Example sentences of "it took [adj] [noun] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | When North Harbour were aiming for the top in New Zealand it took four years of struggle — getting beaten by the top provinces — before we managed to make our own mark . |
| 2 | Daytime sightings , prior to the late afternoon Mid-Day Scot were rare , and my notebooks indicate that it took four years of assiduous observation before I had ‘ spotted ’ 12 of the 13 locomotives built . |
| 3 | It took four years of hard work and fundraising . |
| 4 | ‘ And it took four years of trials before they did , ’ McGeechan grins . |
| 5 | ‘ When I was a girl it took twelve yards of cloth just to make an underskirt for a ball gown . |
| 6 | It took many hours of structural trials to perfect the authentic shapes and colouring of the flowers in painted metal . |
| 7 | It took many days of calm slow work to reduce his expectation of galloping and consequently reduce his degree of pulling . |
| 8 | It took many months of research on the part of Vanessa Forbes to track down the 21 of Marjorie Worgan 's original class members ( some now grannies ) who managed to attend the surprise lunch she organised for Marjorie 's 80th birthday . |
| 9 | In the event it took six courses of treatment to eradicate the cancer , and by the time of the 1980 Grand National he was in no condition to take part . |
| 10 | A wizened butler opened the door to Topaz , but it took five minutes of heated argument before she was allowed to step over the threshold of Stone Towers . |
| 11 | It took five months of telephone calls , letters and faxes to Dr Neil Sontag , before a replacement set arrived , only to find that they were the same , unusable version . |
| 12 | It took two members of staff about ten minutes of tugging to remove the anemone , by which time it had become ragged and contracted . |
| 13 | In 792 the Saxons revolted yet again ; this time it took two years of campaigning to suppress the Eastphalians and Nordalbingians involved . |
| 14 | It took two years of ‘ giving of their best ’ for the Banks to recognise and negotiate with the Association . |
| 15 | It took that length of time for The Times to reach Carewscourt from London , where it was posted every morning . |
| 16 | It took ten minutes of brisk walking to get my blood flowing again , my consciousness slowly returning from a journey beyond my body . |
| 17 | She dedicated her song to all the boys who had really regretted doing it , all the men who have ever said , naming no names , it took ten years of my life , and now I can truly say that I never want to even talk to him again , never to see him . |
| 18 | It took ten years of experiments in the Soviet Union to find the definitive evidence and so confirm Vesman 's resonance theory . |
| 19 | It took three pints of home brew , each , before we stopped scratching . |
| 20 | It took three quarters of an hour to get it out and meanwhile it did some damage . |
| 21 | It took full advantage of its opponents ' weaknesses . |
| 22 | It took 19 litres of paint and cellulose for the coachwork , which matched the original perfectly . |
| 23 | It took several layers of slightly thinned fold acrylic paint to get the effect I wanted , then , as the final touch , I worked over the parts I have previously painted red , now visible only as a dull tonal value within the fold , using well thinned films of the different pearlescent colours . |
| 24 | It took several pulls of the cord before it caught . |
| 25 | Although she was astute enough to understand this on a logical basis , it took several sessions of counselling and therapy to convince Myra 's subconscious mind that she was in no way to blame and that she had behaved naturally and in total innocence . |
| 26 | It took 30 minutes of argument , a great deal of soothing of apparently hurt professional pride , and not a little money to persuade Chela that it was time to call it a night , alone . |
| 27 | It took 30 rolls of wallpaper and I knew it would have to last . ’ |