Examples of 'it took years' in a sentence
Meaning of "it took years"
it took years: This phrase is used to emphasize that something required a significant amount of time before it was accomplished or achieved. It implies that the process or journey was lengthy, possibly involving challenges, obstacles, or setbacks along the way
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it took years
It took years to make the sword of hattanzo.
Scared me so much that it took years off my life.
It took years of cultivation to win his trust.
The seed had been planted but it took years to germinate.
It took years before it worked like clockwork.
In fact it took years.
It took years before he started to take me seriously.
I am guessing it took years.
It took years to achieve its rare beauty.
I remember the ruins and it took years until the city was rebuilt.
It took years for civil order to be established.
The destruction caused by this event was such that it took years to reverse.
She said it took years off my face.
Something of this magnitude, it took years to plan.
It took years before the two were reconciled.
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Because of the inhospitable area it took years before mining of the gold was started.
It took years for the industry to revive.
For Kaminsky it took years.
It took years to get used to your gifts.
As we have seen, it took years to rectify matters.
It took years before their family accepted it.
Yeah, but he also said that it took years.
It took years to recover from those losses.
I am actually very proud of it now, but it took years.
It took years until things got better.
It did indeed burn out, but it took years to do so.
It took years for him to admit it to himself.
Hanging out with them, it took years off my life.
It took years to learn to how to live again.
My point is, for this to happen it took years of hard work.
It took years to get into the situation.
Something of this magnitude, it took years to plan and we had days.
It took years of effort to correct this deficit.
Her challenges are so far-reaching that it took years to settle on a diagnosis.
It took years for her to be taken seriously.
It was not easy making these changes ; it took years of committed work.
It took years to remove all their links.
Like the grey and brown natural skins, it took years of breeding.
It took years for me to see them as allies.
He asked us not to bury him until you came, even if it took years.
It took years before women were admitted to universities.
It 's also important to point out that it took years to make this rule.
It took years for some people to wake up.
Since photographers could not get access, it took years to amass evidence of genocide.
It took years for the sisters to be reunited.
Considerable acrimony between the contractors resulted, and it took years before the problems were solved.
It took years to become a good piano player.
When Simpson showed up, it took years off my life.
It took years to collect all the bodies.
But unfortunately for the British, it took years.
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