Example sentences of "it took hours " in BNC.
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1 | It took hours and it was not until the late afternoon that he began the final copy . |
2 | Eventually , I managed to coax a strained fart from the horn , but it took hours of practice . |
3 | ‘ It took hours to sort that out , ’ said Milton wearily . |
4 | It took hours longer than I thought . |
5 | Sometimes it took hours and sometimes it did n't . |
6 | Got on one tube and that broke down from the end of she 's at Liverpool Street then she had to go different end to Oxford Street , but she ended up in Charing Cross then she got on another tube line at Charing Cross and then that broke down , so she said it took hours , then she gave a taxi , had to get a taxi back to Oxford Street and , and from Oxford Street back to Waterloo and it 's four pound and he gave her a change for a tenner instead , and she gave him a twenty pound note but , you know she 's absolutely haggard , so I said it 's just as well she can have a cup of tea before she goes , I just told her briefly about that so , erm , Carla 's a bit late ai n't she ? |
7 | It took hours to at Pontepool . |
8 | Oh it took hours did n't it ? |