Example sentences of "it took them [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | However , it took them a long time to see an ally in the Poles . |
2 | THE drivers who moaned about the parking problems at the Genesis concert at Knebworth because it took them a long time to get out make me mad . |
3 | it took them a long time to begin with when he started . |
4 | It took them I ca n't remember how many hours but it took them a long time . |
5 | and then they informed me that it was out of stock so I wrote them rather a a polite letter saying that it took them a long to realize it was out of stock when it had been ordered in March and erm I thought their communi communicative system in their office was er non existent . |
6 | It took them a little while to pluck up courage to go along and when they did , they chose the Norfolk Gliding Club at Longstratton near Norwich . |
7 | It took them a few moments to find it . |
8 | Once installed , back in 1976 , they began the long and laborious process of renovating it themselves , without any professional help , which partly explains why it took them the best part of 10 years . |