Example sentences of "[pron] had [adv] take a [adj] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Thoughtlessly , grandly , I had then taken a fallen branch and lopped the top leaves off some innocent plant like a child . |
| 2 | Once the T-bar drag-lift had been invented and installed in Davos in 1934 , it was possible to get to runs , which had previously taken a twenty-minute climb to reach , in half a minute . |
| 3 | She had even taken a small part at a provincial theatre until pregnancy again intervened , and had found that she was not forgotten , that Dinah Asshe could become Dinah Arkwright and be the same woman . |
| 4 | He waited until she had obediently taken a few sips of the ale , before propping one knee on the bed beside her and jerking her face up to his . |
| 5 | In the summer of 1921 she moved permanently to Ireland , in which country 's affairs she had always taken a keen interest . |
| 6 | She had always taken a long time over her toilet : a review of her clothes ; a long-drawn-out bath ; massage ; manicure ; then her hair and make-up . |
| 7 | Cam had a vague memory of a glamorous ‘ aunt ’ , who had once taken a remote interest in his father , but it was no more than a shadow . |
| 8 | It had only taken a few weeks for Lucy Ashdown to become one of the more useful ringers on Charlie 's list of reserves . |
| 9 | He had also taken a new Japanese product called Musachi , to replace the proteins lost through training and competitions — after getting the approval of team doctor Malcolm Brown . |
| 10 | He had already taken a major decision : he would stay in Vienna . |
| 11 | He had always taken a strong interest in his students but , compared with Camberwell and Central , the College , having more pretensions , had a social side that created greater togetherness . |