Example sentences of "it took [adj] hours [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | To take a lorry load of goods from Leeds , it took 4 hours to Liverpool docks and 2½ hours to Hull docks before the motorways were opened — and ‘ time is money ’ . |
| 2 | The water was very cold , it took eight hours to film and eight days for Duncan 's head to lose that ‘ prune ’ look . |
| 3 | It took many hours of structural trials to perfect the authentic shapes and colouring of the flowers in painted metal . |
| 4 | Cooling water pumps were incapacitated , and even though the twin reactors were shut down , it took many hours for the operators to successfully control the residual heat in their cores . |
| 5 | Azuma recorded that at 79°F it took 24 hours for the eggs to hatch . |
| 6 | The courthouse windows were open but the radiators below them were hot ; it took several hours for any changes in setting to make themselves felt through the massive heating system , and it was impossible to keep up with the irrational temperament of the month . |