It took Tom 7 hours to read a 220 pages book. It took Mary 9 hours to read a 280 pages book. Who is faster at reading books? It took Tom every ounce of courage he had to admit to Mary that he had once been part of a terrorist group. It took Tom fifteen minutes of googling before he found what he was looking for. It took too long to respond. It took two hours for me to understand what was funny about that. it took up until It took us 40 minutes to get to school by bicycle. It took us 5 hours to get there by car. It took us a long time, but finally we were able to find it. It took us a week to locate their hideaway. It took us half an hour to set up the tent. It took us three hours to come to a conclusion.