Example sentences of "took a [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I took a little time off in Rome to do some shopping . |
| 2 | It took a little time for him to realise that ‘ Bovril ’ was not a local retailer . |
| 3 | In the provinces it took a little time before London fashions were adopted . |
| 4 | News concerning the development in style took a little time to percolate through to the country ; a sculptor carving a resurrection scene on a 1707 headstone outside the south door of Uffington church , Oxfordshire , continues to depict the gable-lidded coffin . |
| 5 | This took a little time during which I pondered uneasily on the possibility , however remote , of having to recognize the existence of additional progeny , and all that it would entail . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | Dorothy had a lot of shopping to do and my daughter took a little time off school to take us around . ‘ |
| 8 | It took a little time , but he drank the lot and went back to sleep . |
| 9 | It took a little time for employers to depersonalize personal computers . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | It took a little time , and without the guidance she would never have found it in a million years . |
| 12 | When she first joined the company , packing vitamins and herbal medicines three years ago , she took a little time to get used to the work . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | Film superstar Alan Rickman took a little time to settle comfortably into the stage mantle of Shakespeare 's much-wronged prince , as if the echo of his own voice was vying with King Hamlet 's exhortations to do the deed , but this soon gives way to a gentle yet powerful Hamlet . |
| 16 | Chub the main feeders and legered meat took a few fish to 4 lb at Mardon , Lugg Mill , Longworth Mill and Mordiford . |
| 17 | Cardiff and Penarth charter boats took a few cod to 14 lb . |
| 18 | He took a few gulps , then passed it to Philip . |
| 19 | She even took a few steps towards them . |
| 20 | Marie took a few steps towards him . |
| 21 | Since they were not obvious from where he was standing , he took a few steps and examined the table-top . |
| 22 | She took a few mouthfuls of coffee . |
| 23 | She gave a slight , sad smile , stood up and took a few paces round the bedroom . |
| 24 | She got up , steadying herself against the wall , and took a few experimental steps . |
| 25 | He also took a few new recruits , notably three young lieutenants , Harry Poat , Tony Marsh and Johnny Wiseman , all three of whom went on to make their mark on the regiment . |
| 26 | I waved away his solicitations and took a few mouthfuls of air followed by some tea . |
| 27 | It took a few minutes for me to balance the load . |
| 28 | Luke took a few steps forward , then flicking his wrist , sent the lash out at waist-level . |
| 29 | Out from behind a petrol pump appeared a figure that was female , though it took a few seconds to realise it . |
| 30 | Putting the ‘ corpse ’ down , she gave up and was gazing sadly at the small body when , about two minutes after its ‘ death ’ , it suddenly took a few very deep breaths and started to move about . |