Sentence examples for it took close from inspiring English sources

He used it as the basis for his doctoral thesis, but, he said recently, "it took close to 10 years to convince the estate to publish it".

Although it took close to a year, eventually Mr. Loja received a negotiated settlement of $400.

He wonders why "it took close to 6,000 years" from the invention of the wheel to the invention of the wheeled suitcase.

It took close consultation with the governor of the Tower of London (where Beefeaters stand guard), the work of three design firms, testing with thousands of consumers and nearly $2 million, Allied Domecq officials said last week.

(By the way, congratulations to The New Yorker's Ian Crouch, whose faith in Duke helped him win our office N.C.A.A. pool. Sorry to be late on this; it took Close Read a couple of days to get over West Virginia's loss).

It took close to five years, including 13 months for the judges to write their judgment.

This meant, he said, that instead of Earth forming over 30 million years, it took closer to 100 million years.

"It takes close supervision," he said.

There is only one seating, at 8 p.m., and it takes close to three hours for the meal to unfold.

Since it takes close to a year to wrap up world-trade negotiations, this means that any big breakthrough must come in Hong Kong.

Sometimes it takes close scrutiny to tell the difference between, say, a twig and a cigarette butt, or a plastic bottle top and a pebble.