Example sentences of "[vb past] i take " in BNC.
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| 1 | I did so and , afterwards , Andrew asked me to take over the bulk of the manufacturing for them . ’ |
| 2 | Then glancing at Agnes , she said , ‘ Aggie asked me to take some towels across to the house for the people coming in tomorrow . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ Much to my surprise and delight , sure enough in ‘ 84 he contacted me and asked me to take part in the Mozart ‘ Coronation ’ Mass to be performed in front of the Pope the following year . |
| 4 | He looked at me and asked me to take it . |
| 5 | They asked me to take the children for a full medical . |
| 6 | You asked me to take it … |
| 7 | Smith was a slow reader and took about an hour to read and ponder the document , after which he approved it and asked me to take it to Harold Wilson . |
| 8 | ‘ He asked me to take good care of them . |
| 9 | He asked me to take a seat and listen to some music he would put on . |
| 10 | So , when one of Ramon 's friends asked me to take a package to a friend of his in Berlin , I thought , well , I can make up that I have a job and cut my visit short because of it . |
| 11 | When Douglas asked me to take this over , he said initially that my job would be to book the excursion bus , and liaise with the caterers . |
| 12 | He asked me to take a message to the Blackpool Conference conveying to the delegates that he felt that he could not lead the Party at the General Election , and inviting those whose business it was to do so , to take soundings about the future leadership . |
| 13 | As soon as Ken Hurren mentioned the word in his office this morning , when he asked me to take the task on , I felt a secret dismay . |
| 14 | It was a rebellion which led me to take wife and kids from the suburbs into the peace of the countryside . |
| 15 | I set those thoughts aside to peruse the direction my instincts led me to take . |
| 16 | I set those thoughts aside to peruse the direction my instincts led me to take . |
| 17 | In my opinion in Ex parte Agegate Ltd. , the fact that the residence requirement was applicable to British citizens and nationals of other member states alike was the main element in the reasoning which led me to take the view , unlike the court , that that requirement was compatible with Community law : see para. 57 . |
| 18 | The bad yellow-eyed woman made me take my toothbrush in case I got carted off to pokey . |
| 19 | It made me take a good look at what I really wanted out of men and dating . |
| 20 | My mother made me take up tap dancing , because I 'd got sparrow legs . |
| 21 | She let my fingers rest on the cool skin of her check ; but something in her now steady look , a declaration of inaccessibility , made me take my hand away . |
| 22 | At one point , a painted sign on the tarmac invited me to take a break . |
| 23 | They invited me to take part in the next one and I went along with them , having no idea what I was getting in to . |
| 24 | She saw me looking at her and thrusting the bag under my nose invited me to take a pinch . |
| 25 | Harvey looked doubtful , but he let me take the gun from him . |
| 26 | He let me take a box of groceries ( Sainsbury 's of course ) while he unloaded a couple of suitcases from the boot . |
| 27 | ‘ Why do you think he let me take the firm over ? |
| 28 | We were due at Chauk , an old field town , next day and Captain Tizzard advised me to take Rachel to the hospital there , but warned me that he could not delay his sailing for more than a few hours . |
| 29 | Also the er the erm these Doctor something pills er she advised me to take them because of these pains I had and er but a lot of people thought they wold work wonders you know . |
| 30 | and the doctor advised me to take him back to Rhodesia |