Example sentences of "[vb past] [pers pn] have take [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ Next day he packed his bags and I found he had taken a load of my clothes , ’ added Kim .
2 He also claimed he had taken no part in the actual assaults on the victim .
3 But then avowed with a great deal of feeling , ‘ I sorely needed somebody 's help when , with daylight I returned to that hotel and discovered you 'd taken a train back to Mariánské Láznë ! ’
4 I think she thought I had taken the wind out of Rossetti 's sails … .
5 Celia knew she had to take the threat seriously .
6 I thought you had taken the cab to Reading . ’
7 ‘ I confess that I thought you 'd taken the boat .
8 We felt we had to take the initiative and hope the Chlorine Information Service will prompt other organisations to follow our lead . ’
9 Rovers thought they 'd taken the lead when Frazer Digby was forced to save on the line .
10 The feeling persisted and suddenly , although he knew he was being ridiculous , he felt he had to take a ride into Mansfield to have a look at the site where the old Empire Theatre had once stood .
11 ‘ The scene is so central to the whole film that Sly felt he had to take the cut to save production , ’ said a film insider .
12 We knew he 'd taken a survival kit and space blanket on his trip , and that knowledge gave us hope .
13 He later admitted he 'd taken a tablet supplied by another pupil .
14 Did you have to take a lot to the pawn shop ? .
15 I see let take it from the other end , why did you have to take the insertion of the contingency fund of the estimates
16 One , Destina Momrosier of Port-au-Prince , said she had taken the boat several times , usually with 500-600 other passengers , but she estimated that as many as 1,500 probably could fit aboard .
17 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 .
18 While some sailors said they had taken an oath to the Soviet Union and would never take another , others said they would serve in any fleet as long as the pay was right .
19 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
20 When she got through he said he had taken a train on the spur of the moment and was in Bristol .
21 As we did so he explained he had taken the day off , instead of next Sunday , which would have been part of his free week-end .
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