Example sentences of "'s taken a [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ 'E 's taken a fancy to you , John mate . |
2 | You see , he 's taken a fancy to you , and it would be awful if he thought … ’ |
3 | ‘ Mine 's taken a bit of a bashing lately , ’ Robbie admitted as she sat down to her own ice-cream . |
4 | There 's still plenty of hard work to be done keeping the Victorian rose garden in shape — it 's taken a battering by recent heavy rain , but will be in full bloom again soon . |
5 | He says it 's taken a year to edit , but it 's all been worth it . |
6 | It 's taken a year for Central to bring the show to our screens from the first talks with Tom in the USA . |
7 | It 's taken a year for this window to be repaired and replaced . |
8 | It 's taken a fortnight to get the oil out of my fingers , nightly doses of Ecover washing up liquid notwithstanding . |
9 | ‘ Mister Liston 's gone back upstairs , and he 's taken a lady with him . |
10 | ‘ She 's taken a taxi up to Pollensa — Casa Pinar , is n't it ? |
11 | ‘ It 's taken a lot of my notorious skills at wheeling and dealing , but the bank are prepared to finance the deal on the strength of the new patent for the computerised cutting and sewing system , ’ Guy was saying , his voice flat and clipped . |
12 | It 's taken a lot of effort to get Charlie into his present condition . |
13 | ‘ Just as long as no one 's taken a room opposite , ’ I say . |
14 | He 's taken a break from the murky world of espionage to help his 5 year old Labrador unravel the mysteries of the canine psyche . |