Example sentences of "take more than an [noun] " in BNC.

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1 They wo n't take more than an hour to fill in , and might be quite fun to .
2 It should n't take more than an hour to type up .
3 TOO MUCH SUPPLY , TOO LITTLE DEMAND It will take more than an upturn to cheer the developers up — there will be little for them to do until tenants move into the large areas of commercial space that have yet to be let
4 It took more than an hour to control the blaze at the former Langham Hotel .
5 A police officer said his corpse was so charred and mutilated that it took more than an hour to identify it .
6 A police officer said his corpse was so charred and mutilated that it took more than an hour to identify it .
7 It then took more than an hour of bathing and shampooing to get Tosh back to his natural ebony colour !
8 It rarely took more than an hour .
9 It rarely took more than an hour .
10 The operation , which started just after 8pm , took more than an hour to complete .
11 The last few miles to Ealing were covered in a jerking crawl which took more than an hour , and daylight was breaking down into darkness as Alison gave directions through the maze of streets and parked cars away from the main shopping area .
12 The march of uniformed members took more than an hour to pass the saluting base .
13 AT the magistrates court it took more than an hour to read out all the charges .
14 Police and firefighters took more than an hour to free the bodies from the wreckage .
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