Example sentences of "i have taken 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 | But , you see , I had taken a violent dislike to the short man . |
| 3 | It was the first time I had taken a close look at him . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 |
| 6 | ‘ Well , Charles , I 've taken a good look at your latest victim . |
| 7 | She said , ‘ I have taken a great risk in coming to see you tonight . ’ |
| 8 | He will be aware that I have taken a great interest in Sri Lanka since I have been in the House . |
| 9 | I have taken a long look at local government finance . |
| 10 | 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 . |