Example sentences of "he had take a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | In spite of his attempts to concentrate as much work as possible into his days in London , he still found he had to take a great deal of it back to Shamley Green . |
2 | He had to take a deep breath to stop himself tasting the delicate spot again . |
3 | This was true even of the private apartments of the Imperial family , to such an extent that if the Emperor , while working late at night as he often did , wanted a book from his library , he had to take a lighted candle with him . |
4 | In between times during the day he had to take a short ladder , laid across the bike and make sure the lamps were clean . |
5 | He had taken a great deal of trouble . |
6 | The uppers had come completely away from the soles of the toes and the treads had been worn so smooth he had taken a hot knife to them in an attempt at a retread ! |
7 | It was the first time he had taken a real look at the premises from the back . |
8 | At one time he had taken a mild interest in literature , especially erotic works , but of late it had flagged . |
9 | He had taken a personal interest in them ; there , he said , a little pettishly , Edouard would find room for no complaints . |
10 | Then , there was a description of the child 's functioning : he had taken a long time to settle into school , e.g. routine and order of the class . |
11 | An applicant for a job with a finance company claimed he had taken a lengthy career break which turned out to be a prison term for robbery . |
12 | It was where he had taken a vivacious Puerto Rican paediatrician , Carmen Rodriguez , on their first date . |
13 | He had taken a longer walk than he intended and by the time he returned to the coast road at Newlyn it was quite dark . |
14 | ‘ Sit down , ’ said Stone , after he had taken a large mouthful of the whisky . |
15 | I also spoke to the chief investigator of the Senate committee , who said that he had taken a large amount of information about this to the first secretary of the British Embassy in Washington , but the British government had hampered any further investigation . |
16 | Smith said that he had taken a pre-match risk only where the fitness of Andy Goram was concerned . |
17 | He had intended to head back to the funicolare station but perhaps he had taken a wrong turning somewhere in his hurry to get away from Maidstone 's apartment . |
18 | After being pulled over , John sheepishly explained that he had taken a wrong turning for his home in Gosforth , Newcastle upon Tyne . |
19 | In September of that year , he had taken a high line with Henry VIII , letting him trundle up to York only to gaze north at an empty road , for James , probably at the persuasion of his council , failed to keep his appointment with the English king . |
20 | He had taken a deliberate risk with his own life . |
21 | They could add more tea once he had taken a few sips . |