Example sentences of "it took a little " in BNC.
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| 1 | It took a little time for him to realise that ‘ Bovril ’ was not a local retailer . |
| 2 | In the provinces it took a little time before London fashions were adopted . |
| 3 | It took a little time to find the girl who had been moved and was not in the room that the Sub-lieutenant had told him how to find . |
| 4 | It took a little time , but he drank the lot and went back to sleep . |
| 5 | It took a little time for employers to depersonalize personal computers . |
| 6 | Since he was n't sure of the date , it took a little time , but there was no missing it when he found the right volume . |
| 7 | It took a little time , and without the guidance she would never have found it in a million years . |
| 8 | After leaving the Navy , it took a little time to become used to a normal bed again , as the hammock had proved to be such an ideal sleeping arrangement . |
| 9 | It took a little time , but er , eventually he got it , and now I 'm delighted to say he 's one of the most organised managers on earth . |
| 10 | It took a little while to dispose of the competition . |
| 11 | I 'm sorry we could n't do it the day you arrived , but it took a little bit of organizing . " |
| 12 | Again it took a little while for them to calm down and when they had , Bartlemas , with mock solemnity , handed the envelope to Jacqui . |
| 13 | It took a little bit of deft footwork to satisfy themselves that the first firm would not object to Rank using ‘ Carry On ’ in the title . |
| 14 | His proud father , also called Thomas , said today : ‘ It took a little while for us to realise what he had done . |
| 15 | But of course it took a little bit of time , an hour or so , and th , the woman came round again , they said ca n't do you today |