Example sentences of "it take [noun] [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It took Daphne several attempts to explain what ‘ riding to hounds ’ actually meant , though she had to admit that even Eliza Doolittle would have been hard pushed to understand fully why they bothered with the exercise in the first place . |
| 2 | It took Corky all day to get this far and then he fainted in front of the C64 ! |
| 3 | It took Stephanie some time to realise that she always refused what was offered at the time when it was offered , whether out of a curious notion of good manners or out of cussedness Stephanie was never wholly sure . |
| 4 | When the call finally came , it took Zen several moments to realize that the phone was n't ringing in Sue Ellen 's en suite boudoir but in the dingy pool-room at the end of the bar , where a pack of the local rogue males were playing throwing-billiards . |
| 5 | It took Ted several seconds to realize the car was moving . |
| 6 | Thus , it took subjects less time to decide that the following sentences had a different meaning : |
| 7 | It took Hazel some trouble to learn to grip half a carrot in his mouth and carry it , like a dog , across the field and back to the warren . |
| 8 | It took George several hours to get used to the fact that I was deceitful and irresponsible , but eventually he agreed that we might as well get as good a price as we could — £10 , he thought , if they had n't spotted the broken springs . |
| 9 | Jill returned , saying that it was Mrs Mellings , for her father , and it took Alice some moments to realise that this must be her mother , not the new Mrs Mellings , who at this moment would be already on her way to the pleasures of a weekend in Kent . |
| 10 | It took AI several months to compile details of the killings , but prisoners released in March 1991 provided information and themselves bore scars from torture . |
| 11 | Although Jane 's hereditary claim was weak , she was initially recognized as queen in many parts of the realm , and it took Mary several weeks to organize an effective coup d'état and take control of the throne . |