Example sentences of "[pron] take [pron] a [noun] [to-vb] " in BNC.

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1 She took , she took them a walk to see the flowers in the garden and
2 It takes me a while to get there .
3 When I wake up , I know summat 's up when I open my eyes and see it 's all bright , but it takes me a minute to remember where I am .
4 It takes me a bit to remember where I am .
5 It takes him a minute to realize what it is .
6 It takes him a moment to regain his composure .
7 This this this is because the the Department of the Environment lost the paperwork for a year erm because apparently the Home Office are un incapable of reading documents unless they 're in order , and they take them in order and it takes them a year to read them .
8 She said : ‘ It takes us a year to save up and we try to put away £25 each every month .
9 It took me a while to take in what was going on , of course .
10 It took me a while to realise that of course I am not really opening a window : something is zooming forward and appearing out of nothing .
11 The window was completely boarded up , it took me a while to do that .
12 Electronic Mail ( E-mail ) is probably the least easy to configure under Mainlan , and indeed it took me a while to sort out exactly what was required to get a sensible system running .
13 This seemed to relate closely to my problems , but I have to admit it took me a while to pluck up the courage to do that deadly and dangerous deed ( that everyone tells you never to do ) to my machine !
14 I knew I made a mistake , marrying young , but it took me a while to work out what was wrong .
15 It took me a while to work out that it was now Saturday .
16 It took me a while to find out he ( Rare Bear ) pulled out because I could n't hear that well on the radio .
17 ‘ We saw each other around quite a lot but it took me a while to warm up .
18 It took me a while to believe those three things utterly and another while to risk acting on the belief .
19 It took me a moment to realise he was talking to me .
20 It took me a moment to work out what was going on .
21 It took me a month to pass the first aid , anti-gas and light rescue tests , and then I was allocated to the Rivermead Court post .
22 It took me a week to recover , and it was one of the best weeks of my life .
23 It took me a week to get myself together again , and by the time you got back from leave I 'd left Johannesburg because there were n't any jobs for me there .
24 It took her a minute to unlock the car and then she sat shaking behind the wheel , waiting until her hands were steady enough to switch on the ignition .
25 Her head throbbed and there were stupid tears in her eyes ; so it took her a while to realize that it was the shell Adam had given her .
26 It took her a while to understand what I wanted and where I wanted to go .
27 " I wo n't be late , " he said and it took her a moment to remember that they were speaking of Miss Dallam 's wedding-breakfast .
28 Shocked and disbelieving , she slowly opened the piece of paper with hands that shook uncontrollably , and it took her a moment to realise what it was .
29 It took her a moment to realize that she 'd expected Daak to add his comment , and that he had n't done so .
30 Surprised , it took her a moment to find something to say .
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