Example sentences of "we [vb mod] have taken " in BNC.
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| 1 | The separation also resolves the problem of remorse when we tax ourselves about an unphilosophical action we may have taken . |
| 2 | ‘ Think we should 've taken the gag off ? ’ |
| 3 | ‘ If we had wanted to deal with it at the time , we should have taken the action then . ’ |
| 4 | We should have taken some heed from the birch trees halfway up the track which were bending double in the gale , and from the fact that five minutes after leaving the car , we were wetter than the Scottish Sub-Aqua team . |
| 5 | Surely , we should have taken that into account . |
| 6 | I wondered if we should have taken a cab . |
| 7 | With hindsight , it is clear that we should have taken very much more serious and careful account of the character of our intake in those years . |
| 8 | If we believed in omens or portents , then I think we should have taken notice of some of the things someone or something was trying to tell us that June day . |
| 9 | We should have taken a taxi , thought Mrs Grandison unhappily as she and Lady Selvedge , jostled by crowds , hurried down the passage leading to the northbound Bakerloo trains . |
| 10 | No other path we might have taken ? |
| 11 | ‘ Ach — I was sure he would be with you — we could have taken our own time then . |
| 12 | I welcome the declaration , which is a big step forward , but , given British experience and law , we could have had a directive in which we could have taken the lead . |
| 13 | And indeed , in efforts to des to also confirm our reasonableness in the figure that we 've put forward , despite the fact that it 's much higher than the counties , I have included in my submission , paragraph thirty nine , that there are a number of factors we could have taken into account , but have n't have chosen not to do so , er which would have in fact upped the dwelling requirement . |
| 14 | Otherwise we 'd have taken the British Government to the court of human rights . |
| 15 | Superintendent Clive Fothergill said : ‘ We would have taken appropriate measures to ensure he could have come and gone like any other team manager . ’ |
| 16 | Even so , we would have taken her back , like the lost lamb that went astray , but she spurned our forgiveness . |
| 17 | I personally and I 'm sure it goes for many here , have spent a long time in the private rented sector and if the opportunity existed to get into council housing we would have taken it . |
| 18 | ‘ We would have taken the same action and taken a prosecution if it had been any other film which had been shown without the consent of the licence-holder . ’ |