Example sentences of "take him a [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | If you want to stay with STG , I 'll be happy to arrange to have your work handled by one of the other partners although it may take him a little time to be able to handle your affairs completely on his own without asking you a lot of questions . ’ |
| 2 | It would take him a long time then would n't it ? |
| 3 | That should take him a long time to . |
| 4 | It took him a long time to recover . |
| 5 | It took him a considerable time to do so but he succeeded and left a deep mark on Korea only equalled or exceeded by his arch-rival , Kim Il Sung in north Korea . |
| 6 | Ernest Jarvis did what he had to do elaborately , and it must have taken him a long time . |
| 7 | It had taken him a long time to adjust himself to this , but now it no longer irritated him , and he felt only pity for his wife . |
| 8 | Ken Stevens loved both his girls and Rachel knew it had taken him a long time to come to terms with Jennifer 's illness ; she doubted he would ever forgive David Markham for walking out on her at such a crucial time . |