Example sentences of "[noun] that it took [noun] " in BNC.

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1 No pay was given for Bank Holidays , with the result that it took weeks to recover from the loss of income .
2 On Jan. 28 Uri Lubrani , Israel 's co-ordinator of government activities in Lebanon , said in an interview with Middle East Television that Israel did not object to the Lebanese government deploying its army in southern Lebanon on condition that it took action against terrorist organizations and did not support them .
3 In just the few seconds that it took Roebuck to de-rail Shelford , a whole new Marty Roebuck fan club was born .
4 The reason was no doubt that it took time for the Consumer Protection Advisory Committee to report .
5 It seemed to Elizabeth that it took people half an hour to greet each other each day .
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