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‘A person may take offence.’

[⟨det person.ntake.v (k offence.n)]

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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

You taking offence is wrong.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

Masayuki Ishikawa was hanging out on a Tokyo street corner after midnight last month while wearing the cuddly costume, accompanied by two friends dressed as a mouse and a panther, when he took offence at being stared at, police said.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

I’m sorry but I felt the need to launch a blog to highlight the problems of “Comedians’ ’ on Ecademy… and before I start and get ripped to shreds again by the serious folk of Ecademy who took offence at my last blog “Dealing With Serial Networkers’ ’, I must say I am trying to support the ethos of Ecademy… this time.
(Parse)

In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

However, it’s hardly the case that this means I inevitably engage in sexual activities related to these identities irrespective of the context: I very much make an effort to do so only where all parties involved have explicitly given, or at least strongly implied, their consent 2. I take offence at the notion that I’m in the same category as sleazes who fail to consider whether their sexuality – related behaviours are appropriate for a given context, and fail to check for mutual consent.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

Because I took offence that he called a disciplined, honest, smart and hard working guy lucky.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

“I didn’t take offence.”
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

OK, so it wasn’t as bad as that… however I take great offence when a ‘journalist’ doesn’t offer an alternate perspective to the ‘expert’ a who claims Jamaica’s athletic success owes a great deal to the slavery conditions they faced in the past.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

Immediately I took offence.
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In the British National Corpus:

You add suffering to the world just as much when you take offence as when you give offence.
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In the British National Corpus:

no offence meant and I I really hope that you do not take offence in that way.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

Do you know I could very easily take offence at your implication here?
(Parse)

In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

Instead, I hope you do not take offence when I ask that you second another, the most sage and rigorous mind in all of Elfdom, but one who tends toward an off – putting solemnity that could be ruinous when confronting a potential informant or foe.
(Parse)

In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

This is making huge assumptions and I take offence, especially after you’ve read number 1.
(Parse)

In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

It is more or less thus:’ If someone does something to you or says something about you and YOU take offence then it is your fault at getting offended not the fault of the person that did or said something about you or to you. ’
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In Wikipedia:

She refused to marry a German prince, who took offence and invaded Poland, but was repelled.
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In the British National Corpus:

I didn’t take offence, nor did I think her last question the non sequitur of a schizophrenic – Chineseness had everything to do with financial acumen – but she was treating me with the politeness she would accord a stranger who was her equal.
(Parse)

In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

I’m capable of making up my own mind thank you. 0 (0.0 %) I take offence, who do they think they are telling me who to vote for? 0 (0.0 %) I think it’s stupid, what do actors know about politics? 0 (0.0 %) None of these come close to capturing how I typically respond, so maybe I’ll comment about it. 0 (0.0 %) In 2004, John Kerry had a lot of celebrity endorsements, while George Bush discouraged them (according to Dennis Miller).
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

Or I will take offence in earnest & raquo; He pushed me away, winked and took my hand.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

I take great offence at the comment suggesting that’ ’ stacking shelves at the local supermarket’ ’ is something to be ashamed of!
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Queried on 2013-05-20.