Example sentences of "and it took [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 The Commission was made up of a wide range of eminent people involved in the existing mental health services , and it took evidence from a variety of those involved in the care of this group .
2 A unit of radiation dosage , the ‘ roentgen ’ , was not defined until 1928 , and it took time for it to be universally accepted .
3 I agreed to give a dinner and it took place in my London home some weeks later .
4 The first bombing was at Bianconese , very near Fontevivo , and it took place at the end of September 1943 .
5 Judging was carried out by twenty four liverymen in the Worshipful Company of Gardeners , and it took place throughout the year at the various area locations .
6 However , our married life was so brief , and it took place so long ago , that it all now seems a matter of very little importance .
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