Example sentences of "it took [noun pl] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It took Quakers 19 minutes to produce any noteworthy effort , a Nick Cusack left-foot shot that slipped just wide of the post , and they almost equalised after 29 minutes when Fashanu flicked Andy Toman 's left wing corner against his own bar but the rebound fell to a Torquay defender . |
| 2 | It took Wolves 15 seconds to bring a Black Country barrage from the stands with their first , booming aerial ‘ pass ’ for Bull to pursue ; a further 30 seconds for Villa to concede a corner ; and two minutes for Nigel Spink to be forced into a sprawling save by Mark Venus . |
| 3 | IT TOOK experts three days to restore a 300 year old building after Annie Lennox filmed her latest video there . |
| 4 | That it took Hibs 37 minutes to record their first shot at Ally Maxwell vouches for the minuscule depth of their ambition and explains why they were , in the end , beaten hollow . |
| 5 | Brave Gail Devers was suffering from Graves Disease but it took doctors two years to diagnose the crippling thyroid illness . |
| 6 | She was rushed to a hospital in Nottingham where it took doctors three hours to stabilise her condition . |
| 7 | Thus , it took subjects less time to decide that the following sentences had a different meaning : |
| 8 | It took police 13 years to bring him to justice . |
| 9 | It took police four days to trace the couple to Bridgnorth in Ontario . |