Example sentences of "[conj] it [be] take [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He says that it 's taken twenty years to build up the business , but they 'll just have to start all over again . |
| 2 | He confesses he found the book 's success unreal and it 's taken several years to find level ground again . |
| 3 | Surprising though it may seem , although it is now well established that this is a serious problem with gliding , it is almost unknown in power flying circles or in the Air Force and it is taking many years to convince authorities . |
| 4 | Fortuna was smiling on me and my haphazard trip felt as if it was taking some kind of shape , a dynamic and a logic of its own . |
| 5 | The house is very charming but it 's taken 20 years to get to the present condition . |
| 6 | Li Yuan watched the Marshal while he talked , barely referring to the folder in his lap , unless it was to take some diagram from it and hand it to Tolonen . |