Example sentences of "took her a [adj] " in BNC.

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1 It took her a long time to come to terms with that presence ; the proximity of an armed police officer was the most potent reminder of the gilded cage she had now entered .
2 It was difficult for her to breathe , and it took her a long time to climb the stairs .
3 As soon as she 'd gone , Flavia Sherman began to fumble with the buckle of her belt ; but her hands shook uncontrollably and it took her a long time to undress .
4 It took her a long time to negotiate the journey to the small , functional bathroom across the passage , but in the end she accomplished it without incident .
5 The training , which took her a bare eight months , was a strenuous business , including 52 hours of flying ( 13 of them solo ) , and culminating in four written exams , on air law , navigation and meteorology radio-telecommunications , and air-frames and engines .
6 It took her a few minutes to realise what it was .
7 It took her an absolute age to get off to sleep that night , and what sleep she did get was only sketchy .
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