Maastricht , does he not agree that it is high time that we in this country also took those steps for ourselves ? |
| 5 | Bow bureau , for example , was without a manager for some time and the staff temporarily took collective responsibility for all tasks . |
| 6 | But because inflation differentials were relatively small during the 1950s and 1960s , it often took some time for marked divergences in competitiveness to emerge . |
| 7 | He claimed it often took three weeks for written details to arrive on his desk . |
| 8 | At first , the Japanese simply took stranded whales for food . |
| 9 | Indeed , national politicians actually took much credit for the houses and schools built ‘ under the Conservatives ’ or ‘ by the Labour government ’ . |