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Example sentences for "have taken"

  • And when he came to himself he said: Fair brother, sith the company of you and me is departed shall I never have joy in my heart, and now He which I have taken unto my master, He be my help.

  • And therefore, lady, sithen ye have taken you to perfection, I must needs take me to perfection, of right.

  • But now go again lightly, for thy long tarrying putteth me in great jeopardy of my life, for I have taken cold.

  • And Simon answering said to him: Master, we have laboured all the night and have taken nothing: but at thy word I will let down the net.

  • And as they were ministering to the Lord and fasting, the Holy Ghost said to them: Separate me Saul and Barnabas, for the work whereunto I have taken them.

  • But they thought within themselves, saying: Because we have taken no bread.

  • Also we have taken to growing indigo, which is a fine commodity for profit.

  • Which of them should you think me likely to have taken a fancy to?

  • It will serve as a kind of amends for the liberty I have taken," Longueville added; and he began to remove the drawing from its paper block.

  • The sort of place that we always call home; a bad little house that we have taken for a month.

  • I have taken a great fancy to her," the younger lady went on.

  • It would have been safer for Will in the first instance to have taken up his hat and gone away; but he had felt no impulse to do this; on the contrary, he had a horrible inclination to stay and shatter Rosamond with his anger.

  • You would hardly believe how little I have taken in of music and literature, which you know so much of.

  • He has accepted it with the utmost gratitude; and has thanked me in a most gentlemanly and touching manner for the pains I have taken to set his mind at ease.

  • Although I was at Thorpe Ambrose in what I thought good time, I was too late to see or hear anything myself of a serious quarrel which appeared to have taken place, just before I arrived, between Mr. Armadale and Mr. Midwinter.

  • And I have taken possession, in my widow's costume, of my new rooms.

  • The house I have taken,' said Mr. Pickwick, 'is at Dulwich.

  • I determined on retiring to some quiet, pretty neighbourhood in the vicinity of London; I saw a house which exactly suited my fancy; I have taken it and furnished it.

  • Thus saith the Lord to my anointed Cyrus, whose right hand I have taken hold of, to subdue nations before his face, and to turn the backs of kings, and to open the doors before him, and the gates shall not be shut.

  • That is, the sins of all mankind, which I have taken upon me.

  • He shall not tread out wine in the press that was wont to tread it out: the voice of the treaders I have taken away.

  • This vision lasted but a moment,--much less time than we have taken to describe it.

  • I am convinced that dreaded event would not have taken place so soon.

  • And there, with some blushes, he may be said to have taken farewell of the political stage.

  • His wife and daughters called on them, and confess to have taken a liking to them both.

  • The Professor appears to have taken Mr. Arlington's word for it.

  • Ann Kavanagh, who ought to have taken a back seat on this occasion, had persisted in coming to the front.

  • There he seems to have hidden the hat and mackintosh and to have taken in exchange some clothes belonging to the murdered man.

  • Gilberte, who has now become Marquise de Tregars, have taken up their residence at the Chateau de Tregars, three leagues from Quimper.

  • And now I discover that it is not the right path which I have taken, or, rather, which I have been made to take.

  • I assure you, father, that I have taken a firm resolution.


  • The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "have taken" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.


    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    affectionate leave; but said; diamond ring; good system; have been; have done; have found; have given; have heard; have made; have taken; household goods; human power; lady mother; magic arts; often very; opposite sides; rocky bottom; says nothing; shall present; spiritual consciousness; then passed; trusty servant; utter stranger; week since; what period