Example sentences of "[subord] it took [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Belgium , he remarked , was a state addicted to backstairs deals and perpetual campaigning , where it took 100 days just to form a government . |
| 2 | So if it took six months to start each scheme up |
| 3 | We are still languishing in the Edwardian era , when our great British Women 's champions wore corsets under their tennis dresses and our great British men 's champions wore corsets under their tennis dresses and our great British men 's champions wore long flannels … when the bulk of entrants at Wimbledon were British because it took six weeks to cross the Atlantic , and another six to reach Australia ! |
| 4 | The defendant garage was liable in damages because it took eight weeks to repair a motor vehicle when a normally competent garage would have taken about five weeks . |
| 5 | They 'd spent part of the morning carrying boxes of some sort from one hut to another , apparently fairly heavy boxes , because it took both men to carry them . |
| 6 | While it took ten years for them to move against her , after only 12 months they have him in their sights . |
| 7 | While it took ten years for them to move against her , after only 12 months they have him in their sights . |
| 8 | The police poured out to stop them , though it took three nights before the disturbances began to die down . |
| 9 | The development of coloured carp appealed to the oriental penchant for patience and order , for it took many generations to produce recognisable bloodlines of Kohaku , Sanke or Showa . |