Example sentences of "[vb -s] take me [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Dear Harsnet , he wrote , it has taken me longer than I had at first anticipated to work my way through the manuscript you . |
| 2 | Despite my obvious interest in the city , in recent years my search has taken me away from a preoccupation with subjects to a greater preoccupation with aesthetics . |
| 3 | Despite my obvious interest in the city , in recent years my search has taken me away from a preoccupation with subjects to a greater preoccupation with aesthetics . |
| 4 | ‘ My job as an engineer has taken me all over the world , ’ says Bob , who lives in Kirkdale and now works for GEC . |
| 5 | Camping has taken me all over England and twice to Scotland . |
| 6 | Silas has taken me there twice . ’ |
| 7 | It has taken me quite a while to be able to do that . |
| 8 | Indeed , it has taken me more than three years to cast off my British cynicism and truly comprehend the value of freedom in America . |
| 9 | It 's taken me quite a while to come up with this team and i 'm sure i 've missed some absolute wankers out , but here goes . |
| 10 | It 's taken me long enough god knows but |
| 11 | ‘ It 's taken me so long to get ‘ Gunnell ’ up there on the giant Olympic scoreboard , I think I 'm going to carry on being called that for athletics purposes . ’ |
| 12 | It 's taken me so long to write about just two years . |
| 13 | I 'm sorry it 's taken me so long to write to you . |
| 14 | That 's why it 's taken me so long , I think . |