Example sentences of "[noun] it take [adj] year " in BNC.
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| 1 | In China it took many years for the railway to broach the capital . |
| 2 | Though his union did not entirely disappear in Hull it took many years to recover . |
| 3 | Next week , Mr Irons and Sheriff Nicholson are to petition the Court of Session to reverse a decision it took last year , effectively removing them as Torrie trustees , and making the university the sole trustee of the collection . |
| 4 | When North Harbour were aiming for the top in New Zealand it took four years of struggle — getting beaten by the top provinces — before we managed to make our own mark . |
| 5 | In 792 the Saxons revolted yet again ; this time it took two years of campaigning to suppress the Eastphalians and Nordalbingians involved . |