Example sentences of "it took her [det] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 But it took her some moments to understand exactly what he was saying , her senses reeling at the warmth of the hard naked chest pressed so closely to her soft breasts , her nostrils savouring the erotic , musky scent of his skin .
2 Such was Felicity 's introduction to Overclyst , and it took her some time to recover from it .
3 It took her some time to get used to that but she got the knack of it in the end , and they spent hours together shooting at marks , or at rabbits on the Down or pigeons in the high trees at the forest edge .
4 It took her some time to adjust to her new billing as sister to the future Princess of Wales .
5 It took her some time to unfasten the stiff buttons .
6 It took her some time to get used to her face without them .
7 It took her some time to orientate .
8 She spotted Adam almost as soon as she entered the club , but though he was sitting only a short distance away with a stocky sandy-haired man she did n't recognise , it took her some time to reach his table , since she was obliged to stop at every few strides to talk to customers .
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