Example sentences of "it took a little " in BNC.

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1 It took a little time for him to realise that ‘ Bovril ’ was not a local retailer .
2 In the provinces it took a little time before London fashions were adopted .
3 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 .
4 It took a little time , but he drank the lot and went back to sleep .
5 It took a little time for employers to depersonalize personal computers .
6 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 .
7 It took a little time , and without the guidance she would never have found it in a million years .
8 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 .
9 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 .
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