Example sentences of "and it took [noun prp] " in BNC.
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1 | The portiera was an old deaf lady and it took Sandison five minutes to explain who he was and who he wanted to visit . |
2 | If they were down to the last dregs of their confidence after their Hillsborough defeat it did not show and it took Kelly 's superb reflexes to deny Newell after only three minutes . |
3 | An optimistic beginning , with an early goal thrown in , gave way to uncertainty and it took McCoist 's second goal to inspire Scotland to the stirring finale which brought a third from Pat Nevin five minutes from the end . |
4 | Ian Smales 's try and Fox 's fourth goal tied the scores again with 10 minutes to go and it took Fox 's drop to separate the sides . |
5 | Jill returned , saying that it was Mrs Mellings , for her father , and it took Alice some moments to realise that this must be her mother , not the new Mrs Mellings , who at this moment would be already on her way to the pleasures of a weekend in Kent . |
6 | The Vimy was a heavy machine to handle and it took Jack all his strength to hold her steady . |
7 | The need for a male heir to the throne of France was now desperate and it took Louis only five weeks to find a third wife , Adela of Champagne . |
8 | The cat was halfway up the tree , and it took Virginia quite a long time to reach it . |
9 | Seb shouted up to tell him what had happened and it took Dolly no more than a couple of minutes to hurry downstairs and throw open the cottage door . |
10 | Although Jane 's hereditary claim was weak , she was initially recognized as queen in many parts of the realm , and it took Mary several weeks to organize an effective coup d'état and take control of the throne . |
11 | The well was very deep , about fifty metres down and it took Jennifer ten minutes to complete the task of lowering and raising the bucket . |