Example sentences of "that [pers pn] took [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I am glad that my hon. Friend believes that I took a wise decision over those courthouse closures and they remain open . |
| 2 | They form a national network and it is from their conference statement that I took the above quotations . |
| 3 | It was through the need to obtain money for this that I took the part-time job with Mrs Morton and her husband , Weary Willy . |
| 4 | He gave her a look of such hatred that she took an involuntary step backwards . |
| 5 | The House will recall that we took a strong lead in the international effort to help the Kurds in Iraq . |
| 6 | Those critics of the police who argue that they took a partisan position can at least point to legal authority that would have justified a different approach . |
| 7 | Birdie Mac in the sweet shop told people that it took a great amount of faith these days to realise that God was fair-minded . |
| 8 | The Chinese also knew another archaic type of water-clock , a floating bowl with a hole in its base that was adjusted so that it took a specific time to sink . |
| 9 | How ironic , Antonietta 's mother remarked , that it took a young lady from a foreign country to educate them about one of their own artists ! |
| 10 | However , when there was a conflict it appears that both interpretations were considered , and that it took a considerable amount of time to resolve the conflict . |
| 11 | In other words , if a shopkeeper can not show that he took every reasonable step to satisfy himself about the age of the person buying cigarettes or any other tobacco product , he has committed an offence . |
| 12 | Burton was so elated at his tough bargaining that he took a rare taxi back to Pelham Crescent , where he met his neighbour , Emlyn Williams , who winkled the details out of him and sent him back for £30 . |
| 13 | It was later that evening that he took a white muslin dress out of the bag with which he had returned from Paris and asked me to wear it as a nightdress . |