Example sentences of "[noun] took some time " in BNC.
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| 1 | The partnership took some time to sell . |
| 2 | Complaints from parents took some time to appear . |
| 3 | She took a lot of convincing : distrust was deeply ingrained in her , she dared not believe in good fortune ; she was conditioned to thinking in terms of Lajos and adjustment took some time . |
| 4 | Behind the external appearance of harshness and reserve lay sensitivity , suffering , even humour ; Wordsworth took some time to get to know , but those who dared to make the attempt were often agreeably surprised . |
| 5 | This query took some time to reach Cedric . |
| 6 | Mark Elder took some time to strike a fair balance between stage and pit and was not always as considerate as he usually is towards the singers . |
| 7 | Back in the house in Regent 's Park Road , Oscar took some time to study the newspaper reports of Chant 's death before retiring to his treasure house on the third floor with both his new artifacts and a good deal to think about . |
| 8 | Landing on the beach presented no problems , though finding a passage through the kelp beds near the shore took some time . |
| 9 | John Martin 's summing-up took some time . |
| 10 | IBM Corp 's James Cannavino took some time out to explain exactly what Louis Gerstner is doing with regard to the company 's restructuring — Gerstner , he says , ‘ has stopped any organisation in IBM that was creating a subsidiary just for accounting reasons ’ — instead , he decided it was better to change the accounting practices — ‘ which is great ’ declares Cannavino , ‘ because it means that the accountants are staying up as late as we do now ’ . |
| 11 | Cannavino took some time out to explain exactly what Louis Gerstner is doing with regard to the company 's restructuring — Gerstner , he says , ‘ has stopped any organisation in IBM that was creating a subsidiary just for accounting reasons ’ — instead , he decided it was better to change the accounting practices — ‘ which is great ’ declares Cannavino , ‘ because it means that the accountants are staying up as late as we do now ’ . |
| 12 | That is one reason even a smoothly-run and uneventful Libyan poll took some time to complete . |
| 13 | With only one medical officer on hand , their release took some time . |