Example sentences of "it [vb -s] taken a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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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 . |
12 | Some of you er you know it 's taken a long time to get this message over . |