Example sentences of "[pers pn] have take a [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 | Would I have to take a flexi-day to play for England ? … mmm , I wonder ? |
3 | I had to take a long , hard look at him before I was sure . |
4 | This time I had to take a double dose to return to my old shape . |
5 | But , you see , I had taken a violent dislike to the short man . |
6 | It was the first time I had taken a close look at him . |
7 | 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 . |
8 | 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 |
9 | ‘ Well , Charles , I 've taken a good look at your latest victim . |
10 | ‘ After I 've taken a few pictures . |
11 | 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 . ’ |
12 | I have to take a few digs — as well as the compliments . |
13 | She said , ‘ I have taken a great risk in coming to see you tonight . ’ |
14 | He will be aware that I have taken a great interest in Sri Lanka since I have been in the House . |
15 | I have taken a little time to sketch the history of paragraph 16.5 of Code C in order to show that it is not directly linked to the ancient and deep-rooted privilege against self-incrimination . |
16 | I have taken a long look at local government finance . |
17 | 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 . |
18 | 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 . |
19 | As a result , she has taken a calculated decision to ensure that the royal grandchildren remain — whatever the cost — under her influence . |
20 | To my surprise , she 'd taken a regular job selling frames and contact lenses and had stuck it and was boss of the shop . |
21 | ‘ 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 . ’ |
22 | ‘ Did you have to take a whole summer ? ’ she demanded angrily . |
23 | I do n't believe it 's just me you 've taken a violent dislike to — ’ |
24 | ‘ You 've taken a fair prize there , ’ he said dispassionately , ‘ if he live . |
25 | Knowing he was in the right , that she had taken a stupid risk , only made things worse . |
26 | Approximately 100 people then took part in the business meeting when our President , Lady Braithwaite , opened the proceedings with many congratulations to the Society on the previous eventful year in which she had taken a deep interest . |
27 | If she had taken a tougher line with them at once , they would have known where to stop . |
28 | She had taken a considerable amount of trouble over her appearance , she realized now , waiting for him to open the door . |
29 | I knew she had taken a fine dose . |
30 | She had been horrified at the botch Ruth made of it and Ruth had begun to wish that she had taken a few of Hester 's proffered lessons . |