Example sentences of "[coord] it took [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Commission was made up of a wide range of eminent people involved in the existing mental health services , and it took evidence from a variety of those involved in the care of this group . |
| 2 | The economic realities meant that Prussia 's weight was thus far greater than the constitutional arrangements suggested : the Zollverein was administered by a sort of Council of Ministers which met annually in one of the capitals , and it took decisions by unanimity . |
| 3 | A unit of radiation dosage , the ‘ roentgen ’ , was not defined until 1928 , and it took time for it to be universally accepted . |
| 4 | The first bombing was at Bianconese , very near Fontevivo , and it took place at the end of September 1943 . |
| 5 | Judging was carried out by twenty four liverymen in the Worshipful Company of Gardeners , and it took place throughout the year at the various area locations . |
| 6 | I agreed to give a dinner and it took place in my London home some weeks later . |
| 7 | Eventually , I managed to coax a strained fart from the horn , but it took hours of practice . |
| 8 | Simple laboratory tests were able to show the acutely toxic effects of large doses of organochlorines , but it took years for high concentrations to accumulate in belugas that had consumed large quantities of lightly-contaminated food . |