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Example sentences of "it has take a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

No	Sentence
1	It has taken a long time to reduce the effects of that defect but it is now under control .
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 getting Australian rugby to the top and we are n't about to throw that away in one game , ’ he added .
4	Surprisingly , it has taken a long time to arrange something that most would have considered to be basic .
5	It has taken a long time for such unashamed aspiration to reach these shores , yet now , that mentality which is increasingly being demanded by the British in pursuance of their leisure activities , has finally arrived .
6	It has taken a long time for those engaged in mainstream adult education to attribute any significance to the Women 's Movement .
7	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 .
8	In particular , it has taken a strong line against price fixing ( e.g. dyestuffs , glass containers ) and market sharing or quantity agreements ( e.g. cement ) to the extent that such practices are now unlikely ever to be granted an exemption .
9	Unfortunately , it has taken a major tragedy to focus the minds of hauliers and their professional advisers sharply on these problem areas .
10	It has taken a closer look at what it pays and what it gets out of its Brussels El Dorado , and it is not happy .
11	I accept that it has taken a few years for the process to be completed , but everyone who studies the history books will be able to trace the downfall of the Thatcher Government — as some may still call it — to the time when she was foolish enough to remove the right hon. Gentleman from the duties that he was carrying out so successfully .