Example sentences of "[vb past] taken the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Moved by the verdict , Mr Donnellan 's mother said she was proud he 'd taken the case to the police in order to clear himself . |
| 2 | He 'd taken the drug a square of paper like this , which would have distorted his perception and could have accentuated suicidal feelings . |
| 3 | I wish I 'd taken the money now ! finding I was pregnant scared me more than anything , because my sister Vanessa was also pregnant and saying to me , " I 'm pregnant — what am I going to do ? " |
| 4 | ‘ You 'd have been able to live very comfortably if you 'd taken the money I offered , after we separated , ’ he pointed out . |
| 5 | The evening had commenced at a restaurant where Rune had introduced her to koldt bord , the pan-Scandinavian cold buffet-style spread , while he 'd taken the opportunity of finding out more details about Suzie , including her appearance . |
| 6 | Harriet was telling me you 'd taken the cottage opposite hers . |
| 7 | Yes y I think you 'd be more disappointed if you , if you 'd taken the tap this time and you 'd come out with a commended . |
| 8 | She wanted other children , and by then I 'd taken the decision never to have any more and had a vasectomy . |
| 9 | And er I wrote to the No we 'd taken the decision at the Portobello branch th that Sunday that we support When we supported the executive decision , the strike for our just demand you see . |
| 10 | Erm the Japanese presence in the south was , was more just along the coast , they , they , they 'd taken the trading ports erm and they had some of the interior but on , on the whole south China had not been dominated by the Japanese , th th th their base was very much the north China plain and , and spreading across towards the communist areas . |
| 11 | She asked me whether I 'd taken the cat to the vet , and I admitted that I had n't . |
| 12 | On Wednesday I met Mrs Matthews in the street and she asked if I 'd taken the cat to the vet and I admitted that I had n't . |
| 13 | She 'd taken the nigger 's side against the world . |
| 14 | They 'd taken the plug out of his boiler just the same and let off his mill-dam without a thought for what it was going to cost him — and them , he 'd see to that — in the long run . |
| 15 | Before she realised what he was intending he 'd taken the crutch from her and propped it out of reach . |
| 16 | But once I 'd taken the plunge and got myself organised , I found it was n't bad at all , and not nearly as difficult as I 'd imagined . ’ |
| 17 | I tell ye , I was sorry I 'd taken the trouble . ’ |
| 18 | His mother , called Erica , who wore a straw hat to cricket matches , and who was obviously as kind as he was , since she 'd taken the trouble to drive the Colonel — a complete stranger — all the way to Taunton in order to watch the one-day county match and — and … |
| 19 | With the authority of a man used to calling hounds to heel he 'd taken the arm from the dog , wrapped it in a towel and set it on the draining board . |
| 20 | Rather chastened , she 'd taken the seat indicated while the travel consultant had tracked down flights via her VDU , gratefully accepting the more expensive club class when nothing cheaper proved available . |
| 21 | I had n't needed to serve her : I 'd taken the tray from Cathy . |
| 22 | The man had been writing in a book , he 'd taken the number of the car with an official air and Cormack had wondered why for a moment , then forgotten . |
| 23 | I rather wish I 'd taken the step earlier . |
| 24 | Paul Crossland admitted in court that he 'd taken the cash out of union funds , but said he 'd felt entitled to it because he had saved the union so much money . |
| 25 | He 'd taken the lead up here — fear of ambushes or not — poking the roots with his chieftain 's stick of authority . |
| 26 | Rovers thought they 'd taken the lead when Frazer Digby was forced to save on the line . |
| 27 | even though they 'd taken the car . |
| 28 | ‘ I confess that I thought you 'd taken the boat . |
| 29 | ‘ I did n't find out until after I 'd taken the lease on , but the department store on the corner has taken a lot of our casual trade . ’ |
| 30 | When we got back , they 'd taken the carpet and some of the furniture away . |