Example sentences of "[verb] [pron] have take [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ukraine ( except in the formerly Habsburg part ) and Macedonia showed no signs of wanting to break away until the USSR and Yugoslavia had been destroyed by other hands , and they found they had to take some action in self-defence . |
| 2 | The inquest into his death found he 'd taken nine times the usual dose of LSD … but recorded an open verdict . |
| 3 | ‘ Do n't you think you 've taken enough pictures ? ’ |
| 4 | Of course , she had known it was there , but apart from testing that it was locked she had taken scant notice of it . |
| 5 | Still I suppose I have to take second place to your work . ’ |
| 6 | Now , suppose I have taken enough men on already — ‘ Donald laughed . |
| 7 | I believe we have to take this aspect of the Spirit very seriously today . |
| 8 | And it was as he turned from her , that jewel box in his hand , that he suddenly knew who had taken those jewels , and his anger carried him away from Charity 's pain and her need . |
| 9 | We felt we had to take direct action . |
| 10 | ‘ We have received £350 from the district council , and hopefully £350 will come from the county council , but I think we have to take each stage as it arises . ’ |
| 11 | I think we have to take these measures now because polite demonstration is pointless . |
| 12 | Yes , I think we have to take any situation like this , not just the major ones like war , but any situation that we come across and use it as a real opportunity for learning , and maybe for adults to be able to do the things that they did n't do when they were children , which is why now we often respond as child in these situations . |
| 13 | She cursed herself for stating the obvious , wished she had taken more note of where they had brought her . |
| 14 | Only 14 per cent of registration officers said they had taken positive action to get information to the half million people in homes or hostels . |
| 15 | Carol Hooper of Wan-stead , East London said : ‘ Michelle said they have taken all precautions . |
| 16 | Last May just days before his finals he telephoned his mother in Singapore to say he 'd taken 200 pills . |
| 17 | Mr Lynch said he had taken legal advice on whether the 1912 Protection of Animals ( Scotland ) Act could be used against anyone found harassing the whales . |
| 18 | At quarter to eleven her old friend Jerry , the Valium addict , wandered in complaining of stomach pains and said he 'd taken another overdose . |
| 19 | Does it have to take another oil disaster like the Braer tanker , before Britain acts ? |
| 20 | ‘ Give me a chance to prove myself , Mrs Smelley , and then you would n't ‘ ave to come out in all weathers , when you suddenly discover you 've taken more bookin 's than you expected . ’ |