Example sentences of "it take [noun sg] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It takes carbon dioxide and gives oxygen . |
| 2 | It takes remand prisoners . |
| 3 | It took emergency services three hours to bring the fire under control , but manufacturing operations at the site were unaffected . |
| 4 | It took fire crews almost an hour to rescue Robert Stanley who fell fifteen feet into the vat at Long Crendon in Buckinghamshire . |
| 5 | It took ambulance crews more than half an hour to free them . |
| 6 | It took defender Mike Galloway , with a powerful header from a Wdowczyk free kick in 59 minutes to put the proper reflection on the match . |
| 7 | It took girlfriend Alicia Plaistow several minutes to persuade him to climb out of the tub at his Florida holiday home to take a call from the Prime Minister 's office . |
| 8 | It comes as no surprise to learn that it took director Peter Greenaway a very long time to find a film company that would consider his script for more than 30 seconds . |
| 9 | Why , I find myself asking , has it taken recording companies so long to realize the importance and value of Prokofiev 's contribution to the sonata ? |