Example sentences of "it [vb past] take the " in BNC.
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| 1 | When Habitat decided to launch its incredibly successful range of glass tableware in the US , it expected to take the American market by storm . |
| 2 | ‘ It 's forgotten , ’ I said , but my own hand was trembling a little as it reached to take the unsteady , hairy hand he offered across the table . |
| 3 | Thinking it had taken the old baggage long enough to show some concern , and it would take more than a few mumbled words to alter things . |
| 4 | It had taken the last half-hour to muster the courage to mention the subject yet again . |
| 5 | The Waltham Forest CHC not only was in disagreement with Mezey but also questioned the length of time it had taken the RHA to make time for a discussion of the report ( one year ) . |
| 6 | A month earlier , it had taken the helicopter two trips to establish our camp here by Lake Rangkul at 13,000 feet . |
| 7 | Ellwood wondered how the search for Tessa was going and how long it had taken the Department to close the story down . |
| 8 | At first only crudely aware of what its new body needed to survive , it had taken the man crudely . |
| 9 | He found a rusty man-trap in a cupboard — an evil contraption of chains and springs and teeth — and assured her that it had taken the leg off more than one poacher in its day . |
| 10 | It had taken the mice a long time to explore , they had made short excited scurrying runs across the floor , then back to the hutch , nervous , unsure , limiting themselves to a small prescribed space , only later stepping out of it , extending their freedom . |
| 11 | On April 19 the EPRDF took the hydroelectric power station at Finchaa ( also in Welega province ) , and by April 24 it had taken the town of Ambo , 100 km west of Addis Ababa , although this area was retaken by government forces four days later . |
| 12 | English Nature said afterwards that it had taken the case to the Lords in search of a definitive ruling . |