Example sentences of "[pron] have take the " in BNC.

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1 Others have discovered that if you depress a note behind the slide , the string passes under it enabling it to sound ; but no-one has taken the technique to the extent that this man has .
2 Someone has to take the Ariadne home again , remember ?
3 They immediately brighten , become more animated and are often quite grateful that someone has taken the time to listen to them .
4 She asked me whether I 'd taken the cat to the vet , and I admitted that I had n't .
5 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 .
6 ‘ I remember one client who burst into tears before I 'd taken the first snip , ’ said top London stylist Trevor Sorbie .
7 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 .
8 I had n't needed to serve her : I 'd taken the tray from Cathy .
9 I tell ye , I was sorry I 'd taken the trouble . ’
10 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 .
11 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 ? "
12 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 . ’
13 I rather wish I 'd taken the step earlier .
14 ‘ 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 . ’
15 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 .
16 She wanted other children , and by then I 'd taken the decision never to have any more and had a vasectomy .
17 I had made my decision and I 'd taken the first step .
18 So it just means I got ta , do I have to take the thing in with me ?
19 I had to take the whole test again because I blinked , ’ he said .
20 That is why I had to take the call .
21 After the breakfast things had been washed up I had to take the milk separator to bits and wash each part and dry them in front of the fire and then put them together again ready for the night 's milking .
22 Last time , I had to take the other route from Larne to Stranraer in Scotland .
23 Nigel saw my anger and was obviously surprised that I had taken the review off the Cabinet agenda .
24 I had taken the Big C to Agincourt .
25 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 .
26 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 .
27 I think she thought I had taken the wind out of Rossetti 's sails … .
28 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 .
29 This time I had taken the precaution of tipping off the organizers in advance and swearing them to silence .
30 I had taken the decision to leave him .
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