Example sentences of "it took [adj] [noun] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | It took four shampoos to , to get the bugger out ! |
| 2 | To take a lorry load of goods from Leeds , it took 4 hours to Liverpool docks and 2½ hours to Hull docks before the motorways were opened — and ‘ time is money ’ . |
| 3 | The water was very cold , it took eight hours to film and eight days for Duncan 's head to lose that ‘ prune ’ look . |
| 4 | but even , it took all day to er , to get a |
| 5 | ‘ It took ten minutes to film and I was actually on TV for about six seconds . |
| 6 | It took some balls to beard the Colonel in his lair . |