Example sentences of "[vb -s] take [adj] [noun] get " in BNC.

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1 It has taken five years to get this one right and the Government will not want to repeat the mistakes of the mid-1980s when Nigel Lawson thought he had beaten inflation , only to discover that it was just sleeping .
2 It is remarkable that the talks have got so far , even if it has taken six years to get within touching distance of a deal .
3 Despite the Constabulary 's evil reputation , it has taken three years to get a law though Congress that abolished the organisation .
4 It has taken three years to get Tokyo 's approval for new lessons on Japan 's traditional arts .
5 London has come to be my second home , but it has taken some time to get used to it .
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