Example sentences of "[pers pn] have take [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I can only say how much I cherished the " Well done , lad " , from him after I 'd taken a difficult catch in the deep off his bowling . |
| 2 | And he only had to wait a couple of erm points left on his licence so if I 'd taken the dangerous thriving or something he could have lost his licence but erm that 's besides the point . |
| 3 | ‘ I know it 's ridiculous , but it felt as if I 'd taken an enormous jump into the dark , that night with you … ’ |
| 4 | Would I have to take a flexi-day to play for England ? … mmm , I wonder ? |
| 5 | I had to take a long , hard look at him before I was sure . |
| 6 | This time I had to take a double dose to return to my old shape . |
| 7 | Last time , I had to take the other route from Larne to Stranraer in Scotland . |
| 8 | ‘ I had to take the whole test again because I blinked , ’ he said . |
| 9 | But , you see , I had taken a violent dislike to the short man . |
| 10 | It was the first time I had taken a close look at him . |
| 11 | When Panama City awakened , and after I had taken a small breakfast of pineapple , café con leche and a hard roll or two , I rented a small white Japanese car , acquired a map from the official cartographers who conduct their business under the curious name of the Instituto Geografico Nacional Tommy Guardia , and set out to look for Santa Fé , for William — and for the Pacific . |
| 12 | It was difficult to make sure I had taken the right things but not too much and I found I could have done with less . |
| 13 | I had taken the Big C to Agincourt . |
| 14 | out so you just , so maybe just , maybe , I 've taken a slight hard line to say no , people have got to make a wee bit effort too , but maybe in fact |
| 15 | ‘ Well , Charles , I 've taken a good look at your latest victim . |
| 16 | Yeah erm w what I 've done , I 've measured I 've taken an exact measurement , |
| 17 | ‘ This man is n't the King because I 've taken the real King prisoner and murdered his servant . ’ |
| 18 | ‘ I 've taken the small phial of poison Brampton 's supposed to have used . ’ |
| 19 | Er but er this is the position as it is now and I I 've taken the conservative position as always . |
| 20 | Although it appears that you did not make a large sum of money out of your dealing — at least as far as external appearances are concerned — I have to take a serious view of it . ’ |
| 21 | She said , ‘ I have taken a great risk in coming to see you tonight . ’ |
| 22 | He will be aware that I have taken a great interest in Sri Lanka since I have been in the House . |
| 23 | I have taken a long look at local government finance . |
| 24 | I have taken a particular reading of the work of both Lévi-Strauss and Barthes that emphasizes the influence of structuralist linguistics but points to the progression of these writers ' ‘ structuralism ’ away from linguistic analysis . |
| 25 | Therefore I have taken the different topics in the order that my sources thought appropriate and provided references to at least some of the specific instances of those problems that Howard gave in his text . |
| 26 | In the course of this chapter I have taken an historical perspective upon the nature of religious belief , looking in particular at writers from the seventeenth to nineteenth centuries . |
| 27 | As many of you will have noticed from your Q.T. day programme Beryl will not be teaching this year ; for some time she has taken a great interest in the Back Pain Association and has now become involved particularly at weekends in special classes for back-pain sufferers . |
| 28 | As a result , she has taken a calculated decision to ensure that the royal grandchildren remain — whatever the cost — under her influence . |
| 29 | To my surprise , she 'd taken a regular job selling frames and contact lenses and had stuck it and was boss of the shop . |
| 30 | ‘ I 'd been asking why she 'd taken a clerical job when she 'd had an art training and she said it was all she could get at first but after a while she 'd managed to wangle this daytime class . ’ |