Example sentences of "it take me a " in BNC.

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1 When I wake up , I know summat 's up when I open my eyes and see it 's all bright , but it takes me a minute to remember where I am .
2 It takes me a little time to get calm again .
3 It takes me a bit to remember where I am .
4 Aye they did although it takes me a bit of time to think about it but erm they did have a a er a black book , aye .
5 It takes me a while to get there .
6 I am so angry it takes me a long time to find the words .
7 got a lot of cards and it takes me a long time to do it
8 It took me a long time to accept the fact that now I should not be killed — that I should be one of the survivors .
9 It took me a few months to realise that my life was changed completely .
10 It took me a while to realise that of course I am not really opening a window : something is zooming forward and appearing out of nothing .
11 It took me a while to believe those three things utterly and another while to risk acting on the belief .
12 It took me a long time to work out why I was eating my meals off a trampoline . ’
13 It took me a devil of a time to find it I can tell you .
14 ‘ Fifteen-foot Pipe — it took me a long rime to psych myself up to it .
15 It took me a month to pass the first aid , anti-gas and light rescue tests , and then I was allocated to the Rivermead Court post .
16 It took me a moment to work out what was going on .
17 It took me a long time to learn to transfer my attention to men .
18 It took me a few minutes to get the hang of things when I put the Legend through an amp .
19 As for playing the Manson , well , it took me a little time to get into it .
20 It took me a long time to accept solos at all , and to this day there are still so few lead players that I really like .
21 It took me a long time , years rather than months , to relax enough for anyone to feel they could tell me anything .
22 ‘ It was an unbelievable move and it took me a few weeks to come back down to earth . ’
23 It took me a long time to learn a fundamental truth about empowerment .
24 I do n't know why it took me a long time to get into the match .
25 It took me a long time even to begin to look at what I was going through .
26 I knew I made a mistake , marrying young , but it took me a while to work out what was wrong .
27 It took me a while to find out he ( Rare Bear ) pulled out because I could n't hear that well on the radio .
28 It took me a very long time because I do n't have the kind of face which people immediately commit to memory , but if you keep popping up for thirty-five years , then inevitably people are going to say , ‘ Do n't I know you ? ’
29 It took me a few minutes to feel brave enough to try her again .
30 Oh , yes , it took me a bit of time to recognise you , but I got there in the end .
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