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hanygeorge38
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 Posted: Tue Nov 25, 2003 2:38 am Post subject: phrasal verb |
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Hello teacher,
what is the meaning of take in the following example
When the nurse pricked his heel he screamed
really loudly and then cried for the few minutes
it took for her to get enough blood for the test.
as i really confuse the meaning of take here
Thanks
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bud
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Hi Hany,
Here, 'took' is part of the phrase 'the few minutes it took.' It describes a timespan, in this case a timespan of a few minutes.
We can also phrase it in this way: It 'took a few minutes' for her to get enough blood for the test.
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advoca
Joined: 09 Oct 2003
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Location: Beijing
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| Posted: Wed Nov 26, 2003 6:38 pm Post subject: Re: phrasal verb |
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| hanygeorge38 wrote: |
Hello teacher,
what is the meaning of take in the following example
When the nurse pricked his heel he screamed
really loudly and then cried for the few minutes
it took for her to get enough blood for the test.
as i really confuse the meaning of take here
Thanks |
Hi, hanygeorge38
It may help you if you break up the long sentence.
The nurse pricked his heel. He then screamed really loudly. Then he cried. It took her a few minutes to get enough blood for the test. He cried while she was doing this.
Does that help? |
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