Examples of 'it had taken him' in a sentence
Meaning of "it had taken him"
This phrase indicates that someone has already completed an action or task in the past. It implies that the person had already finished something by a certain point in time, suggesting a past event that has relevance in the present or future
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it had taken him
It had taken him all year to build.
I asked him how long it had taken him to write it.
It had taken him a while to put a finger on it.
He gave me the only gift he could the lesson it had taken him.
It had taken him a week to dig.
Stick remembered how long it had taken him to gain the advantage last time.
It had taken him from his difficult feelings.
He did not have a social life anymore because it had taken him back that much.
The lesson it had taken him a lifetime to learn.
It had taken him months to get this interview.
Cohen confessed that it had taken him years to write “ Hallelujah . ”.
It had taken him twenty years to achieve his dream.
Now, this took me all … It had taken him all year to build.
It had taken him a week to get over his fear.
He said, too, that it had taken him 5 years to write it.
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It had taken him a minute to get himself up and running.
Now, this took me all… it had taken him all year to build. Right.
It had taken him five years to do all the outlines.
He said it had taken him years and years.
It had taken him twenty years to learn how to draw.
He told me that it had taken him three days to get to the border.
It had taken him almost an hour to get out of the house.
In half the time it had taken him to become human, he was a wolf.
It had taken him awhile to remember where she would be tonight.
How long it had taken him to drag himself free was unknown to Johnny.
It had taken him twice as long to fill the field in previous years.
Evidently, it had taken him more than an hour to read the whole book.
It had taken him three full days just to get to first base.
Mattis said it had taken him 30 seconds to decide whether to bomb the location.
It had taken him most of the day to get out of the forest.
It had taken him only seven years to rise from second lieutenant to general.
It had taken him four years to cross the continent from east to west.
It had taken him a while to get used to Ziva.
It had taken him twelve hours to travel from London to Strasbourg.
It had taken him 3 days to break out of his shell.
It had taken him 3 days to cover the distance I had done in a week.
It had taken him 9 months and one day.
It had taken him to the very edge of death… ".
It had taken him 33 days by train and horse to travel from St Petersburg.
It had taken him 58 days to get there.
It had taken him 208 minutes and he had hit four fours.
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Measures had been taken to strengthen the judiciary
A taken male instantly becomes an unavailable male
I am sorry to have taken up all your time
