Example sentences of "[pers pn] have take [art] [noun] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I had taken the decision to leave him . |
| 2 | Thankful that I had taken the trouble to gather dry wood while it was fine , I lighted the fire , and soon had a cheerful blaze going . |
| 3 | Tommy Gilmour , Clinton 's manager , said last night : ‘ Pat had tried to go through the pain barrier and keep his injury from me but I have taken the decision to withdraw him after consultation with an orthopaedic surgeon . ’ |
| 4 | I have taken the decision to approve the trusts . |
| 5 | Each of you has taken an oath to return a true verdict according to the evidence , but , of course , you have a duty not only as individuals , but collectively . |
| 6 | She has taken the issues raised in Woman to Woman and produced Entering the Masquerade . |
| 7 | The cast and crew of The Viking had been filming on location and , finding herself for once with little to do , she 'd taken a break to watch the great Dane Jacobsen in action . |
| 8 | She 'd taken an instant liking to Arnie 's new girlfriend , who was patently far more suited to him than she 'd ever been . |
| 9 | But she 'd taken an instant liking to you and for years she 'd been agitating for me to settle down . ’ |
| 10 | Rather chastened , she 'd taken the seat indicated while the travel consultant had tracked down flights via her VDU , gratefully accepting the more expensive club class when nothing cheaper proved available . |
| 11 | His mother , called Erica , who wore a straw hat to cricket matches , and who was obviously as kind as he was , since she 'd taken the trouble to drive the Colonel — a complete stranger — all the way to Taunton in order to watch the one-day county match and — and … |
| 12 | ‘ But I do n't suppose you 've taken the trouble to read Finnegans Wake ? ’ |
| 13 | Apart from the two social occasions when he had been with another girl , Liza had seen little of him , even though she had taken every opportunity to pass by the farmhouse where he was billeted . |
| 14 | She said she had not wanted to die but that she had taken the tablets to calm herself down in order to get some sleep . |
| 15 | Giovanna , smiling as she left , said that the bambina had never stirred and she had taken the opportunity to do a pile of ironing . |
| 16 | She had taken the opportunity to read so much about the social work of the Army she felt she knew the history , background , areas of special need inside out in theory . |
| 17 | Comfort had been in Paris for a fortnight , officially to sort out details of an exhibition of her paintings , and she had taken the opportunity to replenish her depleted wardrobe and see as many of her old friends as she could find . |
| 18 | Her husband Richard , 33 , from Gosport , told Portsmouth Crown Court she had taken the money to repay debts . |
| 19 | When she had taken the trouble to go to school , lessons had often been called off because someone had vandalized some necessary piece of equipment . |
| 20 | If he had not been halfway to sleep he would have noticed that far from washing the make-up from her face she had taken the trouble to apply the eye shadow and lip-stick that her mother sent her from Moscow . |
| 21 | McLeish , warmed by the fact that she had taken the trouble to find out a bit about him , confirmed he had been at Reading University and had worked as a young sergeant in the Flying Squad . |
| 22 | The number of times you have to take the medicines varies : frequently in an acute condition and less frequently in a chronic one . |
| 23 | You have , you have taken the word evaporated out of the air , and it 's it 's an assumption , you must cross that out . |
| 24 | Well I 'm delighted to see so many of you have taken the trouble to come and join us today for yet another annual public meeting and in welcoming you can I give a particular welcome to our new chairman Mike Betts , thank him very much indeed for joining us . |
| 25 | You should not get blisters if you have taken the trouble to fit your boots as we have suggested . |
| 26 | Friends of the Earth relies on gifts from concerned people , and if you have taken the trouble to read this letter , I sincerely believe you may be one of those who will help . |
| 27 | The reason is simple , if you have taken the trouble to read it the content is fresh in your mind and so it is easier to find a reply . |
| 28 | Over the years , we 've taken the risk to increase the court 's costs , erm , where we 've got agreed pro er , principles , and we 've b we 've been able to go to the courts and they 've agreed with us , for instance , standard fees for overloaded vehicle cases , we charge seventy pounds a time . |
| 29 | ‘ To integrate the information for each line , we have to take the time to make sure we have all of the elements necessary to verify the bills electronically , ’ Gilmont said . |
| 30 | 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 . |