Example sentences of "[coord] it [vb -s] take me " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | I 'm a slow learner and it has taken me a long time to get there . |
| 3 | Q I have layered , shoulder-length permed hair and it has taken me some time to grow it to this length . |
| 4 | I 've eventually got there — but it 's taken me all these years , ’ she says . |
| 5 | If you think like that , you 'll conquer the world , but it 's taken me ten years to discover it . ’ |