Example sentences of "have taken [pers pn] all " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It has taken me all this time to get to the position where I can call people up on the phone go out to dinner or to the cinema . |
| 2 | It has taken him all these years to understand the implications . |
| 3 | It was an extraordinary development in an extraordinary saga and striker Gary Bull said : ‘ This has taken us all by surprise , although nothing comes as a shock at Barnet anymore . |
| 4 | Sensibly the 18-year-old Glengormley rider has taken it all in his youthful stride and will contest the final round in Italy . |
| 5 | Then , as if to prove she 'd taken it all down her gullet , she opened her mouth wide for his inspection . |
| 6 | Doris cuddled me on the way to the door but she must have let go for an instant ( perhaps I goosed her too eagerly ) because I went off on a run that would have taken me all the way downtown — further , to the Village , to Martina Twain — if the dessert trolley had n't been there to check my sprint . |
| 7 | There is no doubt that if CCs had been on offer at the time , Bruin would probably have taken them all . |
| 8 | She supposed Elder Seth must have taken them all with him when he left in his motorwagon train . |
| 9 | It would have taken him all day even if they 'd had enough tarmac in the back of the pickup ! |
| 10 | ‘ So what did you do after that — it ca n't have taken you all day ? ’ |
| 11 | Oh do n't worry about it now , all the plastic things then put put on that blue leaflet for now and then when you 've taken them all off you can put them in the bin . |
| 12 | It had taken her all this time to put her life back together , and now it looked as if it might be turned completely upside down again , and all because of Julius ! |
| 13 | She felt her contribution to the discussion had been negligible ; it had taken her all her patience just to keep her temper . |
| 14 | On a week 's package holiday at the time , the first break she had been able to afford since leaving drama school , it had taken her all of five minutes to make up her mind to stay . |
| 15 | Why it had taken him all day to travel thirty odd miles was not explained . |
| 16 | She had taken it all for granted for so long , her creature comforts had been assured and she had not given a moment 's thought to how they were provided . |
| 17 | Never have I been so reviled , never , and I have taken it all , knowing him to be old and alone , and I … ’ |
| 18 | Kevin and Tony have taken it all beyond the slopes and use similar methods , often combined with the skiing experience and teaching languages . |
| 19 | I 've eventually got there — but it 's taken me all these years , ’ she says . |