Example sentences of "[pers pn] have take [art] [noun] in " in BNC.
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| 1 | Had I wanted to do something in astronomy , which I did actually want to do because I 'd taken an interest in it , in fact I would not have thought of this type of molecule . |
| 2 | I had taken no interest in Egyptian politics , but this struck me as a novel view . |
| 3 | But I have a gem of a nun who 's a wizard with a needle , and after she 'd taken a tuck in the waist and put two inches on the hem , they looked almost tailor-made . ’ |
| 4 | Once she 'd taken a room in a village where the bus just happened to stop . |
| 5 | ‘ I know you 've taken a degree in textile design … ’ |
| 6 | She had to take a class in ten minutes . |
| 7 | She had taken a delight in reproaching Edith at every opportunity . |
| 8 | She had taken a job in Manchester which bored her as much as she knew it would , but where she could settle down and get to know the people she was working with . |
| 9 | Having asked that she should not be disturbed she had taken the overdose in her room . |
| 10 | She had taken the curtain in one hand when she heard a man 's voice . |
| 11 | ‘ You see , we have to take an interest in everything which hinges on the strange case of Sabine Jourdain . ’ |
| 12 | we have taken the lead in Europe in pressing for the establishment of a Europe-wide Drugs Unit , as a first step towards a creation of a ‘ Europol ’ ; |
| 13 | That is why we have taken the lead in the restaurant industry to voluntarily list and explain the ingredients in our food . |
| 14 | Terry Acheson , a director of the locally-owned Londonderry processing-plant , said : ‘ We have taken the lead in marketing Farm Quality Assured lambs from seven local lamb groups to customers across the water and on the Continent . |
| 15 | She and her husband , Stephen , feel they 've only just begun to grieve , one we barn , where they 'd taken the girls in January last year . |
| 16 | Urbina said they had taken the embassy in protest against President Violeta Chamorro 's policy of allowing left-wing Sandinistas to retain control of the police and army after she had beaten them in elections in 1990. — AP |
| 17 | They were made parties to these proceedings but , since the debt owing to the building society now exceeds the value of the property and since they can be in no better position than the building society , they have taken no part in the proceedings . |
| 18 | Furthermore , they have taken no part in the great debate in the Scottish Constitutional Convention , although there is still a seat available for that party . |
| 19 | This is Local Government Information unit , which is funded from all of the Local Authority Associations , and they have taken an interest in the passing of the environmental bills and they ran , we do give them some help , which we did . |
| 20 | It has to take the initiative in building up the collection , and not rely on librarians remembering to send new material . |
| 21 | ‘ It has taken the rise in bottled water drinking to make it practicable to sell it on its own . ’ |
| 22 | Maybe he 'd taken a course in French film as a way of learning how to pick up girls . |
| 23 | Mr Ford 's plane ran out of fuel after it had taken a battering in Atlantic storms in May 1943 . |
| 24 | One day he had taken a walk in the country , and had surprised two lovers in a wood . |
| 25 | He had taken no part in the hurried labours within the church , but had held himself aloof with dignity in the abbot 's lodging , which was still high and dry . |
| 26 | He also claimed he had taken no part in the actual assaults on the victim . |
| 27 | He had taken the boy in his arms like a father saying farewell to his son . |
| 28 | It was so long since he had taken an interest in anything . |