Example sentences of "it took [det] [pron] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When they crested a wooded hill shortly before sunset and saw cultivated fields stretching down towards a small village in the distance it took all her will-power not to beg that they stop there for the night . |
| 2 | It took all her determination to stand her ground until finally he brushed past her . |
| 3 | The images his words had triggered were running riot in her brain , and it took all her strength to blot them out . |
| 4 | It took all her strength to reach out for the receiver and raise it stiffly to her ear . |
| 5 | She thought that she knew who the lucky man might be , and it took all her strength of mind not to betray the dreadful emotions which merely thinking of him aroused in her . |
| 6 | It took all his willpower to keep his teeth biting into the rubber . |
| 7 | It took all his willpower and concentration to banish the sound of it , and fix heart and soul on the celebration of the Mass . |
| 8 | Even so , it took all his self-control not to lose his temper with Madge Grimsilk , for Therese , in the dark sapphire Rosa Ponselle gown , studded all over with flashing blue stones and with the huge peacock train spreading out behind her , was outstanding , so outstanding that the rest of the cast , pleased with their own designs but quick to recognize a ‘ star ’ outfit , burst into a little patter of applause . |
| 9 | And he says it took all his strength to make the journey from church to job centre . |
| 10 | It took all his time to wash and shave . |
| 11 | It took all my strength and nerve to control the final inch of its closing . |
| 12 | Do you know that it took all my self-control not to throttle that dim-witted boy ? ’ |