Example sentences of "have take a few " in BNC.

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1 I accept that it has taken a few years for the process to be completed , but everyone who studies the history books will be able to trace the downfall of the Thatcher Government — as some may still call it — to the time when she was foolish enough to remove the right hon. Gentleman from the duties that he was carrying out so successfully .
2 If it did n't come off , the worst thing that could have happened is that it would have taken a few years to move him out . ’
3 I 'd have to take a few hundred and we might get one we both agree on .
4 ‘ He 'll have to take a few more days , ’ said Quinn .
5 Harringay — they 've took a few from Chelmsford , and as for the Blackburn Black Hawks , they used to be your team mates .
6 This month , with time at a premium , we 've taken a few short cuts to preparing delicious Christmas fare : we bought a cooked gammon to transform into a glorious centrepiece with a crunchy nut , honeyed glaze .
7 ‘ After I 've taken a few pictures .
8 They could add more tea once he had taken a few sips .
9 She had been horrified at the botch Ruth made of it and Ruth had begun to wish that she had taken a few of Hester 's proffered lessons .
10 The whole operation had taken a few seconds only , a little huddle of activity in all of which the discreet entry of Liz Spalding to the house had had a good chance of going unnoticed by any distant , watching eyes .
11 Rona and he had taken a few round one afternoon , drinking endless cups of tea and listening to platitudes ; a pattern of conversation with all the formality of a dance , first the weather , and then naive politics of the cost of living .
12 It had taken a few days to persuade her ladyship to accept change , for she had for so long been used to living in squalor that she could not at first accustom herself to an altered way of life .
13 I have to take a few digs — as well as the compliments .
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