Example sentences of "[pers pn] [verb] [adv] taken a [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | Thoughtlessly , grandly , I had then taken a fallen branch and lopped the top leaves off some innocent plant like a child . |
2 | I 've already taken a considerable risk by telling you this much . |
3 | It it 's a part of the county council I 've always taken a considerable interest in , and I support them in all their efforts . |
4 | I have just taken a long , stiff drink . |
5 | ‘ Mrs Funnell thought it better not to call him because you 'd only taken a small dose . |
6 | 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 . |
7 | In the summer of 1921 she moved permanently to Ireland , in which country 's affairs she had always taken a keen interest . |
8 | 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 . |
9 | We have just taken a quick overall look at the situation , one that I hope will enable the reader to form a clear picture of the scope of the French nuclear programme and the unique way in which we implemented it . |
10 | They 've always taken a special interest in Sefton because of the bomb blast . |
11 | In recent years , after an earlier period of reaction , most of the leading German theologians have been post-Barthian in the sense that while they have departed from him in various ways , they have nevertheless taken a basic orientation from him . |
12 | What we can say is that where pollution control has been attempted it has usually taken a crude and simple form . |
13 | ‘ It has certainly taken a great deal of time for myself and the other ten or so members of our committee . |
14 | 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 . |
15 | He had already taken a major decision : he would stay in Vienna . |
16 | 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 . |