Example sentences of "it took her [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It took her a long time to come to terms with that presence ; the proximity of an armed police officer was the most potent reminder of the gilded cage she had now entered . |
| 2 | It was difficult for her to breathe , and it took her a long time to climb the stairs . |
| 3 | As soon as she 'd gone , Flavia Sherman began to fumble with the buckle of her belt ; but her hands shook uncontrollably and it took her a long time to undress . |
| 4 | It took her a long time to negotiate the journey to the small , functional bathroom across the passage , but in the end she accomplished it without incident . |
| 5 | It took her a few minutes to realise what it was . |
| 6 | It took her an absolute age to get off to sleep that night , and what sleep she did get was only sketchy . |
| 7 | Someone of my acquaintance once broke her ankle by falling over in the bathroom and while she could have dragged herself quite easily along the floor to a telephone in the bedroom if she had had one , as it was it took her the best part of an agonising hour to struggle down the stairs to the phone in the living room . |