Sentence examples for it simply took from inspiring English sources

It simply took its request to another city agency, the Department of Youth and Community Development, and got the money.

"It did arrive," says Tamasin. "It simply took a long time — he wanted a beautiful bed".

A few days later it simply took £690 from me by direct debit.

It simply took my breath away: all the oxygen was gone from the air.

But F.B.I. officials said it simply took that long to collect the evidence to support their case.

It simply took me a while to get to Africa 'cuz nobody offered me a gig … till Sundance did.

It simply takes too long".

Transcom acknowledges that it simply takes too many steps for people to get their directions.

Or does it simply take an age-old battle into a new medium?

"It simply takes on a kind of permanence, and I can't imagine the world without it".

Mason would have made much more money — hundreds of millions, in fact — had it simply taken a long position.