Example sentences of "[pers pn] have taken [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 'd taken all my clothes off |
| 2 | 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 , |
| 3 | ‘ If I 'd taken more trouble with economics I might have been more effective as Prime Minister . |
| 4 | Nor would I have taken that any more seriously than I took his actual words . |
| 5 | Apart from wanting the law or whatever to catch up with him ( which it did n't ) , I had taken little notice , and no interest , in John 's furtive and elaborate preparations for travel — the series of interviews with the Reverend Kreditor , for example . |
| 6 | ‘ People were coming into the shop saying they could n't understand why I had taken such an attitude . ’ |
| 7 | I wished for the first time that I had taken that knife and turned it on Nour and let his blood . |
| 8 | If she or I had taken more trouble I might have been convinced that all religious people were cruel hypocrites . |
| 9 | Bad industrial relations had been the curse of the country for as long as I had taken any interest in politics ; although the reform of trade union law was essential , further steps were also needed . |
| 10 | I ca n't think of one shot I 've taken that would be out of place in a family album . |
| 11 | The thing is I I me I 've taken all my up here today . |
| 12 | Er I 've taken all the rubbish down except for that long box in |
| 13 | I 've taken all that you 've and to be honest there 's not , there 's not a , it 's not worth a , it 's not worth a light , it 's you , I 'm be getting rid of that straight away ! |
| 14 | I 've taken some of his toys with me to get his attention , which works for a while but he soon loses interest . |
| 15 | I have n't really had a vacation , this is the first time I 've taken some time off and I barely got here ; just because of the pace of the world , especially last year . |
| 16 | To make Christmas a truly memorable occasion for you and your guests , I 've taken some of the traditional dishes and given them an exciting twist . |
| 17 | Now in the lock museum I 've taken some locks th that I collected and took them over there they used to do speed locks butted locks sidecar locks er then , as the motor trade changed from all wood frames to metal frames , other types of locks , I took there but this is what is amazing me , they , at the lock museum they highlight all the Willinghall locks which are the padlocks , which are locks er wardrobe locks , cabinet locks and all the smaller type of locks but there was the biggest industry , I mean Walsall locks are still in existence now , they made er er locks for , for , for cars , the Bloxwich lock , that was their biggest trade was er , was er the bigger locks . |
| 18 | Starting off with paragraph thirty three of P P G three , , erm you 'll see in my statement that I 've actually in seeking to address point A dealt with each of the conditions that P P G three er refers to , for which a new settlement should be contemplated , and you will see that I 've reached a conclusion that having regarded the unique circumstances of York , the Greater York new settlement does represent an appropriate and justified policy response , you 'll se also see my statement , I 've taken some comfort from the fact that the good practice guide that has been published by the department of the environment , has endorsed the approach that North Yorkshire County Council has taken towards the special circumstances of the Greater York area . |
| 19 | yeah , mine 's going along quite nicely too and my , I 've taken some er cuttings and they 're popped up this week |
| 20 | yeah , erm , I do n't quite know what to do about this , this is , I 've taken some stuff out , if I can slide it down the |
| 21 | ‘ I 've taken another envelope : it 'll do for the next batch of typescript . ’ |
| 22 | I have taken that precaution . ’ |
| 23 | You may well be wondering why I have taken such pains to show that the Spirit of God , his active intervention on the human scene which took such varied forms in the Old Testament , became concentrated in the person of Jesus the Messiah , and then was poured out by him upon the messianic community . |
| 24 | I have taken some photographs , but they are still in the camera , and I hope to have a complete set ready for the next Journal . |
| 25 | ‘ I recommended the player through a contact , so I have taken some flak from my management team . |
| 26 | Rebutting suggestions that Scottish Liberal Democrat MPs would baulk at losing the opportunity for a Scottish Assembly , he added : ‘ My colleagues and I have taken this decision jointly and collectively . |
| 27 | ( I have taken this summary of the plaintiff 's argument from the judgment of Lord Donaldson M.R. , at p. 324h . ) |
| 28 | I have taken this opportunity to point them out to the Minister and I hope that something good will come of it . |
| 29 | I have taken these surveys from the 1960s as a useful starting point . |
| 30 | I have taken those of Greer as a basis for discussion , not because his books are more sexist or pro-capitalist than other textbooks used in 16+ examination preparation , but because they are typical of such textbooks . |