Example sentences of "it took two [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It took two members of staff about ten minutes of tugging to remove the anemone , by which time it had become ragged and contracted . |
| 2 | It took two days for us to get to Rome where the tournament was being played , and of course I had n't got a bag . |
| 3 | It took two years for the Bureau of the Census to draw up the list of 106m households to which , on March 23rd , it posted its questionnaires . |
| 4 | It took two years for Rome to recover Britain and repair its defences . |
| 5 | In 792 the Saxons revolted yet again ; this time it took two years of campaigning to suppress the Eastphalians and Nordalbingians involved . |
| 6 | It took two years of ‘ giving of their best ’ for the Banks to recognise and negotiate with the Association . |