Example sentences of "taken [pers pn] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It had taken them a while to find the taxi-driver . |
| 2 | And he , of course he 'd taken them the day before . |
| 3 | That 's why it has taken me a long time to say ‘ I do work hard , so I need people to do this kind of stuff ’ . ’ |
| 4 | It has taken me a lifetime to learn that lesson . |
| 5 | Mark eliminates starter motor , battery , alternator , and ignition coil , and fixes in the end on an obscure switch which isolates the electrics from the gearbox and would have taken me a month to find — but , for the man who can , about three minutes . |
| 6 | It has taken me a while to be successful and I 've had a good time in arriving . |
| 7 | I 'm a slow learner and it has taken me a long time to get there . |
| 8 | That had taken me a little time , partly as I was still sleepy , partly as I had so convinced myself Old Red had reported me . |
| 9 | Understanding the disk organisation has taken me a little time , but this has been amply repaid by the speed and ease of data storage which the hard disk gives me . |
| 10 | ‘ Not so many years ago it would have taken me a little longer myself . |
| 11 | Very good they are too : it 's taken me a whole month to stop laughing ! |
| 12 | I has taken me a while to figure out that ‘ we ai n't got Windows , we got DOS ’ so I would appreciate any advice in your columns on the basics — what sorts of programs are suitable for a simple soul like me who needs to knock out the odd poster , magazine or newsletter and something that will look more professional , from time to time . |
| 13 | It may have taken me a long time to find out about him . |
| 14 | " It has taken me a long time to get here , " said the jubilant Mancunian as he left the press centre to start his celebrations . |
| 15 | Well it 's taken me a long time to even be able to give affection . |
| 16 | I should have taken you a walk tonight . |
| 17 | First he reminded us that it had taken him no time at all to find the Ardakkean thief — an off-world technician working in one of the phetam refining plants . |
| 18 | He made me a desk with a roll-top and secret drawers and a matching leather stool ; a huge Tudor doll 's house with leaded windows and roses round the door , filled with hand-carved furniture ; a bow-windowed shop with a sign saying ‘ Lynne 's Store ’ and shelves stocked with dozens of tiny tins of Heinz products — it had taken him a year to cut out all the miniature Heinz logos from magazine adverts , which he had stuck to one-inch lengths of silver-painted dowelling . |
| 19 | ‘ The Doctor just was n't at his best when St Jovite murdered him in Ireland and it 's taken him a while to get over that . |
| 20 | Ernest Jarvis did what he had to do elaborately , and it must have taken him a long time . |
| 21 | It had taken him a long time to adjust himself to this , but now it no longer irritated him , and he felt only pity for his wife . |
| 22 | Ken Stevens loved both his girls and Rachel knew it had taken him a long time to come to terms with Jennifer 's illness ; she doubted he would ever forgive David Markham for walking out on her at such a crucial time . |
| 23 | It had taken her a long time to get over that . |
| 24 | Josey 's reaction had taken her a little by surprise . |
| 25 | It must have taken her an awful lot to write those words , and they were why I felt I could go back and see her now . |
| 26 | I have taken it a stage further with the inclusion of many groups usually seen as problematic , linking them with more familiar body plans . |
| 27 | Could even you know have possibly have driven it another yard , taken it a yard further and killed the keeper off . |
| 28 | Yeah but they 've tak they 've taken they 've taken it a stage further and er prettied it up and given it another facility . |
| 29 | He 's taken it a step further too … producing a microchip that carries the individual voice pattern . |
| 30 | This view of acting behaviour as no more than role function has taken us a long time to understand . |