Example sentences of "it took [art] [adj -est] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It took the merest instant , but as a process it never ceased to fascinate her . |
| 2 | Mind you , the accountant , C.J. Broderick , soon saw what was happening , but it took the best part of a year to re-arrange matters so that the newspaper could save money by hiring me back at $28 per week . |
| 3 | ‘ It took the best part of nine months to do it because some people were worried about its connotations with ‘ Empire ’ . |
| 4 | ‘ But I got my hand there in a reflex action and it took the worst of it . |
| 5 | But I got my hand there in a reflex action and it took the worst of it . |