Examples of 'it took them' in a sentence

Meaning of "it took them"

Suggests that a group or individuals required a certain amount of time to complete a task or reach a destination

How to use "it took them" in a sentence

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it took them
It took them forever to leave the house.
What a shame it took them this long.
It took them two years to kill him.
I was surprised it took them all of two days.
It took them over an hour to locate him.
The height is how long it took them.
And it took them two pairs of tanks.
I am just surprised it took them so long.
It took them a long time to identify him.
I am surprised it took them this long.
It took them one after the other.
Surprised it took them this long.
It took them three days to get upriver.
I am surprised it took them this long to find her.
It took them a while to kick you out.

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I know why it took them too.
It took them three weeks to find her.
In this case it took them on the wrong path.
It took them a month just to issue me a key.
We reported it as soon as it happened and it took them forever.
No wonder it took them so long to get here.
Judging by how long it took them.
It took them four tries to insert a catheter.
What is actually surprising is that it took them so long to do it.
It took them forever to carry in the casket.
This is how long it took them to go this many miles.
It took them some time to recognise him.
So shocked it took them a moment.
It took them three weeks to recover fully.
They were not prepared and it took them quite by surprise.
It took them a year to reach the shrine.
How long it took them.
It took them a week to find his head.
They were after the truth and went where it took them.
No wonder it took them so long to run away.
The witnesses here reported that it took them one to.
It took them three years to get there.
About fifteen thousand years of our time it took them.
It took them three days to find you.
After all the time it took them to decide we would be suitable.
It took them a week to find the body.
The police was informed and it took them a month to determine her identity.
It took them two hours to demolish everything.
They still found the food but it took them significantly longer to do so.
That it took them a week to arraign everyone.
I suppose the only surprise is that it took them this long to come after me.
It took them a while to find her thumb.
We now know the distance they traveled and how long it took them.
Looks like it took them a while to stop.
Colonel Hogan was very angry with his men because it took them so long.

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