Example sentences of "[adj] that [pron] [verb] take " in BNC.
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| 1 | One of them gesticulated to us and , using harsh , staccato Russian ( which neither of us understood ) and rather violent stabs into the air , made it very clear that we had taken a dangerous route over the ice and that we were very stupid indeed . |
| 2 | Mr Sheffield said the note made it clear that she intended to take her own life and that she loved her family and daughter . |
| 3 | Make it clear that you have taken in details by phrasing questions along the lines of , ‘ I 've looked at your educational record which seems excellent but could you perhaps tell me why you did not pass maths until two years after your other 0 levels/changed schools halfway through A levels/took a year off while doing your degree ? ’ |
| 4 | Since Malinowski made no secret of his earthy , materialist view of man 's motives it is odd that it has taken modern exponents of transactional analysis and game theory so long to recognize his pioneering achievements in this field . |
| 5 | But it was very premature , and I 'm very I was very sorry that they 'd taken this step , but very , very pleased when I saw the result coming out , and I 'm do congratulate them on their common sense there that they were prepared to put the opting out aside and were looking seriously and sensibly into the tertiary college consultations . |
| 6 | I 'm sorry that it 's taken so long . |
| 7 | I am sorry that it has taken longer to respond to your recent telephone call than I had expected , but I have now examined all the papers relating to this matter and have re-visited Captains Road . |
| 8 | And that nigger bloke comes in who does the ten o'clock news he goes to all these people who live in Essex , we 're very sorry that you have to take up this very abusive language and this sort of shit . |
| 9 | Fifteen Para , which has its headquarters in my constituency , was being marched to oblivion until public opinion brought itself to bear on the Ministry , and I am grateful that it has taken a step backwards , but we still do not know what size that step is . |
| 10 | Later she told him that she was surprised he 'd found the place , grateful that he 'd taken her . |
| 11 | They immediately brighten , become more animated and are often quite grateful that someone has taken the time to listen to them . |
| 12 | Many people with HIV are unaware that they have the virus and may be unaware that they have taken risks . |
| 13 | It is ironic that it has taken until the dawn of the 21st century to realise that the best methods of utilising — and hence preserving — our woodlands are those employed a millennium ago . |
| 14 | And Otis is relieved that he did take out the extra cover , because , in September in 1989 , just five months after he bought the car , he had an accident . |
| 15 | She described liquidators Cork Gully as ‘ corpse snatchers ’ and said it was unfair that they had taken a total of £7.9m in expenses over 10 years . |
| 16 | Well it is remarkable that it 's taken until nineteen ninety two for the Labour party to discover that democracy consists in one man one vote rather than somebody holding up holding up a card |
| 17 | The response has been so good that he anticipates taking the show out again in the autumn . |
| 18 | At the end of the call , quickly run through what has been said , to make sure that you have taken the right order or been given the correct information . |
| 19 | Is not it curious that you have taken the name ? ’ |
| 20 | The priests in Jerusalem were so numerous that they had to take turns in performing Temple ceremonies . |
| 21 | The MPs called on health boards to act quickly to ensure adequate cover in a number of important related areas and said : ‘ We are concerned that it has taken so long to achieve such important improvements in the balance of medical staffing . ’ |
| 22 | It 's very important that we continue to take that line , you can see that , I 'm sure . |
| 23 | The point is that sometimes it ca n't be avoided — there are some issues which are so important that you have to take a stand and say to hell with how people react . |
| 24 | Was it really so important that it had to take priority over something as necessary as post , which often contains faxes and other mail urgently required . |
| 25 | She was violently attacked in the classroom by an 11 -year-old pupil and suffered injuries so severe that she had to take early retirement . |
| 26 | Gazzer felt pleased that she had taken things so well . |
| 27 | Of course , Matey was not best pleased that she had taken so long to come home — or so McAllister thought when the older woman came towards them after Dr Neil had let them both in . |
| 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 | JANE O'NEILL WITNESSED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT , AND WAS SO SHOCKED THAT SHE HAD TO TAKE SEVERAL WEEKS OFF WORK . |
| 30 | Sartre records that by 1920–21 , the personal predicament of Nizan 's father had become so desperate that he had taken to disappearing at frequent intervals from the family home at night , disappearances which Sartre interprets as " attempted suicides " . |