Example sentences of "[subord] [pron] have take [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He had had a successful academic career at Cambridge University , where he had taken successive degrees leading up to his PhD . |
| 2 | ‘ I recommended the player through a contact , so I have taken some flak from my management team . |
| 3 | Chief executive Frank Burns said : ‘ We would have had to spend 50pc of the cost on fire precautions in any case , so we have taken this opportunity to provide what is the most important building in Wirral with an entrance that gives patients , staff and visitors a welcoming and efficient first impression . ’ |
| 4 | Let's not have sniping from the Tory benches once we 've taken this decision . |
| 5 | By 1985 sales of tape cassettes were outnumbering disc sales , although it had taken 40 years for the advocates of magnetic recording to see this come about . |
| 6 | No one would suggest that he rivals Sobers as the greatest of all-rounders , for , although he has taken more wickets , his batting has been much less consistent and his Test average is some twenty-three points lower than Sobers ' . |
| 7 | It took hundreds of millions of years to evolve these abilities , longer , perhaps , than it has taken human beings to evolve from fish . |
| 8 | Once he had taken that view he abdicated , albeit unconsciously , his responsibility to rule on the submissions made . |
| 9 | And , once he had taken three months off to play for England in Australia , the rumour seemed to have died the death . |
| 10 | ‘ If I 'd taken more trouble with economics I might have been more effective as Prime Minister . |
| 11 | I do not make any award for the sums claimed from disposable income for her employment during the said , the alleged year off , since I 'm not satisfied she would have had a year off , or would have had any disposable income even if she had taken that year . |
| 12 | Yeah i I would advise you to contact the er notify the superannuation section yes of any re-employment if you 've taken premature retirement . |
| 13 | That 's the important phrase , and if you find it 's easier to keep it mobile if you 've taken some paracetamol or aspirin , then by all means do that . |
| 14 | If you 'd taken more care … ’ |
| 15 | If you have taken the recommended Norwich Union insurance cover you must make an insurance claim under the Legal Expenses section in respect of any legal fees incurred abroad for that purpose , and if you have taken alternative insurance , you must do likewise under any Legal Expenses cover provided by it . |
| 16 | N.B. You may make a claim if your cancellation falls within the terms of the insurance policy negotiated by HCI with the Norwich Union , if you have taken that cover . |
| 17 | Do please inform the office if you have taken this course and passed the examination . |
| 18 | Would it perhaps affect our outlook on the mother-child relationship if we had to take this responsibility on ourselves ? |
| 19 | The time to consider whether one wishes to opt out and whether one was opposed to a certain system is always when a decision has been made , but I 'd have thought it would have been far in the interests of the people of Banbury and the children and parents of Banbury if they 'd taken full advantage of the discussion on the tertiary college and had made their opinions known , and in the light of the results coming out and say a satisfactory decision had arisen that was frankly the time to get into the business of opting out . |
| 20 | The Gotobeds were bad owners , you see ; our dad was killed by a rock fall that would never have happened , Mr Evans says , if they 'd taken proper safety precautions . |
| 21 | The Snotling base fights at full effect until it has taken 3 wounds when it is removed . |
| 22 | If it has taken two weeks of nail-biting finally to pluck up courage to visit a clinic , only to be greeted by an unsympathetic or gruff receptionist , who demands details you had not expected to have to give in a loud voice , the temptation to cut and run may be overwhelming . |
| 23 | It is remarkable that the talks have got so far , even if it has taken six years to get within touching distance of a deal . |
| 24 | ‘ If he had taken that product , he would also have tested positive those other days as well , ’ Grollet said . |
| 25 | He looked as if he 'd taken both barrels into his chest at very close range . |
| 26 | Very broadly stated , it is a duty to treat the trespasser with ordinary humanity … the occupier is not at fault if he has done as much as is required of him , if he has taken reasonable steps to deter the trespasser from entering or remaining on the premises , or part of the premises , in which he will encounter a dangerous situation . |
| 27 | Unless you 've taken good care of your windows over the years , they are probably looking a little peaky — and may be downright poorly . |
| 28 | But the women who have n't bothered with make-up — unless they 've taken superlative care of their complexions — have now got skin that shows the ravages of time . |
| 29 | Rule 5 — 30(1) provides that a firm must not recommend a transaction to a private customer or act as a discretionary manager unless it has taken reasonable steps to enable the private customer to understand the nature of the risks involved . |
| 30 | She was unconscious because she had taken some sleeping pills . |