Example sentences of "it [vb past] take an " in BNC.
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| 1 | It seemed to take an unreasonably long time and much bad temper , evasion and deliberate obfuscation , together with consultation of a diary that appeared to be alternately blank and covered with scribbled hieroglyphics . |
| 2 | One last rocky outcrop of headland ; it seemed to take an age to round . |
| 3 | It seemed to take an unduly long time before it took hold . |
| 4 | It seemed to take an enormous amount of courage to actually walk up to the door and knock . |
| 5 | So I had to wait fo at Enfield Chase for another bus and the bus from Enfield Chase yeah you go along all these piddley little so it 's from erm ten it took me it took takes an hour-and-a-half on the bus . |
| 6 | The work had been incredibly boring ; even with her husband 's help it had taken an age to find out the Russian terms for the jargon of mountaineering , and the subject simply left her cold . |