Example sentences of "but it took [noun] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The nurses topped it up again as soon as they realised but it took time to go through and have any effect so I had about twenty minutes of real labour pains . |
| 2 | In Indochina , France became embroiled in one of the most complex of the post-war colonial conflicts , but it took time to accept that the days of European colonial rule were numbered . |
| 3 | He visited prisons in France , Holland , Austria , Prussia , Denmark , Sweden and Russia — but it took time to establish his authority and certainly his relationships with administrators and staff were often initially imbued with deep suspicion or outright opposition . |
| 4 | But it took time to develop interest . |
| 5 | Er But it took people busy to get it paid , you know , and in fact there was some people that could n't , er and it became a big worry to people . |