Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb -s] take me [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It has taken me fifty lifts to reach Pinjarra ; a name on the map you do not notice until fate holds you there . |
| 2 | It has taken me twelve years to be as sure as I am now , and it might take a few more to be absolutely sure . |
| 3 | ‘ It has taken me all this time to get to the position where I can call people up on the phone go out to dinner or to the cinema . |
| 4 | ‘ Do you realize , it has taken me two whole years to get you out here ? ’ |
| 5 | So it has taken me 60 years to finish the book I began in 1933 . |
| 6 | It has taken me 30 years to come to terms with my own guilt , which I now know to be unjustified , and with my anger . |
| 7 | It has taken me seven years to find the right school for my son . |
| 8 | Q I have layered , shoulder-length permed hair and it has taken me some time to grow it to this length . |
| 9 | There are so many sick in the village , February is a wicked month , and it seems to take me all my time to get round the cottages and then when I am back , I am extremely tired and I fear I 'm not as patient as I should be , poor little creatures and the baby still in his petticoats . |
| 10 | Listen : it 's taken me two years to get this thing done . |
| 11 | I 've eventually got there — but it 's taken me all these years , ’ she says . |
| 12 | ‘ It 's taken me four years to get to the point where I can admit this , but I still want you , Jessamy . |
| 13 | It 's taken me four years to get to the point where I can live without you , start to look forward to the future , and you 're not going to take that away from me . |
| 14 | ‘ It 's taken me 10 years to grow them this long so I do n't like hiding them completely under a hat . ’ |
| 15 | It 's taken me 24 years to go solo . |
| 16 | If you think like that , you 'll conquer the world , but it 's taken me ten years to discover it . ’ |
| 17 | It 's taken me twenty years to catch up . |
| 18 | It 's taken me 6 years . |