Example sentences of "it [adv] take [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | It always took some time after her departure to get back into the old routine again … into the old pleasant routine . |
| 2 | But because inflation differentials were relatively small during the 1950s and 1960s , it often took some time for marked divergences in competitiveness to emerge . |
| 3 | It then took some time to raise the heavy engine and cut the rope from the propeller , but I finally managed it before drifting ashore . |
| 4 | It actually takes some time before I get to the stage of asking for his name , the date or details of the place where he lives . |
| 5 | The " fat " was well-spaced work , with less solid text , and it therefore took less time to set a page . |