Example sentences of "[pron] must have taken a [noun] " in BNC.

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1 She must have taken a knife to push the cord through , she said , there was hardly any room for it .
2 ‘ When I got back I found I had left the garden door a little ajar ; she must have taken a chill .
3 But presumably he must have taken a shine , as the expression went , to Celia , particularly as he had gone to such trouble to seek her out and visit her at the Meadhaven Clinic .
4 He must have taken a shine to the jacket because he turned the corner — and never came back leaving the police red-faced .
5 He must have taken a cut in pay . "
6 It must have taken a couple of hours or more to reach the machan , a platform raised on poles .
7 It must have taken a while from Taunton , Charles thought , as Frances drove them in the yellow Renault 5 along the route Lesley-Jane had described .
8 It must have taken a lot of practice to become so fluent , ’ she called down the hatch to let him know she was back .
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