Example sentences of "[be] take [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 'm frightened of the probation and the social services finding out that I 'm using again , 'cos when I came out this time , they said to me that , if I ever went back on the smack , that the kids 'd be took off me , no two ways about it … . |
| 2 | Just before seven she left Jed to pick out some toys and books to be taking with him — and it 's got to be a portable amount , she warned and went to check that she would n't be needed for a while . |
| 3 | Before any sort of an expedition — be it to South America , or a distant star — I often ask the children to make a list of all the things they will be taking with them . |
| 4 | When the Dragons first eleven set off for the sun in a couple of weeks time they 'll be taking with them a pretty impressive record , just 2 defeats in the last seven seasons . |
| 5 | ‘ Paul 's got the relevant diaries and his flight should be taking off mid-afternoon . ’ |
| 6 | THE COST ‘ We have an initiative which is still under wraps for the moment but which we will be taking during the election campaign , ’ he said . |
| 7 | Therefore , if I just looked at some of those policy teams that I referred to in my presentation , I would expect , and it 's happening , that we would be taking on board , in each of those policy teams , the policy development work that 's applicable to Europe . |
| 8 | ‘ Well , ’ they continue , ‘ we 've been reading your columns and we 're just a little bit worried that you might mean it when you say that the European Community is a fraudulent delusion ; the German economy is kaput ; the French are morally bankrupt ; racism is becoming endemic ; America 's had it ; Britain 's in for five years of total chaos and the middle-classes will soon be taking to the streets . |
| 9 | On Saturday , the environmental campaigners will be taking to the streets of Colchester to urge furniture buyers to boycott stores which stock products made of mahogany . |
| 10 | " This is one bottle we wo n't be taking to Doris 's come-all-ye , " he said . |
| 11 | It is a picture indelibly imprinted , Ward 's voice painting it in quiet words , neither excited nor repelled by the horror of it , but simply repeating information he had obtained from one of the books he had borrowed from his Glasgow library as soon as he knew the route he would be taking to Punta Arenas and the Antarctic . |
| 12 | Eight hundred competitors will be taking to the water this weekend for the annual River Wye raft race . |
| 13 | Some of the world 's finest vintage aircraft will be taking to the skies at a display this weekend . |
| 14 | This weekend , top harmonica player Brendan Power and guitarist Frank Kilkelly will be taking to the stage , at around 8pm . |
| 15 | Now this weekend , three firemen from Didcot will be taking to a bicycle to cycle the length of the Ridgeway . |
| 16 | For the present , in the daytime , he was abruptly fed up with the lot : himself , his insufficiency , the toll that his financial state seemed to be taking of his wife , and the colossally polite head of his stepson , hanging over him now as if it had a miniature keg of brandy around its neck . |
| 17 | It seems to be taking for ever . |
| 18 | This concerns the question of written representations , er which I will be taking into account . |
| 19 | When they get home , when they go to bed , they put the briefcase on the floor beside the bed and we will be taking into here signals from their brain , from their eye movement and also from their chin , because when people sleep we actually move the different stages of sleep . |
| 20 | The unity witnessed over the two days had been greater than he could ever have hoped for , and the remaining morning 's session of ‘ rounding up ’ would , he trusted , be rich in commitments on the part of participants concerning action each would be taking before the important international conference in Switzerland . |
| 21 | Counselling will advise them of the risks , if any , that they may be taking by embarking on a further conception . |
| 22 | I welcome the commitment that has been shown by the head of the governing body , but I can not give any hint of the decision that I will be taking by the end of February . |
| 23 | People in Donegal listened earnestly to the priest , craning forward as if to show him that they were there , but did not seem to be taking in the words . |
| 24 | As well as carrying food , the CARE airlifts , which will soon be taking in enough seeds and tools for 50,000 families so that people can begin to help themselves . |
| 25 | Consequently , this is the direction I will be taking in Part Two . |
| 26 | Given the leading role that Ms Rodham Clinton and Donna Shalala , the Health and Human Services secretary , appear to be taking in developing solutions , and their explicit interest in children , we should watch for this ‘ wild card . ’ |
| 27 | The casualty was not found to be taking in water , but the rudder was jammed to starboard . |
| 28 | People who eat large quantities of such foods , and who also live in regions where nitrate levels in water are high — such as East Anglia — are most likely to be taking in nitrates above EC safety levels . |
| 29 | ‘ I know it is only a discussion paper , ’ Mr Brenan said , ‘ but there are serious concerns about these matters , and , in my opinion , it is a clear pointer to the stance we should be taking from an ethical viewpoint . ’ |
| 30 | You just ask the doctor of your choice whether you can be taken onto their list . |