Example sentences of "[pers pn] take [adv] an [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They took nearly an hour to sort him out . |
| 2 | It takes nearly an hour to negotiate the course of a conversation . |
| 3 | ‘ It takes away an individual 's dignity and a family 's self-respect . |
| 4 | It takes about an hour to travel the length of the lake in complete silence . |
| 5 | Well Marg I mean I phoned Margaret , she said it takes about an hour . |
| 6 | A pack of chili sauce , somebody go and get to get it on , it takes about an hour . |
| 7 | It takes about an hour to take it off . |
| 8 | It took nearly an hour for her to empty the wardrobe and dressing-table . |
| 9 | Not that the senior management of Even Rudergrams saw it that way , of course , and it took nearly an hour 's arguing before I got about sixty per cent of my agreed fee . |
| 10 | It took almost an hour for Murray to prepare an 15-word statement saying : ‘ I can confirm the ball was changed at lunch-time but will make no further comment . ’ |
| 11 | Charlie , who turned out to be a regular size , was dealt with fairly quickly , but it took almost an hour to find anything that did n't make Tommy look as if he was entering a sack race . |
| 12 | You mean , during the day or well it took about an hour say . |