Example sentences of "[vb past] taken [pron] all " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then , as if to prove she 'd taken it all down her gullet , she opened her mouth wide for his inspection . |
| 2 | It had taken her all this time to put her life back together , and now it looked as if it might be turned completely upside down again , and all because of Julius ! |
| 3 | She felt her contribution to the discussion had been negligible ; it had taken her all her patience just to keep her temper . |
| 4 | On a week 's package holiday at the time , the first break she had been able to afford since leaving drama school , it had taken her all of five minutes to make up her mind to stay . |
| 5 | Why it had taken him all day to travel thirty odd miles was not explained . |
| 6 | She had taken it all for granted for so long , her creature comforts had been assured and she had not given a moment 's thought to how they were provided . |