Example sentences of "[pron] have take [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I have to take each day as it comes . |
| 2 | On the other hand , I am a girl who likes a bit of old-fashioned interest taken in her , and I do get cheesed when I have to take second place , especially when it 's to a dead widow of seventy-odd … ’ |
| 3 | Still I suppose I have to take second place to your work . ’ |
| 4 | " But I have to take calculated risks sometimes . |
| 5 | ‘ I have to take this chance so that come Poland in September the manager 's got a difficult choice . ’ |
| 6 | Once , as he sat cross-legged on his mattress reading , deep in thought , I grabbed both his ankles , and yanked his legs , saying , ‘ Excuse me , but I have to take this wheelbarrow out to the garden . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ I can not comment any further , except to say that I have taken legal advice on this matter . ’ |
| 8 | I have taken that precaution . ’ |
| 9 | You may well be wondering why I have taken such pains to show that the Spirit of God , his active intervention on the human scene which took such varied forms in the Old Testament , became concentrated in the person of Jesus the Messiah , and then was poured out by him upon the messianic community . |
| 10 | ‘ I have taken great pains to stress that aspect in the sometimes heated discussions , ’ he said , adding he was not enthusiastic about the original proposals and still had serious reservations . |
| 11 | ‘ I recommended the player through a contact , so I have taken some flak from my management team . |
| 12 | I have taken some photographs , but they are still in the camera , and I hope to have a complete set ready for the next Journal . |
| 13 | ‘ I have taken human life , ’ she cried . |
| 14 | I have taken this opportunity to point them out to the Minister and I hope that something good will come of it . |
| 15 | Rebutting suggestions that Scottish Liberal Democrat MPs would baulk at losing the opportunity for a Scottish Assembly , he added : ‘ My colleagues and I have taken this decision jointly and collectively . |
| 16 | ( I have taken this summary of the plaintiff 's argument from the judgment of Lord Donaldson M.R. , at p. 324h . ) |
| 17 | I have taken these surveys from the 1960s as a useful starting point . |
| 18 | In order to make myself comprehensible to them , I have taken particular pains with the style and clarity of the exposition … " |
| 19 | Now , suppose I have taken enough men on already — ‘ Donald laughed . |
| 20 | They are like scraps from a tailor 's cutting room which have taken clumsy wing . |
| 21 | Unhappily , too , extended works which have taken much love and toil to compile can be a quarry for the despoiler , who will ruthlessly remove for separate sale topographical prints , autograph letters , etc. , which have much increased in value since the extra-illustration was carried out . |
| 22 | Money also serves to bribe the officials who have to take this decision . |
| 23 | The flow of East German refugees swelled during the 24 hours to Sunday morning from the normal 500-600 to 1,184 , bringing the number who have taken that route since Hungary opened its borders on 11 September to 35,000 . |
| 24 | There is a natural reluctance to make criminals of suppliers who have taken reasonable steps to ensure that their goods accord with modern standards . |
| 25 | ‘ Nothing is more remarkable ’ , wrote Wellesley , ‘ than the apathy of the people who have taken neither side of the question but look on the quarrel as to be one between the army and the king . ’ |
| 26 | At least the Welsh , who have taken four points from three games , can look forward to finishing their qualifying campaign with three home games . |
| 27 | An " international brigade " of young environmentalists who have taken direct action against the construction work have in turn been attacked by a " valley militia " of locals who support the development . |
| 28 | Now Wales hope he can boost their World Cup qualifying hopes against the Group Four leaders who have taken maximum points from their opening four games . |
| 29 | The historians who have taken this line have identified Eleanor and her eldest daughter , Marie , Countess of Champagne ( 1140–98 ) , as the outstanding patrons of this dangerous movement . |
| 30 | This Report has already mentioned both the composers who have taken these opportunities with happy results for the Church , and the production of much locally written music . |