took, occupied, took up, borrowed
He borrowed a lot of money.
The repairs took more than a month.
Мы купили рояль, который занял половину нашей гостиной.
We bought a grand piano that took up half of our living room.
Весь рассказ занял бы много времени.
The whole story would take a long time.
Разговор с Дэвидом Робертсоном занял больше времени, чем я надеялась.
My conversation with David Robertson took longer than I’d hoped.