Example sentences of "taken i [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ It 's taken me four years to get to the point where I can admit this , but I still want you , Jessamy .
2 It 's taken me four years to get to the point where I can live without you , start to look forward to the future , and you 're not going to take that away from me .
3 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 .
4 Listen : it 's taken me two years to get this thing done .
5 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 .
6 It had taken me fifteen minutes .
7 ‘ It 's taken me 10 years to grow them this long so I do n't like hiding them completely under a hat . ’
8 It had however taken me 40 gallons to fly from Duxford down to Stansted and I felt that somehow I was on a loser here !
9 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 .
10 It 's taken me 6 years .
11 It 's taken me 24 years to go solo .
12 It 's taken me twenty years to catch up .
13 It has taken me seven years to find the right school for my son .
14 So it has taken me 60 years to finish the book I began in 1933 .
15 If you think like that , you 'll conquer the world , but it 's taken me ten years to discover it . ’
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