Example sentences of "[subord] he have taken " in BNC.
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| 1 | Christopher — more talkative than usual — was animated in his description of the Highlands , where he had taken several long walks with Alastair . |
| 2 | He had had a successful academic career at Cambridge University , where he had taken successive degrees leading up to his PhD . |
| 3 | Bernard was by now a junior lecturer in the same college where he had taken his degree . |
| 4 | Hector had clung close to Theda , and was even now shut up in her tiny bedchamber , where he had taken to sleeping . |
| 5 | Gen. Manuel Noriega , the former Commander of the Panamanian Defence Forces and self-proclaimed head of state , surrendered to the US military on the evening of Jan. 3 , leaving the papal nunciature in Panama City where he had taken refuge on Dec. 24 following the invasion of Panama by US forces on Dec. 20 [ see pp. 37112-3 ] . |
| 6 | Koffigoh refused to submit to the demand that he leave the government headquarters where he had taken refuge , and on Nov. 28 asked President Mitterrand of France to despatch troops to Togo urgently . |
| 7 | Up to the fifth floor , then walk down to the third , where he 'd taken a couple of rooms . |
| 8 | It then dawned on him disagreeable that not only was he in for a Dickensian banquet ( although he had taken care of that problem , he remembered cheeringly ) but for Dickensian readings . |
| 9 | To her relief , he was still fully dressed , although he had taken off his jacket as a concession to the almost tropical heat . |
| 10 | No one would suggest that he rivals Sobers as the greatest of all-rounders , for , although he has taken more wickets , his batting has been much less consistent and his Test average is some twenty-three points lower than Sobers ' . |
| 11 | He is one of those individuals who has put even more back into the sport than he has taken out of it . |
| 12 | He had n't meant to say it , but it was the effect of the beer and the movement of the ship and her sophistication , all things he could n't cope with together , so he 'd taken her down to the bar and they 'd had a couple more drinks to restore his confidence before the boat docked . |
| 13 | He now earns his living as a lorry driver , so he had taken a week 's holiday to compete at Wembley . |
| 14 | He could n't stand the idea of going back to the section-house , so he had taken a series of private lodgings . |
| 15 | The doctor had wanted to bring him here but was not very happy about making the same journey twice , so he had taken him to the next valley . |
| 16 | Finally , Ronchey has obviously decided that the warding profession nationally needed smartening up , so he has taken the opportunity of his decree , which by Anglo-Saxon standards is astonishingly dirigiste in its detail , to order that from now onwards warders are to wear summer and winter uniforms ‘ in conformity with suitable models ’ . |
| 17 | They could add more tea once he had taken a few sips . |
| 18 | And , once he had taken three months off to play for England in Australia , the rumour seemed to have died the death . |
| 19 | Once he had taken that view he abdicated , albeit unconsciously , his responsibility to rule on the submissions made . |
| 20 | Once he had taken me to Brighton for the day . |
| 21 | no , no , but once he 's taken it and then he 's come round and erm he realizes what it 's , what he 's done , yeah . |
| 22 | ‘ In charge of ’ means that once a person takes a vehicle on a road or public place he normally remains in charge of that vehicle until he has taken it off the road or public place again . |
| 23 | yeah , he looks like he 's taken them for protection cos he 's like and no one will come near with them cos they 're like , really if they 'd see ya |
| 24 | If he had taken his own rule seriously , he would have found out that DRG has a very modest self-service canteen at its Bristol head office . |
| 25 | ‘ If he had taken that product , he would also have tested positive those other days as well , ’ Grollet said . |
| 26 | Someone who knowingly touches another without his consent violates this personal right as surely as if he had taken his property . |
| 27 | At first Johnson denied it , in the sincere belief that he had not taken illegal substances , but when the doctor asked if he had taken Reactivin , Johnson endearingly replied in his strong Fife accent ‘ Aye , but they 're no drugs . ’ |
| 28 | On many occasions I asked Alf if he had taken the money to pay the debt but he never did ! |
| 29 | He would never , if he had taken to the high seas in past centuries , have been caught napping by a mutiny . |
| 30 | But what if he had taken advantage of an accidental blaze to kill Hilda ? |