Example sentences of "[pers pn] have to take a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Would I have to take a flexi-day to play for England ? … mmm , I wonder ? |
| 2 | I had to take a long , hard look at him before I was sure . |
| 3 | This time I had to take a double dose to return to my old shape . |
| 4 | 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 . ’ |
| 5 | I have to take a few digs — as well as the compliments . |
| 6 | ‘ Did you have to take a whole summer ? ’ she demanded angrily . |
| 7 | It all made sense , the relationship between non-Aristotelian logic and the banality of the American way of life : you had to take a detached view of the culture ; you were n't in love with it and you did n't hate it . |
| 8 | ‘ The thing about it is ’ , the fellow said , ‘ you have to take a deep breath to light up , and that does it , that stops the crying . ’ … |
| 9 | Instead , you have to take a long-term view , realising that although you can not enjoy them as fresh flowers for very long , you will be able to admire a beautiful picture for many years to come . |
| 10 | " You have to spend some time on the practice tee , and you have to take a different approach every day . |
| 11 | so we had to take a hundred and twenty five pound off what we owed |
| 12 | The ministers claim we have to take a different approach from the Poles or Hungarians but they do not say in what way different . |
| 13 | However , he has to take a complete rest for the next few weeks . |
| 14 | In spite of his attempts to concentrate as much work as possible into his days in London , he still found he had to take a great deal of it back to Shamley Green . |
| 15 | He had to take a deep breath to stop himself tasting the delicate spot again . |
| 16 | This was true even of the private apartments of the Imperial family , to such an extent that if the Emperor , while working late at night as he often did , wanted a book from his library , he had to take a lighted candle with him . |
| 17 | In between times during the day he had to take a short ladder , laid across the bike and make sure the lamps were clean . |