Example sentences of "it took time [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It took time to translate the political terms and conditions being imposed on me by my colonialist sisters , heavily disguised as they were under a veneer of , ‘ Of course we know the issues are different for Irish women ’ . |
| 2 | He seemed familiar , so familiar indeed that it took time to sink in . |
| 3 | The nurses topped it up again as soon as they realised but it took time to go through and have any effect so I had about twenty minutes of real labour pains . |
| 4 | When we arrived in Lima it took time to go through the formalities . |
| 5 | On each occasion it took time to warm a new ball . |
| 6 | Once the trainer explained how it took time to bring the body up to peak fitness , she stopped trying to keep up and felt better for it . |
| 7 | But it took time to develop interest . |
| 8 | He visited prisons in France , Holland , Austria , Prussia , Denmark , Sweden and Russia — but it took time to establish his authority and certainly his relationships with administrators and staff were often initially imbued with deep suspicion or outright opposition . |
| 9 | Eric Pickles , leader of Bradford Council , cautioned that it took time to get budgets under control . |
| 10 | Besides , it took time to get the formula right ; one dose began to work on the notes alter only 24 hours . |
| 11 | In Indochina , France became embroiled in one of the most complex of the post-war colonial conflicts , but it took time to accept that the days of European colonial rule were numbered . |