Examples of 'this took me' in a sentence

Meaning of "this took me"

this took me: This phrase is often used to express the amount of time or effort required to complete a task or achieve a goal. It indicates that a particular action or accomplishment demanded a significant investment of one's resources, such as time, energy, or skills. The phrase can convey a sense of accomplishment, surprise, or exhaustion depending on the context

How to use "this took me" in a sentence

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this took me
And this took me awhile to figure out.
Understanding this took me years.
This took me six hours to stack this.
I must admit this took me two attempts.
This took me two weeks to get through.
Naturally this took me by extreme.
This took me two months to grow this.
Now keep in mind that this took me five years to achieve.
This took me a while to understand and accept.
You know how long this took me to write?
This took me four or five years.
I ran out of ink, and even this took me an hour to print.
This took me forever to put together.
Do you have any idea how long this took me to build?
This took me five years to fix.

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He shared some very important matters with me … this took me by surprise.
This took me all of an hour to disconnect.
I walked stepping into his steps and this took me to the summit!
Because this took me an hour to build.
I would guess that between tracing and painting, this took me about two hours.
But this took me some time.
Do not tell anyone about this . This took me ages.
All of this took me seven hours.
To get from being a gas station attendant to this took me 15 years.
This took me about a month to make.
I will not lie, this took me months.
This took me months to choose.
Unfortunately for me this took me to the age of 40.
This took me seven hours.
I have no explanation, but this took me months to finish!
This took me a long time.
I 'd spend months learning something and this took me an hour the first time!
Recognizing this took me back to my first days of marriage.
Do you have any idea how long this took me to build? - It was.
This took me back to my past.
And then this took me Uh, sure.
This took me more time than the unloading process.
You know how long this took me to write? You are so gross!
This took me to a default page.
Sorry, you are not . And this took me awhile to figure out.
This took me weeks of work.
Now everyone, I am sure, knows this took me no time at all to read.
This took me like an hour.
I stopped feeling like I had to pick a side, but this took me many, many years.
This took me a while to master.
And, you see, this took me two hours.
This took me ages.
Don't tell anyone about this. - This took me ages.
This took me an hour to do.
You're so gross! You know how long this took me to write?

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