Examples of 'it had taken' in a sentence

Meaning of "it had taken"

it had taken - refers to the past action of something requiring a specific amount of time or effort to complete

How to use "it had taken" in a sentence

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it had taken
It had taken these recommendations as well meaning.
Ashamed that it had taken me this long.
It had taken part in a range of regional meetings.
I felt as though it had taken over my life.
It had taken her a while to pay it off.
Or she left before it had taken place.
It had taken six years to defeat them.
I wanted to know what shapes it had taken.
Until it had taken over an entire field.
It was difficult to judge the time it had taken.
It had taken place eight days earlier.
He also wondered why it had taken so long to act.
It had taken him all year to build.
Slovakia reported that it had taken appropriate measures.
It had taken a fortnight to reach the capital.

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I felt ashamed that it had taken me this long.
It had taken three days to select a jury.
He was surprised that it had taken me so long.
It had taken me two or three weeks to complete.
I realized that it had taken off in a different way.
It had taken away people and memories.
I felt like it had taken a knock.
It had taken months to even find an opponent.
You might say that it had taken years.
It had taken all his courage to do this.
Someone asked me how long it had taken to write.
By then it had taken over her body.
I thought the person who sent it had taken it.
In reality it had taken only seven minutes.
He thought we music it had taken.
It had taken twenty years of a revival ministry.
Israel indicated that it had taken no measures in this regard.
It had taken him a while to put a finger on it.
Israel reported that it had taken no measures in this area.
It had taken my husband from me on countless nights.
Lithuania reported that it had taken measures in this area.
It had taken almost a miracle to get here.
Haiti reported that it had taken action in this regard.
It had taken us eight years to get to where we were.
I asked her how long it had taken to break you in.
It had taken three bowls of them.
If only it had taken cover.
It had taken a suitable house built.
Syria noted that it had taken no action in this regard.
It had taken on matter and was musical like a heartbeat.
I was frustrated that it had taken me away from my true work.
It had taken him a week to dig.
A social order that it had taken twenty centuries to build up.
It had taken five years to secure the capital.
I asked him how long it had taken him to write it.

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