Example sentences of "[conj] he [vb past] take [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Christopher — more talkative than usual — was animated in his description of the Highlands , where he had taken several long walks with Alastair . |
| 2 | It was only after his second marriage , when he was able to share his life with another human being , that he began to take any real satisfaction in his life 's work . |
| 3 | When asked why it had taken him so long to change his view of IBM , Joseph Payne at Alex Brown & Sons said abruptly that he had to take another call and promised to call back later . |
| 4 | She could not bear to think that he had taken all that pure wrathful zeal into marketing or insurance broking . |
| 5 | For his defence , he would have to rely on one of the defences in section 24 ( paragraph 16–22 below ) , which would involve showing that he had taken all reasonable steps ( to withdraw the brochure etc. ) to avoid committing the offence . |
| 6 | Vaguely he wished that he had taken more interest in old science . |
| 7 | ’ Carco asked if he could buy a painting , ‘ The Standing Nude ’ , and Zbo was so overcome with emotion because Carco appreciated Modigliani that he refused to take any money for it . |
| 8 | Once he had taken that view he abdicated , albeit unconsciously , his responsibility to rule on the submissions made . |
| 9 | She had told Robert that she hated him , told him to go away , to move to another area , and he had taken that literally . |
| 10 | I had said , in revulsion at the intimacy his words implied , that he could do what he liked , I did n't care ; and he had taken this as evidence of a previously unsuspected sophistication in me . |
| 11 | And he 'd taken some alcohol either just before , or with his meal . |
| 12 | ‘ He knew and he refused to take any part . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ If he had taken that product , he would also have tested positive those other days as well , ’ Grollet said . |
| 14 | He looked as if he 'd taken both barrels into his chest at very close range . |
| 15 | There Tyndale wrote to urge him to avoid any discussion of the Sacraments , but he failed to take this advice and was convicted as a heretic precisely on this question and was burned . |
| 16 | Questions to determine whether he had taken any steps to prevent him driving may be necessary , such as ‘ Where are the ignition keys ? ’ or ‘ Is anybody else in charge of this vehicle ? ’ |
| 17 | It is believed he may have left home of his own choice as he did take some of his clothes , but there have been no reports of him trying to leave the country . |
| 18 | But though he had taken all my poetic power , and gave me some of his in return , he still remained himself , his own man , his own poet . |