Example sentences of "it took [art] little [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It took a little while to dispose of the competition . |
| 2 | Again it took a little while for them to calm down and when they had , Bartlemas , with mock solemnity , handed the envelope to Jacqui . |
| 3 | His proud father , also called Thomas , said today : ‘ It took a little while for us to realise what he had done . |
| 4 | I 'm sorry we could n't do it the day you arrived , but it took a little bit of organizing . " |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 |