Example sentences of "i have taken [art] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ The receptionist at the hotel could have told you that I 'd taken a taxi to Prague railway station , ’ she offered . |
| 2 | I 'd taken a box of medication I was on at the time — drops I needed for my eyes , my asthma inhalant and things like that . |
| 3 | I do n't think I 'd taken a breath from when he took his stance until the ball finished up on the green . |
| 4 | at the time , I thought , ‘ This is ridiculous , I 'm holding these boys back ’ because I was also managing a singer called Marc Bolan , and in the quieter moments , he and David would decorate my office to fill in the time , but I said to them that I had just run out of money and could n't afford to carry on — I 'd taken no commission from either of them at the time — so I went off to Spain to think about my next move and released them both from their contracts . ’ |
| 5 | She asked me whether I 'd taken the cat to the vet , and I admitted that I had n't . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | I had n't needed to serve her : I 'd taken the tray from Cathy . |
| 8 | And one of the people I 'd taken an order from , they started pushing . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | I had taken no interest in Egyptian politics , but this struck me as a novel view . |
| 11 | I had taken a couple of slices of bread up the tree with me , with the intention of feeding small pieces of pinched flake into their midst to see if they would accept them . |
| 12 | I had taken a letter of introduction from my own bench and from the Magistrates Association . |
| 13 | I had seen it when I had taken a detour from Arequipa into the Colca , reputedly twice as deep as the Grand Canyon . |
| 14 | Nigel saw my anger and was obviously surprised that I had taken the review off the Cabinet agenda . |
| 15 | This time I had taken the precaution of tipping off the organizers in advance and swearing them to silence . |
| 16 | But I think they recognise that I 'm not trying to exploit the Broads to line my pocket , and that I 've taken a bit of care . |
| 17 | ‘ I 've taken a bearing on the monastery and radar station on Mount Elias there . |
| 18 | I 've taken a look at three big names in DOS word processing — WordStar 7 , WordPerfect 5.1 and Q&A 4 — to see what they have to offer in comparison with their much-hyped Windows brethren . |
| 19 | the first time I 've taken a pill for years and years and she said , my taste and my smell |
| 20 | After booking his place in today 's semi-final as fastest qualifier , McKean said : ‘ I felt totally in command out there , and I 've taken a lot of confidence from that run . ’ |
| 21 | I 've taken a dislike to the colour . |
| 22 | That 's why I 've taken the liberty of preparing and enclosing a suggested Personal Itinerary , which incorporates an abundance of ways you might enjoy your stay with us … |
| 23 | ‘ I 've taken the tape to the police , of course , and told them about my cat , but that 's all . |
| 24 | ‘ I 've taken the tape of last week 's event around several companies , and already some are showing interest . ’ |
| 25 | I 've taken the bedroom on the right-hand side at the top of the stairs . |
| 26 | Mind you I 've taken the precaution of leaving all my nursing manuals at home . |
| 27 | Beales said : ‘ I was sure you would say that , but I 've taken the precaution of declining to give it to your men . |
| 28 | I have taken a stand for freedom against tyranny . |
| 29 | Cllr Cooper , a buyer for Littlewoods , said : ‘ I have taken a year off work to do this and there is no point if at the end I have made no difference at all . |
| 30 | Embarrassed salesman Mr Drury , 34 , said : ‘ I have taken a lot of stick at work over this . |