Example sentences of "it take me [adv] [art] " in BNC.

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1 And it takes me over an hour to dry him .
2 It takes me about a quarter of an hour to walk briskly to work — the maddening thing is that I do not bring so that walking is reduced rather as my feet get tired in the heat , and we have had some really hot and humid days .
3 It takes me quite a while to go through them cos I check every one careful like .
4 There 's a lot of traffic here and it takes me quite a bit to cross all the roads to get to where I want .
5 It took me only a few weeks to realise that the medical world would never come to grips with polio until it could isolate the virus which caused it .
6 Of course I called her Mum , but it took me quite a little while to accept her as my mother .
7 It took me quite a while to rebuild my confidence .
8 It took me quite a few years to realize that my timing was terrible — the repercussions of being born then were enormous .
9 It took me quite a long time to get over it .
10 And I can remember one of my first patients I had to take blood from , and it took me quite a few goes on that poor lady but she 's still friends with me so she 's forgiven me .
11 To tell the truth , it took me quite a while to realize that the pitiable chirruping I heard all about me was , in fact , human speech .
12 It took me quite a long time .
13 It took me quite a while to convince him that my being with you was because I was trying to persuade you to — ’
14 Chairman , if they are recorded all later , it took me quite a long time to discover them , could we have , abbreviations just written out , it makes it very difficult for me to , I 'm not used , I mean , I 'm
15 It took me quite a while to cope with the shock . ’
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