Example sentences of "it [adv] took [noun] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Just think of the Titanic — everyone knew where she went down , but it still took years to find her . ’ |
| 2 | It also took courage to privatise vast tracts of nationalised industry — including British Steel , Rolls Royce , British Gas , British Telecom , British Airways and British Aerospace , the electricity and water industries , airports and other companies besides . |
| 3 | It also took measures to ease the so-called " credit crunch " , mainly by relaxing regulatory pressures in order to encourage bank lending . |
| 4 | It hence took time to recreate his father 's empire . |
| 5 | In summer this was heaven for us because it sometimes took hours to put things right and we would miss a large chunk of lessons . |