Example sentences of "[subord] [pers pn] have take [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | On this occasion she is at a posh party , where she has taken a glass of champagne , but only ‘ to be sociable ’ — a motive which in anyone else would have driven Patrick to contemplate another of the umpteen blows he feels like unleashing — when the novelist unleashes one of his phonological jokes , which play on vagaries of pronunciation . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | Up to the fifth floor , then walk down to the third , where he 'd taken a couple of rooms . |
| 4 | It was only a four-seater plane , though , and in the end there was n't enough room for me , so I had to take a bus from Birmingham up to Dundee . |
| 5 | The secretary , who also organizes the church flower rota , has just resigned in a huff , because she says the Sunday school has taken over some shelves in the vestry flower-vase cupboard without asking , so I have to take the minutes . ’ |
| 6 | There 's older folk than you have taken the step and I reckon it 'd be a better life for both of you . |
| 7 | Once she 'd taken a room in a village where the bus just happened to stop . |
| 8 | Once you 've taken the drug , your next decision could be influenced by that drug . |
| 9 | The District Council considers that many of the object remaining objections are not greenbelt issues , although they have taken the opportunity as follows . |
| 10 | some reason it has n't accepted it and Brian says it 's probably cos me wages have n't gone in yet , the bank they ca n't be empty , so he 's hoping to get that by the time they took it out he 's money at the end , it 's embarrassing enough , so , he 's telling me , so they had to take the stuff off him |
| 11 | Lou Macari , the West Ham manager , was reported to have said it was impossible to control players once they had taken the field . |
| 12 | He now earns his living as a lorry driver , so he had taken a week 's holiday to compete at Wembley . |
| 13 | He could n't stand the idea of going back to the section-house , so he had taken a series of private lodgings . |
| 14 | It has to be extended on either side of the stream , so he has to take a note of the timber required . |
| 15 | Finally , Ronchey has obviously decided that the warding profession nationally needed smartening up , so he has taken the opportunity of his decree , which by Anglo-Saxon standards is astonishingly dirigiste in its detail , to order that from now onwards warders are to wear summer and winter uniforms ‘ in conformity with suitable models ’ . |
| 16 | On Wednesday I met Mrs Matthews in the street and she asked if I 'd taken the cat to the vet and I admitted that I had n't . |
| 17 | So what if I 've taken a jazz classic and clubbed it up ? |
| 18 | Bu but half off and half in at in moment cos I 've taken the time off but there 's lots of problems , like half the team 's gone off sick with pleurisy , tonsillitis and everything |
| 19 | He stood up when she came in and waited until she had taken the chair on the other side of the desk . |
| 20 | It was a distinct , physical feeling of sick panic , as if she had taken a step — and there was nothing there . |
| 21 | If she had taken the jeep , she knew she would have been tempted to drive it to the beach and look in at Pepe 's . |
| 22 | Better than that , the Power Launcher itself has a timed event facility , which means that you can set it to open an application at a given time — so that file you promised to send to a colleague via modem by ten o'clock on Thursday can be sent automatically , even if you 've taken the day off sick ( assuming the cleaner has n't switched your PC off , of course ! ) |
| 23 | Yes y I think you 'd be more disappointed if you , if you 'd taken the tap this time and you 'd come out with a commended . |
| 24 | ‘ You 'd have been able to live very comfortably if you 'd taken the money I offered , after we separated , ’ he pointed out . |
| 25 | Therefore make sure that you are not going to bed too early , particularly if you have taken a nap after lunch . |
| 26 | If you have taken the Norwich Union Insurance policy , the premium will be shown here . |
| 27 | Friends of the Earth relies on gifts from concerned people , and if you have taken the trouble to read this letter , I sincerely believe you may be one of those who will help . |
| 28 | You should not get blisters if you have taken the trouble to fit your boots as we have suggested . |
| 29 | The reason is simple , if you have taken the trouble to read it the content is fresh in your mind and so it is easier to find a reply . |
| 30 | For someone like Nigel who 's got all the tools it it 'd be a a it 's not a job you can come in and just do it cos you have to take a bit off clean it |