Example sentences of "it take [pron] a [noun] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It takes me a while to get there . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | It takes me a bit to remember where I am . |
| 4 | It takes him a minute to realize what it is . |
| 5 | It takes him a moment to regain his composure . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | She said : ‘ It takes us a year to save up and we try to put away £25 each every month . |
| 8 | It took me a while to take in what was going on , of course . |
| 9 | ‘ 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 . |
| 10 | The window was completely boarded up , it took me a while to do that . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | 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 ! |
| 13 | I knew I made a mistake , marrying young , but it took me a while to work out what was wrong . |
| 14 | It took me a while to work out that it was now Saturday . |
| 15 | ‘ It took me a while to find out he ( Rare Bear ) pulled out because I could n't hear that well on the radio . |
| 16 | ‘ We saw each other around quite a lot but it took me a while to warm up . |
| 17 | It took me a while to believe those three things utterly and another while to risk acting on the belief . |
| 18 | It took me a moment to realise he was talking to me . |
| 19 | It took me a moment to work out what was going on . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | It took me a week to recover , and it was one of the best weeks of my life . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | It took her a while to understand what I wanted and where I wanted to go . |
| 26 | " 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 . |
| 27 | 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 . |
| 28 | It took her a moment to realize that she 'd expected Daak to add his comment , and that he had n't done so . |
| 29 | Surprised , it took her a moment to find something to say . |
| 30 | It took her a moment to recognize the handwriting on the second envelope and when she did , she put it down while she plugged in the kettle and took a croissant from the breadbin . |