Example sentences of "but [pron] have take [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Once , as he sat cross-legged on his mattress reading , deep in thought , I grabbed both his ankles , and yanked his legs , saying , ‘ Excuse me , but I have to take this wheelbarrow out to the garden . ’ |
| 2 | " But I have to take calculated risks sometimes . |
| 3 | But he had taken enormous risks . |
| 4 | But he had taken three years to get there . |
| 5 | But it had taken four years from the completion of that review for a decision to be made on the future of the RHA 's six asylums . |
| 6 | But it had taken bad ways and , by the time he 'd agreed to see the doctor , it was too late . |
| 7 | But it has taken many years for such discoveries to be accepted and acted upon , especially when they conflict with public convenience and related commercial interests , as the sad story of tobacco promotion and consumption shows . |
| 8 | It was only 10 years ago that the prize-money was less than £80,000 , but it has taken giant strides forward and the future looks even brighter . |
| 9 | London has come to be my second home , but it has taken some time to get used to it . |
| 10 | An exact replica of one of them is being shipped to Armenia , right down to blackboards and chalk , but it 's taken top level agreement between Mr Gorbachev and Mrs Thatcher to make it happen . |