Example sentences of "[adj] [adv] took [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Making the mattes for this alone took two artists three months , for a shot lasting less than 20 seconds . |
| 2 | Jane Bradford , head of NatWest 's small business service , said people who had been unemployed possibly took more care over the initial planning , or were less likely to be optimistic than those who had quit their jobs . |
| 3 | This sometimes took several minutes . ’ |
| 4 | The Conservative government elected in 1979 also took this view and promised to reduce the rate of inflation which was then running at about 12 per cent by reducing the rate of growth of M3 . |
| 5 | In the grammar schools , the practical always took second place . |
| 6 | ‘ The oil price crisis in 1973 frankly took most people , both oil analysts and foreign policy analysts , by surprise , ’ says Sir Patrick . |
| 7 | In their overseas colonies the Portuguese and the Spanish alike took vigorous steps to convert the local inhabitants to Christianity . |