Example sentences of "that [pron] have take [art] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 She stabbed a book with a dangerous index finger , and took herself back to her desk , to survey her class and see that no-one had taken a whiff of pot while her attention had been distracted .
2 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 .
3 ‘ The receptionist at the hotel could have told you that I 'd taken a taxi to Prague railway station , ’ she offered .
4 Thankful that I had taken the trouble to gather dry wood while it was fine , I lighted the fire , and soon had a cheerful blaze going .
5 Nigel saw my anger and was obviously surprised that I had taken the review off the Cabinet agenda .
6 If you heard that someone had taken an amethyst to bed with them , you 'd probably think that they 'd forgotten to take off their jewellery .
7 They immediately brighten , become more animated and are often quite grateful that someone has taken the time to listen to them .
8 Jackman has played Martin twice in the last eight months and lost both times , but Jackman was buoyed by the fact that she had taken a game off her on each occasion .
9 She said she had not wanted to die but that she had taken the tablets to calm herself down in order to get some sleep .
10 McLeish , warmed by the fact that she had taken the trouble to find out a bit about him , confirmed he had been at Reading University and had worked as a young sergeant in the Flying Squad .
11 Sanity returning , he ran after her , to find that she had taken the key out of the lock — and locked the door from the outside , against him .
12 ‘ It seems terrible now , David , to think that you 've taken the blame for so long for something you did n't do .
13 The point is that sometimes it ca n't be avoided — there are some issues which are so important that you have to take a stand and say to hell with how people react .
14 Under the terms of your mortgage , you will probably have to tell the lender that you have taken a tenant , and may then be charged a higher rate of interest .
15 It 's heartening to realise that you have taken the Sinead interview seriously and not just dismissed it totally as the meanderings of a bonkers woman .
16 Is not it curious that you have taken the name ? ’
17 check that you have taken the details correctly before you hang up .
18 Whether or not horses understand landing procedure ( they do n't smoke or have to cope with seat-belts ) , it occurred to me that we had taken a couple of bites at the cherry on our approach — I could only guess how near we came to dismantling the gateway to India , for there are no windows in those vehicles .
19 At the very least this theory about post-natal depressions shows it 's not that simple , the mother has a self-interest as well as the offspring and our modern insight into parental investment theory shows us that we have to take every individual 's self-interest seriously we 're not committing th the , the crude errors of group selectionism and saying you know mothers exist for the benefit of society to have children , they should put up with it .
20 Erm there is an error in that we have included er at two in that we have added in a reference there to further additional meant that we have taken the budget earlier guidelines here three point three , we are not proposing to do that and therefore that should be deleted .
21 Now that we have taken an overview of the Form method of patterning , I hope that many more knitters will not be as worried that the columns of figures published in magazines and so on , mean nothing to them , since they are n't supposed to in this format .
22 The court stated that they had to take the plaintiff as they found him .
23 She described liquidators Cork Gully as ‘ corpse snatchers ’ and said it was unfair that they had taken a total of £7.9m in expenses over 10 years .
24 Well , considering the security here in Great Britain , I hope that they have taken a precaution for that , but then we 're dealing with a person who does not go by the book .
25 They have not handed over the arguments to be articulated by lawyers and scientists even now that they have taken the city and the tannery to court in a law-suit claim for $31 million .
26 It was , she realised with astonishment , his version of an apology , and she had a feeling that it had taken a lot out of him to say it .
27 English Nature said afterwards that it had taken the case to the Lords in search of a definitive ruling .
28 He found a rusty man-trap in a cupboard — an evil contraption of chains and springs and teeth — and assured her that it had taken the leg off more than one poacher in its day .
29 Both represent such a considerable departure from previous practice , however , and share so many features in common , that it has taken a while for the dust to settle after the major upheavals of recent years and for the difference between them to emerge .
30 Fifteen Para , which has its headquarters in my constituency , was being marched to oblivion until public opinion brought itself to bear on the Ministry , and I am grateful that it has taken a step backwards , but we still do not know what size that step is .
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