Example sentences of "that [indef pn] [vb past] take " in BNC.
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| 1 | She stabbed a book with a dangerous index finger , and took herself back to her desk , to survey her class and see that no-one had taken a whiff of pot while her attention had been distracted . |
| 2 | Defries had decided that someone had to take charge . |
| 3 | If you heard that someone had taken an amethyst to bed with them , you 'd probably think that they 'd forgotten to take off their jewellery . |
| 4 | A glance inside showed that someone had taken trouble , and there was a really friendly feeling about the place . |
| 5 | He hated the room he 'd been given as his own , with the picture of Tony Greig that someone had taken from his room in Primrose Cottage and pinned up on the wall , and the pictures of Greg Chappell , who 'd once played for Somerset , and Brian Close . |
| 6 | Her eyebrows rose in astonishment when she saw that somebody had taken her parking place . |
| 7 | For all the absence of Bakerthink in the classroom , it would be misleading to suggest that nobody had taken any notice of the Education Reform Act . |