Example sentences of "has take [pron] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It has taken me twelve years to be as sure as I am now , and it might take a few more to be absolutely sure . |
| 2 | This has taken me four years and I reckon the Atlantic 's the one to go for.I 'm sure it 's not that difficult . |
| 3 | It has taken me 30 years to come to terms with my own guilt , which I now know to be unjustified , and with my anger . |
| 4 | So it has taken me 60 years to finish the book I began in 1933 . |
| 5 | It has taken me seven years to find the right school for my son . |
| 6 | Q I have layered , shoulder-length permed hair and it has taken me some time to grow it to this length . |
| 7 | THE LEADING diesel manufacturer Peugeot-Talbot has taken its 27-strong line-up of oil burners on the road in an effort to change the buying habits of British businesses . |
| 8 | London-based Elonex Plc has taken its first step into the higher-end workstation market . |
| 9 | Walker Greenbank , the wall-covering group , has taken its former auditor , Arthur Young , to court over the firm 's failure to detect an alleged fraud in one of its subsidiaries . |
| 10 | Once a chariot has taken its full quota of wounds it is destroyed . |
| 11 | That pandering side of the business has taken its psychological toll , though . |
| 12 | Rising unemployment has taken its inevitable toll on the consumer lending market . |
| 13 | The Piggotts reached the final in 1979 at their second attempt and it has taken them 13 years to get as close again . |
| 14 | Caretaker boss Tony Parks eased the pressure after Mackay was sacked ; the enigmatic Dalglish has taken them four points clear at the top . |
| 15 | The laibon wants it understood that it has taken him some time to trace the trouble back to this incident . |
| 16 | Mind you , it has taken her 13 years to get there — that is how long the series has been running . |
| 17 | McEnroe , 33 , who has taken their three children to Fort Worth , Texas , where he is in training , refused to comment . |
| 18 | There were plenty of hands for your Caledonian Canal , but it has taken us three months to assemble a workforce here at St Catherine 's Dock . |
| 19 | Gloucestershire fast bowler Courtney Walsh has taken his fiftieth wicket of the season . |
| 20 | He has taken his early holiday , incidentally , to be on hand at the end of the season for the merry-go-round in football employment which usually comes in the summer . |
| 21 | He has taken his first steps and is eating and drinking well . |
| 22 | JOE MONTANA has taken his first steps towards an NFL comeback — by imitating Randall Cunningham . |
| 23 | Finally , the television presenter Leslie Crowther has taken his first steps since being injured in a road accident . |
| 24 | Twenty-nine of the prisoners have already died , Pilot Mohammed El Shamey has lost his mind , one has taken his own life . |
| 25 | ‘ He has taken his own life in a dramatic gesture which some have described as futile . ’ |
| 26 | If you are a professional grower , this bud is merely one among thousands , and you will not have the time to fuss and mollycoddle it — the head comes off in one go , and the bud has to take it full blast . |