Example sentences of "[pers pn] have take [art] [noun] [coord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But once I 'd taken the plunge and got myself organised , I found it was n't bad at all , and not nearly as difficult as I 'd imagined . ’ |
| 2 | I had to take a breather and a hoarse croak escaped me . |
| 3 | This body of mine in which I had taken no pleasure or pride , he was honouring , saying to it , ‘ I love you , I love you , I love you , ’ believing me to be asleep , and I let him go on believing . |
| 4 | I 've taken the pineapple and banana pattern and knitted it using various buttons and changing the position of the point cams . |
| 5 | ‘ Barry wants to see how she has taken the race and I do n't think he will make his mind up until next week , ’ said owner-breeder Dick Hollingsworth . |
| 6 | She wished she had taken a chance and kept Angel , for there was no lessening of the pain that parting with her had caused , and no comfort to be found in Newcastle Place . |
| 7 | Just over five minutes later she had taken the tablet and Felipe was pouring her a cup of tea , and Maggie looked at him in amusement . |
| 8 | This meant that to go for a crap you had to take a shovel and dig a hole which was hard work when the ground was solid . |
| 9 | The point is that sometimes it ca n't be avoided — there are some issues which are so important that you have to take a stand and say to hell with how people react . |
| 10 | ‘ In extreme heat you have to take a breather and slow things down . |
| 11 | But then if a thing is so patently right … you have to take the decision and risk it . |
| 12 | Do n't expect everything to be crystal clear , or cut and dried for Monday 's one of those times when you have to take the lead and not wait for folk to spell things out in words of one syllable . |
| 13 | There 's older folk than you have taken the step and I reckon it 'd be a better life for both of you . |
| 14 | We felt we had to take the initiative and hope the Chlorine Information Service will prompt other organisations to follow our lead . ’ |
| 15 | They 'd taken a ballot and the members had agreed . |
| 16 | When we got back , they 'd taken the carpet and some of the furniture away . |
| 17 | Suddenly I had this vision of him having taken an overdose and phoning to say goodbye . |
| 18 | Next day they had taken the mirror and the pottery and the porcelain to Long Melford because there were more antique shops in Long Melford than anywhere else they had seen , but £20 was all they got for the lot . |
| 19 | They have not handed over the arguments to be articulated by lawyers and scientists even now that they have taken the city and the tannery to court in a law-suit claim for $31 million . |
| 20 | He 'd taken a chance and he 'd been found out . |
| 21 | It had taken a year and a half to find out , but now — at last — I was sure . |
| 22 | He had taken a pace or two when something tugged at the shoulder of his coat . |
| 23 | From the wall above the fireplace he had taken a gun and shot Troy , who now lay very still . |
| 24 | But when in one class he had taken the register and pronounced their names correctly , there had been some laughter from non-Indian children ( who were a minority in the class ) but floods of embarrassed giggles from Asian children , who seemed to prefer their names to be mispronounced in school . |
| 25 | She admitted it but that was , she had drunk more than her share , that was , it was not to be taken seriously , there were , she could n't even remember saying it , it could have been him , he was drunk was n't he , misunderstanding or even making it up , after all he had done it , not her , he had taken the boy to London , she was asleep , did n't even hear them go , he had taken the boy and left him there , OK , lost him there , easy to do in London but better find him or all hell would break loose and she was not going to carry the can , not for anybody . |
| 26 | When he had taken the tea and lay warmly wrapped and no longer shivering , Sister Cooney left him . |
| 27 | he 's taken a bite and he 's fucking spurting water all over the |