Example sentences of "that he [vb past] take [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | She could not bear to think that he had taken all that pure wrathful zeal into marketing or insurance broking . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | Vaguely he wished that he had taken more interest in old science . |
| 6 | ’ 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 . |