I will put my hand up here and say I have forgotten to do control checks once (that I remember) but remembered on the takeoff roll and rejected the take-off.
One of my instructors told me a story about a cadet who was taxiing for take off, did control check before actual take off only to find the co-pilot yoke had some bolt fail during the taxi and jam the elevator. As a result of that, I now do a full control check when I am on the threshold. Actually, I normally do a control check once seated in the aircraft, during the before take-off check list and before take-off.