Example sentences of "[verb] taken him [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It has taken him all these years to understand the implications . |
| 2 | The laibon wants it understood that it has taken him some time to trace the trouble back to this incident . |
| 3 | It would have taken him all day even if they 'd had enough tarmac in the back of the pickup ! |
| 4 | Why it had taken him all day to travel thirty odd miles was not explained . |
| 5 | Petiver also bequeathed his own collection to Sloane and it had taken him many years to bring all this material into an orderly array . |
| 6 | Mungo had been so unnerved by the feather and the peculiar note that it had taken him several moments to decide on the next move ; not the next major move in his life , but literally the act of moving an arm or a leg . |
| 7 | And a slight slip you know , had taken him half a thou over the bore . |
| 8 | It had taken him half an hour to get his hands and nails clean , using white spirit and a nailbrush as well as soap and water . |
| 9 | Nine minutes it 's taken him this evening , no more — almost as fast as me . |