Sentence examples for it took virtually from inspiring English sources

It took virtually four years to get on top of the problem, he says.

It took virtually all day for some residents to dig out, and by the late afternoon, they discovered they were hungry.

It took virtually no time for Manning's remarks to filter through the Jets' compound to the office of the coach who is actually the Jets' defensive coordinator, Mike Pettine, 44, an assistant who pulls a Jets cap far down on his shaved head.

It takes virtually no provocation for me to roll up my left sleeve and show off the lasting results of early 1970s third world surgery.

The best thing is that it takes virtually no effort to learn the songs of a few of our most common birds, and you don't need to be out in the countryside – gardens contain much more diversity than modern farmland.

Because it takes virtually all residential property sales into account, the Land Registry's figures can provide a unique insight into not only national but local prices.

Then a quiet tweak to the rules ensured developers took virtually all of it.

"It was a ruthless and clinical performance in that game to others is we took virtually every chance we had".

Asked about this, Rusbridger said: "It is important context that the editors of probably the world's leading newspapers … took virtually identical decisions.

Mr McArthur said the culprits "ripped through" the house in Wigan and "took virtually everything of value".

In other years, whenever Parcells moved from the Giants to New England and then to the Jets, he took virtually his entire staff with him.