Example sentences of "it took [adv] two [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Ferranti is now convinced that it was the victim of fraud perpetrated by International Signal and Control which it took over two years ago .
2 It took over two years of treatment and months of distress before 28-year-old Bethan Roberts found a cure for acne
3 It took nearly two hours to get the pony out on to solid ground , but when they had done so and he was examined , Farmer Yatton was able to tell the thankful Angela that her pet had come to no real harm .
4 It took nearly two weeks of detailed discussion by planning officers of all three services to work out the denials .
5 It took almost two years to complete — but it was worth every bead of sweat .
6 It took only two minutes of lying stretched and rigid on his bed for Alex Mair to realize that sleep was unlikely to come .
7 It took only two years of renewed civilian government to see this death toll increase by 50 per cent .
8 IT TOOK perhaps two minutes for Glenn Miller to line up his shot .
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