Example sentences of "it [be] taken a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There 's still plenty of hard work to be done keeping the Victorian rose garden in shape — it 's taken a battering by recent heavy rain , but will be in full bloom again soon . |
| 2 | He says it 's taken a year to edit , but it 's all been worth it . |
| 3 | It 's taken a year for Central to bring the show to our screens from the first talks with Tom in the USA . |
| 4 | It 's taken a year for this window to be repaired and replaced . |
| 5 | It 's taken a fortnight to get the oil out of my fingers , nightly doses of Ecover washing up liquid notwithstanding . |
| 6 | ‘ It 's taken a lot of my notorious skills at wheeling and dealing , but the bank are prepared to finance the deal on the strength of the new patent for the computerised cutting and sewing system , ’ Guy was saying , his voice flat and clipped . |
| 7 | It 's taken a lot of effort to get Charlie into his present condition . |
| 8 | Back in the 1940s , though , it was taken a lot more seriously , so that actually getting to the point where you popped the question was a big commitment . ’ |