Example sentences of "took a [adj] [noun] to get " in BNC.
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| 1 | When she first joined the company , packing vitamins and herbal medicines three years ago , she took a little time to get used to the work . |
| 2 | Progress was slow and it took a long time to get a handicap , the first being 17 . |
| 3 | The two drawbacks were that it initially took a long time to get into , and it was hot — the first problem was solved , the second not . |
| 4 | But many of the boys took a long time to get over their paralysed state . |
| 5 | It took a long time to get round to the subject of Silvia and Jeff . |
| 6 | Erm it took a long time to get round to it , you know , the , the agreement to the twenty thousand . |
| 7 | It took a fierce effort to get her back on her mental feet . |