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I took it for granted that you would come to my party.

It took her a long time to adjust to the time change after she moved out west.

It took me a while to adjust to my new position in the office, but now I'm quite comfortable with it.

It took the soldiers all day to advance a mere 500 yards under the heavy fire of the enemy.

They took an adventure tour rafting down the Amazon River last year.

My friend advised me to study here because she took this course last year and really enjoyed it.

The soldier attacked and took the enemy's position entirely unaided.

The driver of a car which was in a serious accident took a breathalyzer test, and showed an alcohol level well over the limit.

We took our daughter to see an allergist because she starts sneezing whenever we go to her grandparents' house, and we want to know why.

We took our old dryer down to the junk yard where they can recycle steel appliances.

His appointment to the position took everyone by surprise.

It took me approximately 21 minutes to run the 3-mile race.

The athletes from Iceland took 25 hours in the air to arrive in Sydney, Australia, for the 27th Olympic Games in September 2000.

It took me a while to really know the different aspects of the job I had started.

It took us over three hours to assemble the swingset we bought for our children.

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