Examples of 'took only' in a sentence

Meaning of "took only"

took only: Indicates that a specific action or time period was very short, emphasizing the brevity or simplicity of the task

How to use "took only" in a sentence

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took only
That trick took only a few hundred.
It seemed the installation took only hours.
It took only one day for us to do that.
This however took only a few days.
It took only ten minutes to walk there.
The thieves took only one item.
He took only two wickets in the season.
The burglars took only one thing.
It took only a fingernail to make you talk.
So whoever it was took only the left one.
It took only a few minutes before he was released.
Going to the moon took only three days.
I took only one picture all day.
But this guy took only a day.
It took only five years to complete work.

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Jury selection took only a few hours.
I took only five pictures this day.
The construction took only eight months.
We took only the bare minimum with us.
The triathlon took only one morning.
It took only two songs in to realize that.
Principal photography took only nine days.
It took only about half of one electrode.
To control aircraft took only two pilots.
Matthew took only one verse to announce it.
Downloading and installing took only minutes.
His son took only the books.
Investigators estimated the heist took only seconds.
The siege took only three hours.
Took only five or six seconds.
The devil took only his body.
I took only the most necessary personal things.
And you took only men.
It took only a moment of time to design the logo.
But this one took only five minutes.
It took only a few days for winter to set in.
The scan itself took only a few minutes.
He took only one thing of his shame.
The thieves reportedly took only his cigarettes.
We took only liver and kidneys.
Getting to the castle took only a few minutes.
He took only his prune juice.
Grief of living took only a moment.
It took only three traffic lights.
The entire film took only six weeks.
He took only part of the sentence.
He said the arrest took only a few minutes.
It took only one bullet to bring him down.
All the cases said it took only minutes.
We took only what we had a right to.

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