Example sentences of "that [pron] have take a [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 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 .
5 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 .
6 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 .
7 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 .
8 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 .
9 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 .
10 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 .
11 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 .
12 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 .
13 In his forties it grew worse and he decided to see a specialist When Alan mentioned that he had taken a lot of antibiotics just before the urticaria began , the specialist suggested that he try a diet with no sugar and very little starch .
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