Example sentences of "i have taken " in BNC.
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| 1 | She asked me whether I 'd taken the cat to the vet , and I admitted that I had n't . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | ‘ I remember one client who burst into tears before I 'd taken the first snip , ’ said top London stylist Trevor Sorbie . |
| 4 | at the time , I thought , ‘ This is ridiculous , I 'm holding these boys back ’ because I was also managing a singer called Marc Bolan , and in the quieter moments , he and David would decorate my office to fill in the time , but I said to them that I had just run out of money and could n't afford to carry on — I 'd taken no commission from either of them at the time — so I went off to Spain to think about my next move and released them both from their contracts . ’ |
| 5 | He was sure I was going to be sent to Siberia but I 'd given him all my film and all the pictures that I 'd taken already . |
| 6 | Only you never knew I 'd taken 'em round to Mr Bishop 's brother . ’ |
| 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 do n't think I 'd taken a breath from when he took his stance until the ball finished up on the green . |
| 9 | ‘ I 'd taken a band out of the independent scene and guided them and refined them . |
| 10 | ‘ If I 'd taken more trouble with economics I might have been more effective as Prime Minister . |
| 11 | I had n't needed to serve her : I 'd taken the tray from Cathy . |
| 12 | I 'd taken all my clothes off |
| 13 | I tell ye , I was sorry I 'd taken the trouble . ’ |
| 14 | As for his own comeback to the official international cricket scene , Gatting admitted : ‘ I 'd taken nothing for granted . |
| 15 | I 'd taken a lot , but at the end of the day I only had a set of photographs that everybody else had — a load of people on a march . |
| 16 | ‘ I 'd taken someone else home , and my mother had said : ‘ What on earth do you see in him ? ’ |
| 17 | I 'd taken Monty 's advice and shined my shoes . |
| 18 | I can only say how much I cherished the " Well done , lad " , from him after I 'd taken a difficult catch in the deep off his bowling . |
| 19 | I 'd taken out one for myself without thinking . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | I knew it was Leon 's hand I 'd taken into my own . |
| 22 | I 'd taken a box of medication I was on at the time — drops I needed for my eyes , my asthma inhalant and things like that . |
| 23 | I 'd taken a lot , but at the end of the day I only had a set of photographs that everybody else had — a load of people on a march . |
| 24 | 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 ? " |
| 25 | I 'd taken her back with a woolly suit , mitts , hat , booties , everything , in the middle of July . |
| 26 | I 'd never been there but there would have been a terrible fuss if I 'd taken off to Roundhay Park or Woodhouse Moor or somewhere . |
| 27 | 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 . ’ |
| 28 | 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 . |
| 29 | 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 . |
| 30 | 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 . |