Example sentences of "and he have taken " in BNC.

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1 He had been able to moisten his throat at the clear streams of water which crossed the track but the sustenance of ale or wine to which his great frame was accustomed was denied him and he had taken no food since he had shared bread , cheese , and ham with Marian and Allen after the fight with the sturdy beggars .
2 Carrie 's young brother was waiting to tie up a brace of barges to a river tug for their journey back to the Royal Albert Dock and he had taken the opportunity to visit his sister and her husband in the dining rooms .
3 " Right then , " he said , when operations were satisfactorily completed and he had taken a swill of ale , " let's not back and fill , let's have everything full and by . "
4 Mickey had rang up the social worker and he had taken the bairn .
5 I had said , in revulsion at the intimacy his words implied , that he could do what he liked , I did n't care ; and he had taken this as evidence of a previously unsuspected sophistication in me .
6 She had decided , quietly confident that it was safe to do so , not to accompany him on a tour of some Greek islands , and he had taken instead her of the cross-eyes etc .
7 And he had taken them down into the Southern Ocean , not as far as we were going , but far enough to be in amongst the ice , circumnavigating the whole land mass of Antarctica in waters no man had ever sailed before .
8 One evening in the park the previous summer he had made a frank gesture that was like a question , and one side of her had wanted to say ‘ Yes ’ , but she had said ‘ No , Len , ’ and he had taken his hand away , and kissed her , and quietly accepted her decision .
9 As Coleman had been at pains to point this out before taking on the DEA assignment , he could hardly disagree , but the risk had seemed acceptable at the time and he had taken particular care to underline his academic credentials whenever he met Hurley 's people .
10 He had put this to good use by doing organisational work for the U.S. Communist Party in Harlem and he had taken the party name of George Padmore .
11 Luke 's features seemed to reshape themselves momentarily , his expression become one of savage anger , and he had taken the first step of the few that would bring him round the desk to her before she saw him drag control back to himself .
12 Rona and he had taken a few round one afternoon , drinking endless cups of tea and listening to platitudes ; a pattern of conversation with all the formality of a dance , first the weather , and then naive politics of the cost of living .
13 She had already told Glyn that she would never be anything but a friend to him and he had taken it better than she had thought he would .
14 She had not even the comfort of Hector 's presence , for her nervousness upset him and he had taken to roaming again , now that his leg was healed .
15 She had snipped , and he had taken a lock .
16 Harvey had always had a mania for showers and baths and he had taken to the sauna ritual with great enthusiasm .
17 In a moment the paper was back in its folder , and he had taken a step away from her .
18 She had told Robert that she hated him , told him to go away , to move to another area , and he had taken that literally .
19 And he 'd taken it .
20 And he 'd taken some alcohol either just before , or with his meal .
21 I do n't know if I was thinking about Another Woman but if George was being blackmailed about something like … and he 'd taken you along because you were tough and … you see the silly fantasies I get into when I 'm alone ? ’
22 a proper one , hi Holly , alright love , so I went , left it and then I went called back last night after college and he said oh I have n't done it yet come on he said we 'll whiz it on the band saw , put it on the band saw and he 'd taken two nails out that you could n't see you know the , the old stamped cast iron ones , the ends had snapped off
23 He 's told me he was going to add to my money and he said , oh the bad news is I 'm adding a negative amount of money to it , and he 's taken away .
24 They erm , they er there was a lamb nibbling that yesterday and he 's taken off , so the bits at the top and the bottom have no connection any longer so
25 Richard Clutterbuck is a lecturer in Law in our School of Social Sciences at the University , and he 's taken a particular interest into legal aspects of violence in society .
26 Marcus 's male Akita is castrated , to lower is dominance level , and he has taken his dog to obedience training classes since puppyhood .
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