Example sentences of "[verb] [pron] have take [adj] [noun sg] " 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 | Of course , she had known it was there , but apart from testing that it was locked she had taken scant notice of it . |
| 3 | Still I suppose I have to take second place to your work . ’ |
| 4 | I believe we have to take this aspect of the Spirit very seriously today . |
| 5 | We felt we had to take direct action . |
| 6 | ‘ 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 . ’ |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | She cursed herself for stating the obvious , wished she had taken more note of where they had brought her . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | At quarter to eleven her old friend Jerry , the Valium addict , wandered in complaining of stomach pains and said he 'd taken another overdose . |
| 12 | Does it have to take another oil disaster like the Braer tanker , before Britain acts ? |
| 13 | ‘ 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 . ’ |