Last winter took that all out of me.

Perhaps because winter took so long to leave, she said, people have not begun to think about summer.

A harsh winter took its toll, and the army disintegrated.

Impervious to weather himself, he came to dread the winters for fear winter would take the rest of his family.

Time, wind, erosion and winter have taken a toll on the field.

The long and hard winters took the profit out of slave-labour in agriculture.

Before this was done, at least three winters of argument had taken place.

Two years ago he had five, but invasive mites and cold winters took their toll.

But three winters, with- out supplies from England, had taken their toll.

Public works officials in Connecticut also said the snowy winter was taking its toll.