Example sentences of "[verb] taken me a " in BNC.
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| 1 | That 's why it has taken me a long time to say ‘ I do work hard , so I need people to do this kind of stuff ’ . ’ |
| 2 | It has taken me a lifetime to learn that lesson . |
| 3 | It has taken me a while to be successful and I 've had a good time in arriving . |
| 4 | I 'm a slow learner and it has taken me a long time to get there . |
| 5 | Understanding the disk organisation has taken me a little time , but this has been amply repaid by the speed and ease of data storage which the hard disk gives me . |
| 6 | I has taken me a while to figure out that ‘ we ai n't got Windows , we got DOS ’ so I would appreciate any advice in your columns on the basics — what sorts of programs are suitable for a simple soul like me who needs to knock out the odd poster , magazine or newsletter and something that will look more professional , from time to time . |
| 7 | " It has taken me a long time to get here , " said the jubilant Mancunian as he left the press centre to start his celebrations . |
| 8 | Mark eliminates starter motor , battery , alternator , and ignition coil , and fixes in the end on an obscure switch which isolates the electrics from the gearbox and would have taken me a month to find — but , for the man who can , about three minutes . |
| 9 | ‘ Not so many years ago it would have taken me a little longer myself . |
| 10 | It may have taken me a long time to find out about him . |
| 11 | That had taken me a little time , partly as I was still sleepy , partly as I had so convinced myself Old Red had reported me . |
| 12 | Very good they are too : it 's taken me a whole month to stop laughing ! |
| 13 | Well it 's taken me a long time to even be able to give affection . |