Example sentences of "have take [noun] off " in BNC.
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| 1 | KEITH Richards has taken time off from the Rolling Stones to perform with his own band , the X-Pensive Winos . |
| 2 | One of TV 's most famous newsreaders has taken time off from her job in front of the cameras to do some stage work . |
| 3 | Success has n't solved all their problems — Cindy Wilson has taken time off to be temporarily replaced by David Lynch 's protegee Julee Cruise — but it has put the bounce back into the bouffant bop from which their name is derived ( a B-52 being a hairdo ) . |
| 4 | I 've proved that , yes — ’ in the words he 'd used that very morning ‘ — even Bluebeard has to take time off . |
| 5 | Have you ever had to take time off for health reasons ? |
| 6 | They were all there except Christine , even Barry Morse who must have taken time off from his job , presumably to lend support to his wife and the family . |
| 7 | The poisons they use in the fields are very strong and we 're always having to take people off to the hospital . |
| 8 | You feel bad about having to take time off from work because of the children , e.g. sickness or a school function . |
| 9 | And erm so that the campaign was working on two levels one to persuade women that they did n't have to take time off from working in factories , at certain times of the month and another to persuade women to use erm internal sanitary protection and as I said I will explain why later it comes into another section . |
| 10 | I thought I 'd have to take time off to look for somewhere to live , but , thanks to you , I can leave that till I 'm settled . |
| 11 | She had taken Maggie off to the sunshine . |
| 12 | Gary had taken time off from Edinburgh Playhouse where he was starring in the musical , Me and My Girl . |
| 13 | The flowers had probably been ordered soon after the Rose Bowl opened , and that morning she had taken time off to buy the dress that was now causing her indecision . |
| 14 | Little damage had been done , all it needed was for the cargo to be reassembled , but , while several tourists were rushing energetically around attempting to do this , the drivers of the carts had taken time off to chat . |
| 15 | For citizens can not spend all their time being nationalists : they have to take time off to be members of families , producers , local government councillors and the like . |