Example sentences of "why [vb past] it take " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Why did it take so long for the world to wake up to what was going on , ’ she asked repeatedly . |
| 2 | The question becomes ; why did it take so long , not why did it happen at all . |
| 3 | Why did it take so long for manufacturing employment to level out ? |
| 4 | Why did it take well over ninety minutes ? |
| 5 | But why , and the people of this district have a legitimate right to ask , why did it take three people to represent in Czechoslovakia ? |
| 6 | But the move begs the question , why did it take them so long ? |
| 7 | No but I mean why did it take three hours to get him to surgery ? |