Example sentences of "[Wh adv] [pron] have take [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Zborowski told Carco how he had taken fifteen canvases to a merchant the other morning and wanted very little money for them , but the merchant sent him away … |
| 2 | You may well be wondering why I have taken such pains to show that the Spirit of God , his active intervention on the human scene which took such varied forms in the Old Testament , became concentrated in the person of Jesus the Messiah , and then was poured out by him upon the messianic community . |
| 3 | He could n't fathom why she 'd taken such exception to Eleanor . |
| 4 | Dr Michael Clarke , the society 's south-east England regional conservation officer , said yesterday : ‘ The Medway estuary is recognised internationally as a conservation area , particularly for birdlife , and that is why we have taken this step of seeking judicial review . ’ |
| 5 | That 's the first and they 'll be the ones that will be able to tell you why they 've taken that decision and why we say it 's a reasonable decision . |
| 6 | Neville Chamberlain returned that day from France , where he had taken ten days ' rest , and the last session of Baldwin 's leadership began . |