Example sentences of "[verb] taken some time " in BNC.

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1 London has come to be my second home , but it has taken some time to get used to it .
2 According to purchasing manager Roger DaForno , this excellent relationship has taken some time to build and there 's no doubt that both organizations ' commitment to a process of continuous improvement has helped immensely .
3 Whereas years ago , it would have taken some time for that come by by which time it was no longer news , and people shrugged their shoulders and say well ,
4 Following graduation , Mujadid returned home to Karachi at the end of October , having taken some time out to visit Spain and Italy for a well earned holiday .
5 I have n't really had a vacation , this is the first time I 've taken some time off and I barely got here ; just because of the pace of the world , especially last year .
6 It had taken some time to reach a decision , but eventually they had come across to check their bonds were in place , and then had gone off .
7 He had taken some time off yesterday morning to take Azor , and incidentally her , for a long walk .
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