Example sentences of "[pers pn] have taken [adv prt] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I 'm afraid I 've taken up a good deal of your time for no purpose Mr. Preston . |
| 2 | ‘ I 've taken over a local building firm which has unfortunately gone belly-up , ’ Vitor told her , ‘ and included among their assets is a plot of a sizeable number of acres which encompasses your property . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ You have taken on a great responsibility , ’ the turtle told her . |
| 4 | It means we have taken out a major supplier of cannabis in the south of England . ’ |
| 5 | The darkness was almost complete now ; she could only see the faintest outline of his features , enough to know that they 'd taken on a hard , determined cast . |
| 6 | Everything around him had taken on a rosy hue and he felt excitement in his guts . |
| 7 | But because they had taken out a personal accident insurance , they or their beneficiaries received a substantial cash lump sum just when they needed it most . |
| 8 | In introducing the subject Grant commented that while it was important in crime investigation , it has taken on a new significance in the past year because of the large number of valuable documents that had been damaged as a result of fires caused by enemy action . |
| 9 | After a long period of depression , and a short period of training , he had taken on a new career — one which also demanded dexterity with the hands : that of a mortician . |
| 10 | With his wife , he had taken on a ready-made family for , although a Catholic , she was divorced , with two lolloping sons . |
| 11 | The new arrival 's haughty politeness suppressed their irritation ; his dress and studied self-sufficiency ( he had taken out a devotional book to read while sipping his brandy and water ) teased out their curiosity ; his amiability , when accosted , won their sympathy ; introductions followed at which his card commanded their instant respect and attention . |