it took
Ci vollero dieci anni per costruire il parco di divertimento.
It took ten years to build the amusement park.
Ci vollero parecchi minuti prima che William capisse cosa gli avevo detto.
It took William several minutes to understand what I had told him.
It took months.
Con uno che mi insegnava le cose mentre lavoravamo, ci vollero quattro giorni.
With someone teaching me as we worked, it took me four days.
Ci vollero diverse ore, ma avevo una giacca asciutta.
It took several hours, but I had a dry jacket.
It took three years.
Mi ci vollero almeno tre ore per finire i miei compiti di matematica.
It took me at least three hours to finish my math homework.