Example sentences of "[pers pn] have take me [adj] years " in BNC.
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1 | It has taken me twelve years to be as sure as I am now , and it might take a few more to be absolutely sure . |
2 | So it has taken me 60 years to finish the book I began in 1933 . |
3 | It has taken me 30 years to come to terms with my own guilt , which I now know to be unjustified , and with my anger . |
4 | It has taken me seven years to find the right school for my son . |
5 | Listen : it 's taken me two years to get this thing done . |
6 | ‘ It 's taken me four years to get to the point where I can admit this , but I still want you , Jessamy . |
7 | It 's taken me four years to get to the point where I can live without you , start to look forward to the future , and you 're not going to take that away from me . |
8 | ‘ It 's taken me 10 years to grow them this long so I do n't like hiding them completely under a hat . ’ |
9 | It 's taken me 24 years to go solo . |
10 | If you think like that , you 'll conquer the world , but it 's taken me ten years to discover it . ’ |
11 | It 's taken me twenty years to catch up . |
12 | It 's taken me 6 years . |