Example sentences of "take a [adj] [noun] get " in BNC.
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| 31 | It took a fierce effort to get her back on her mental feet . |
| 32 | ‘ It has taken a long time getting Australian rugby to the top and we are n't about to throw that away in one game , ’ he added . |
| 33 | It has taken a long time to get justice but the compensation will give financial security to my family and give us sufficient breathing space to try and rebuild our lives . |
| 34 | ‘ I thought we 'd taken a long time to get here . ’ |
| 35 | It has taken a long time to get justice but the compensation will give financial security to my family and give us sufficient breathing space to try and rebuild our lives . |
| 36 | Some of you er you know it 's taken a long time to get this message over . |
| 37 | Although it may well be the right treatment , they take a long time to get over it . |
| 38 | Very good very good now a lot of people take a long time to get that . |
| 39 | Well , we can do that Saturday because they take a long time to get across . |
| 40 | Following a bout of diarrhoea — due to an infection or whatever other cause — the digestive processes in our intestines take a little while to get back to normal . |
| 41 | Just have to try and , take a little while to get used to it . |
| 42 | In 1956 the British forces had appeared to take an unconscionable time to get from Cyprus to Port Said . |