Example sentences of "[pers pn] have take " in BNC.
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| 31 | You could no longer do the things I 'd taken for granted , like making a cup of tea and sitting down for a gossip when I came in from college . |
| 32 | I 'd taken a year off just before I found out I was pregnant , because I 'd badly needed a break and then I could n't work looking fat . |
| 33 | In the big chief 's private office Hartley informs me casually that what I 'd taken to be a ping pong ball-firing toy gun on the table behind me was actually an automatic 12-bore shotgun capable of delivering a dozen lethal rounds in quick succession . |
| 34 | to take cough and things like , and I nearly died the other night , I 'd taken one and I 'd taken some of this cough , |
| 35 | to take cough and things like , and I nearly died the other night , I 'd taken one and I 'd taken some of this cough , |
| 36 | ‘ I know it 's ridiculous , but it felt as if I 'd taken an enormous jump into the dark , that night with you … ’ |
| 37 | That was the filthy coastal town smelling of fish oil where I 'd taken over the driving . |
| 38 | Cos it was the only , it was either here or the Balloon Woods , cos I was er I was given an emergency placing , it was either here or Balloon Woods , and at the time I did n't fancy Balloon Woods , but I wish I 'd taken it now , I 'd be , I 'd have my own place by |
| 39 | I was carrying wall units and I 'd taken fourteen wall units one after another up two flights of stairs . |
| 40 | I rather wish I 'd taken the step earlier . |
| 41 | ‘ 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 . ’ |
| 42 | ‘ Because , three months ago , Heather telephoned me and asked if I 'd taken Clare to the Skein of Geese a couple of weeks before her death . |
| 43 | I thought you needed breathing space — besides , I 'd already ensured you would return with my advertising campaign — and also I 'd taken one extra precaution . ’ |
| 44 | ‘ Anyway , ’ she went on practically , ‘ these were left after I 'd taken my fill , so I thought you might as well have them . ’ |
| 45 | It was published shortly after I 'd taken part in a time and motion study during which I 'd spoken to the man with the clip-board and asked a few pertinent questions . |
| 46 | And one of the people I 'd taken an order from , they started pushing . |
| 47 | Well do you know sometimes I 'd taken it through and perhaps a train would come in , a London train would come in and people were crowding through . |
| 48 | 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 . |
| 49 | As we careered down towards South Wimbledon , I remembered other trips I 'd taken to church . |
| 50 | By the time he 'd got inside , I 'd taken Martin 's arm and we were down the alley outside the Pontefract Castle just as the doors opened . |
| 51 | Whatever it was I 'd taken from Sunil 's house — and I 'd only done it as a favour to him , after all — he could n't have said anything to Nassim about it . |
| 52 | I wedged it in the carrier bag with the papers I 'd taken from Salome 's briefcase and then we went in search of the veggie noshery recommended by Fenella 's nice policeman . |
| 53 | I 'd taken my feet off his desk while Howard had been in . |
| 54 | Never having been one to look an unguarded telephone in the mouth , I made another call to the number on the Exhilarator brochure I 'd taken from Salome 's case . |
| 55 | In the big chief 's private office Hartley informs me casually that what I 'd taken to be a ping pong ball-firing toy gun on the table behind me was actually an automatic 12-bore shotgun capable of delivering a dozen lethal rounds in quick succession . |
| 56 | A pity she really did have a cold on the morning she woke up and used her inhaler , the morning after I 'd taken it out of her hand-bag and added my little cocktail . |
| 57 | And you did n't even notice I 'd taken them ! ’ |
| 58 | She wanted other children , and by then I 'd taken the decision never to have any more and had a vasectomy . |
| 59 | ‘ The receptionist at the hotel could have told you that I 'd taken a taxi to Prague railway station , ’ she offered . |
| 60 | After all these years , I 'd taken something to bits and successfully put it all back together again . |