Example sentences of "had take [art] [noun] and " in BNC.
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| 1 | It had taken a year and a half to find out , but now — at last — I was sure . |
| 2 | In previous years the British Independent Programme Producers Association had taken a stand and we were initially distressed to find that this was not to be the case in 1990 — a decision based on the exorbitant cost ( they will retain a stand at MIP-TV ) . |
| 3 | Martha had taken a stand and Will had given way . |
| 4 | She wished she had taken a chance and kept Angel , for there was no lessening of the pain that parting with her had caused , and no comfort to be found in Newcastle Place . |
| 5 | This crisis was not so much averted as won by the progressives , but only after Pope Paul had taken a hand and , on the issues that Suenens had wished to put to the vote , the progressives won a clear majority on 30 October . |
| 6 | At last I found it in the stern of the barge , a hole the size of a man 's fist as if someone had taken a hammer and smashed through the bottom . |
| 7 | From the wall above the fireplace he had taken a gun and shot Troy , who now lay very still . |
| 8 | Other drivers had taken a break and carried off a number of her fellow spectators , but Simon had yet to appear . |
| 9 | The routine of life as a young mother was interrupted occasionally by visits from the police informing me that my Mother had taken an overdose and was in hospital being ‘ pumped-out ’ . |
| 10 | " Once , " said Daniel , " I was in Charing Cross Hospital , someone 's kid had taken an overdose and died , they pump them out there regular as clockwork but this one 's liver could n't take any more . |
| 11 | But when in one class he had taken the register and pronounced their names correctly , there had been some laughter from non-Indian children ( who were a minority in the class ) but floods of embarrassed giggles from Asian children , who seemed to prefer their names to be mispronounced in school . |
| 12 | She admitted it but that was , she had drunk more than her share , that was , it was not to be taken seriously , there were , she could n't even remember saying it , it could have been him , he was drunk was n't he , misunderstanding or even making it up , after all he had done it , not her , he had taken the boy to London , she was asleep , did n't even hear them go , he had taken the boy and left him there , OK , lost him there , easy to do in London but better find him or all hell would break loose and she was not going to carry the can , not for anybody . |
| 13 | Next day they had taken the mirror and the pottery and the porcelain to Long Melford because there were more antique shops in Long Melford than anywhere else they had seen , but £20 was all they got for the lot . |
| 14 | Just over five minutes later she had taken the tablet and Felipe was pouring her a cup of tea , and Maggie looked at him in amusement . |
| 15 | The thief had taken the collar and lead and just left the dog . ’ |
| 16 | So if if the cadres had taken the law and 's speech there should n't 've been the sorts of problems that , that we came up against . |
| 17 | Their behaviour in Brazil was , however , complicated by the monetary authorities and policies of their home government — primarily , that of the United States since it was US banks who had taken the lead and were therefore the most exposed ( Frieden , 1987 ; Nunnenkamp , 1986 ) . |
| 18 | The USA had taken the dissenting and somewhat paradoxical view that it would not be proper to prohibit the use in war of a gas which a state might ask its police to use against its own people . |
| 19 | In view of the dicey and rapidly deteriorating state of our physical surroundings , largely attributable to our ham-fisted handling of the powers bestowed on us by scientific and technological ‘ progress ’ , it might have been thought that there was a place in society for young persons who had taken the time and the trouble needed to give themselves some understanding of the problems we have set ourselves , so that they could help to reduce the damage done , and the worse damage yet to come . |
| 20 | Arriving at Le Caillou , Napoleon found that Maj Duuring of the First Chasseurs , guarding the baggage , had taken the initiative and sent it on towards Cherleroi . |
| 21 | When he had taken the tea and lay warmly wrapped and no longer shivering , Sister Cooney left him . |
| 22 | I had to take a breather and a hoarse croak escaped me . |
| 23 | This meant that to go for a crap you had to take a shovel and dig a hole which was hard work when the ground was solid . |
| 24 | We felt we had to take the initiative and hope the Chlorine Information Service will prompt other organisations to follow our lead . ’ |