Example sentences of "it [vb past] [adj] day [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It took eight days to restore normal service in the area . |
| 2 | It took fifteen days to try : the summing-up lasted for a day : the jury returned thirteen special verdicts . |
| 3 | It took six days to replace the locks on the car , and all the while I was worrying that the thieves might try to steal it . |
| 4 | It took all day to cross the Nullarbor . |
| 5 | It took two days to find out that neither man was going to admit to anything . |
| 6 | He moans : ‘ It took three days to record one 30 minute Hot Shoe Show , whereas it takes one day to film a game show . |
| 7 | Kept under police guard day and night , it took three days to reassemble the building and its contents . |
| 8 | It took three days to reach the town of Clujnapoca , where the generator was loaded on to a romanian aid wagon for the final stage of the journey . |
| 9 | He also admits to having a streak of the trainspotter in him , and it took three days ploughing through his extensive record collection before he finally managed to produce a top ten . |
| 10 | It took three days to clear up the damage to the River Windrush at Witney in Oxfordshire . |
| 11 | It took several days to confirm the outbreak and the unit was not closed until a week later . |
| 12 | It took 21 days to get to Basra , through the Suez Canal , down the Red Sea ( that was not ) sharp left at Aden and up the Persian Gulf . |