Example sentences of "i have taken the " in BNC.
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| 1 | She asked me whether I 'd taken the cat to the vet , and I admitted that I had n't . |
| 2 | On Wednesday I met Mrs Matthews in the street and she asked if I 'd taken the cat to the vet and I admitted that I had n't . |
| 3 | ‘ I remember one client who burst into tears before I 'd taken the first snip , ’ said top London stylist Trevor Sorbie . |
| 4 | Crawled until I could see the arrow only because it was pale against the bark , and knew I was already further away than when I 'd taken the last bearing . |
| 5 | I had n't needed to serve her : I 'd taken the tray from Cathy . |
| 6 | I tell ye , I was sorry I 'd taken the trouble . ’ |
| 7 | But at least I 'd taken the first step , and not an easy step , considering what I 'd said to the doctor at our last meeting . |
| 8 | I wish I 'd taken the money now ! finding I was pregnant scared me more than anything , because my sister Vanessa was also pregnant and saying to me , " I 'm pregnant — what am I going to do ? " |
| 9 | But once I 'd taken the plunge and got myself organised , I found it was n't bad at all , and not nearly as difficult as I 'd imagined . ’ |
| 10 | I rather wish I 'd taken the step earlier . |
| 11 | ‘ I did n't find out until after I 'd taken the lease on , but the department store on the corner has taken a lot of our casual trade . ’ |
| 12 | And he only had to wait a couple of erm points left on his licence so if I 'd taken the dangerous thriving or something he could have lost his licence but erm that 's besides the point . |
| 13 | She wanted other children , and by then I 'd taken the decision never to have any more and had a vasectomy . |
| 14 | I had made my decision and I 'd taken the first step . |
| 15 | Nigel saw my anger and was obviously surprised that I had taken the review off the Cabinet agenda . |
| 16 | I had taken the Big C to Agincourt . |
| 17 | It was difficult to make sure I had taken the right things but not too much and I found I could have done with less . |
| 18 | I had taken the slabs one course back from the edge of the hole , and Lou had arranged them neatly in order , so we would know what went where . |
| 19 | I think she thought I had taken the wind out of Rossetti 's sails … . |
| 20 | Thankful that I had taken the trouble to gather dry wood while it was fine , I lighted the fire , and soon had a cheerful blaze going . |
| 21 | This time I had taken the precaution of tipping off the organizers in advance and swearing them to silence . |
| 22 | I had taken the decision to leave him . |
| 23 | Perhaps the others would blame me for deserting , I thought , but Captain Smollett would be pleased I had taken the Hispaniola , I was sure . |
| 24 | I had taken the first step when an elderly man touched my shoulder and asked in the lilting , Spanish-accented French of the region , if I wished to view the church . |
| 25 | Through the binoculars , I traced the path I had taken the night before when following Victor . |
| 26 | Mind you I 've taken the precaution of leaving all my nursing manuals at home . |
| 27 | I 've taken the lorry back to the depot and I 'm walking home if that 's what 's worrying you . |
| 28 | ‘ I 've taken the stake money , ’ she said . |
| 29 | I 've taken the film out of it . ’ |
| 30 | ‘ Look , ’ he said , awkwardly , ‘ I know I 've taken the piss out of you in the past . |