Example sentences of "[verb] take a [adj] [noun] get " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It has taken a long time getting Australian rugby to the top and we are n't about to throw that away in one game , ’ he added . |
| 2 | It has taken a long time to get justice but the compensation will give financial security to my family and give us sufficient breathing space to try and rebuild our lives . |
| 3 | It has taken a long time to get justice but the compensation will give financial security to my family and give us sufficient breathing space to try and rebuild our lives . |
| 4 | ‘ I thought we 'd taken a long time to get here . ’ |
| 5 | In 1956 the British forces had appeared to take an unconscionable time to get from Cyprus to Port Said . |
| 6 | Some of you er you know it 's taken a long time to get this message over . |