Example sentences of "[pers pn] took more [conj] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ He took more than a proper liking to me , and when I indicated that I was not interested in his advances he had me cast off … without a reference , so that I can not find suitable employment . ’ |
| 2 | Zambia achieved political independence without a prolonged conflict , but in Zimbabwe it took more than a decade of military and political struggle to overthrow white minority rule . |
| 3 | It took more than a month to find and sign a contract with another company to complete the remaining work . |
| 4 | It took more than an hour to control the blaze at the former Langham Hotel . |
| 5 | A police officer said his corpse was so charred and mutilated that it took more than an hour to identify it . |
| 6 | A police officer said his corpse was so charred and mutilated that it took more than an hour to identify it . |
| 7 | AT the magistrates court it took more than an hour to read out all the charges . |