Example sentences of "[pron] [pron] [verb] taken [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | By the way , there 's someone who has taken the d'Urberville name near The Chase . |
| 2 | This body of mine in which I had taken no pleasure or pride , he was honouring , saying to it , ‘ I love you , I love you , I love you , ’ believing me to be asleep , and I let him go on believing . |
| 3 | If , in addition to the few notes which I have taken the liberty of enclosing , you feel that you need any advice , then please ask for it . |
| 4 | I know that the rules for feature-page articles are different from those for reviews , but I do think that Alan Clark , who was given large space on the Times ’ main feature page , could have got around to mentioning the book from which he had taken the material for his strictures of Churchill before his last two paragraphs : ‘ And yet , so docile and leader-oriented is the Conservative Party [ Whoops ! |
| 5 | Everyone who has taken the trouble to contact them and to work with them speaks of their high qualities and commitment . |
| 6 | Harriet was telling me you 'd taken the cottage opposite hers . |
| 7 | ‘ Why did n't you tell me you 'd taken the pearls ? |
| 8 | For there was nothing but mockery there as he scorned loftily , ‘ Do n't tell me you 've taken the cure ? ’ |
| 9 | Mind you I 've taken the precaution of leaving all my nursing manuals at home . |
| 10 | we we 've taken the contract up with the Chad , have n't we ? |
| 11 | Because they were overthrown and the others were taken off into captivity into battle life , and what a life they had , the one of slavery , so at that time because they took no note , because they were destiny instructions to Jehovah for his word and again want to see , they had eyes , but they just did n't want to see it they knew , all the whys and wherefores and what the responsibilities were , but they did n't measure up to them and because of that many of them lost their lives , and if they did n't they were taken into captivity , Jeremiah four , in verse twenty two , again another prophecy sent to them exactly over the same message , the same reasons describes to them as being a , er people that is foolish and of me they have taken no notice Jeremiah four and verse twenty two . |
| 12 | Then when Tsu Ma returns from riding , I 'll tell him you have taken the job , yes ? ’ |
| 13 | On the other hand , the great majority reckoned that they themselves had taken the decision to use a particular type of credit ( regardless of whether or not they had seriously considered any other type too ) . |
| 14 | He went back to the telephone , prompted by the recollection of an awkward scene where he had been made to feel unwelcome , a situation created by a man to whom he had taken a dislike . |
| 15 | When he admitted his offence to the SFA , poor Willie told them he had taken the drug to alleviate hay fever . |
| 16 | The matter may also arise indirectly in situations in which the decision-maker belongs to an organisation which initiated the proceeding , but where he himself has taken no part in the decision to prosecute . |
| 17 | You 've probably taken two hours getting the stuff out and then putting it back in again , and if you move it you 've taken a lot longer . |
| 18 | There was no proof that it was he who had taken the necklace . |
| 19 | This is n't sculpture from the gimmicky , pile-of-bricks school as anyone who has taken the trouble to observe how a flock behaves will instantly recognise . |
| 20 | We establish order and think we are in control ; then Nu throws over the table and breaks what we have taken a lifetime to construct . |