Example sentences of "[conj] it [verb] [pron] [art] few " in BNC.
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| 1 | The sea was such a mess that it took him a few moments to be sure of the reef . |
| 2 | Endill was thrown to the ground and it took him a few minutes to realise what had happened . |
| 3 | There was a second voice — sharp , abrasive — and it took him a few moments to identify the second voice as belonging to Jane , the maid . |
| 4 | ‘ It was an unbelievable move and it took me a few weeks to come back down to earth . ’ |
| 5 | Even if it costs us a few hundred quid , it 's been worth it . |
| 6 | It hardly made him a frequent visitor , but it gave him a few numbers to ring . |