Example sentences of "it take [pos pn] several [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The entire area was so altered it took her several minutes to establish where their cottage had been . |
| 2 | It took her several minutes to shake off the resulting stupefaction . |
| 3 | The note was a jumble of misspelt and blotched sentences , and it took her several minutes to decipher . |
| 4 | Ten minutes later , she miaowed if I approached her and it took her several hours to forgive me and to stop treating me like a walking cat repellent . |
| 5 | It took her several seconds to absorb the letter although it did not in any way fill the one sheet of paper . |