Example sentences of "but it take [det] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 That 's right , yeah so I eventually managed it , but it took some negotiating .
2 But it took some while for the tractors to become available in other markets .
3 And then again I tell you you could use the enema , and that er but er mostly it would you know you would get right again , but it took some doing , not easy .
4 I knew what I had to do but it took some courage to switch that light on , I can tell you .
5 It was marvellous that it was all over , but it took some time to sink in , and in any event had no immediate effect on most of us .
6 Relatively little could be done for the first year or two ; Pitt had a view of the war that stretched over the whole world , but it took some time to prepare the resources to give effect to this vision .
7 But it took some time before any clear view emerged as to what these new arrangements should be .
8 But it took some time for our achievement to sink in .
9 But it took some time for our achievement to sink in .
10 Engaged as consultants , Alec Issigonis and Alex Moulton half solved the problem by changing the rear suspension , but it took another outsider to put BRM on the right track .
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