Example sentences of "has taken [pers pn] [det] " 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 | Q I have layered , shoulder-length permed hair and it has taken me some time to grow it to this length . |
| 3 | It has taken him all these years to understand the implications . |
| 4 | The laibon wants it understood that it has taken him some time to trace the trouble back to this incident . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | Sensibly the 18-year-old Glengormley rider has taken it all in his youthful stride and will contest the final round in Italy . |