Example sentences of "to take [pron] [noun sg] [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ We came together because it looked as if he was going to try to take my line to the corner . |
| 2 | I was able to throw myself into my work , which helped to take my mind off the fact that she was gone . |
| 3 | Next day , when I arrived to take my seat on the coach to our town , I discovered I was sitting in front of two convicts , who were being taken to the prison-ships by their guard . |
| 4 | Perhaps we may even persuade him to take my place at the chess-board . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ I must pay tribute to them for both Dominic Quinn from Banbridge and John Bailie from Lurgan told me to take my time with the horse and bring him back only when I felt it was right to do so . |
| 6 | The union intends to propose solutions including redivision of tasks , reduction of working hours and job sharing , the rep said , adding that the union will reserve the right to take its case to the courts . |
| 7 | There would surely have been a strong argument for it to take its gauge from the parent line and worry about the break of gauge later , when it met the Cambrian — which of course would probably not have happened . |
| 8 | At a time when the recession continues to take its toll on the profitability and performance of most high street retailers , one sector stands out for its growing success : The quick-service restaurant sector . |
| 9 | As I am aware that to remove it from its present location would leave an unwelcome gap in your own display , may I suggest that , if you are willing to lend it , we supply you with a full-size mounted or framed photograph of the original to take its place for the duration of our exhibition ? |
| 10 | A fine view of Chesterfield Central dating from the 50's as the afternoon train to Sheffield Victoria waits to depart with Director 62667 ‘ Somme ’ , as a later train headed by 62666 ‘ Zeebrugge ’ waits to take its place in the bay . |
| 11 | The first and biggest is that no nation which expects to take its place in the world order should be in the business of commissioning international vengeance and terrorism . |
| 12 | I am sorry we have taken sometime to respond to this consultation paper , but it has had to take its place in the queue ! |
| 13 | Automatic accruer is perhaps more commonly used by professional partnerships ( and has the practical advantage of not being dependent upon compliance with a prescribed timetable ) but there is considerable uncertainty as to whether such an arrangement should be regarded as a binding contract for the sale and purchase of the partnership share so as to take its value outside the scope of business property relief for the purposes of Inheritance Tax ( see Chapter 10 ) . |
| 14 | ‘ Mr McQuaid 's room is ready , ’ Maggie said as they prepared to take their leave for the night . |
| 15 | The child needs to learn how and why to use a potty and parents may need to be encouraged to take their child to the lavatory with them so that the child can imitate what happens , have a potty around , tell the child what it is for , and encourage him or her to get used to it by sitting on it . |
| 16 | They plan to take their campaign to the House of Lords in an attempt to finally get some answers . |
| 17 | As long as a band can physically and economically do it , I would want to take their music to the people wherever they are . |
| 18 | King Bucar ordered his tents to be pitched round about Valencia , and Abenalfarax who wrote this history in Arabic , saith , that there were full fifteen thousand tents ; and he bade that Moorish negress with her archers to take their station near the city . |
| 19 | A young mime group has won an award from the Prince 's Trust to take their show on the road . |
| 20 | But when it was time for the children to take their mother to the station , she drew a deep breath and said , ‘ I do my best for them , Mrs Willow . |
| 21 | Indeed the kinds of arguments that are mustered ( Jesus did not ordain women and that is a fact , the church has not ordained women and that is a fact , women in all societies have been subordinate to men and that is a fact ) become no arguments at all when we realize the context in which Jesus did what he did , when we know that the biological views on which Thomas Aquinas ' views were founded were false , and live in a world in which ( in our western societies at least ) women are coming to take their place as the equals of men . |
| 22 | For women whose self-esteem has been largely derived from being the centre of the home , there are a set of problems and issues to be resolved when they are required to take their place at the side of the family stage . |
| 23 | It was true that some of the team who were sent were among those who were most experienced in the use of the gifts of the Spirit , but others soon emerged to take their place in the mother church . |
| 24 | Its ten pavilions were to serve Paris for over a century and to take their place in the city 's folklore . |
| 25 | The clay tile and its descendant , the plastic pipe , were to take their place alongside the plough and the axe as among the major agents in the settlement of England . |
| 26 | ‘ I 'm a link man to take their mind off the cameras and all that technical equipment . |
| 27 | The geomancers led everyone to take their eye from the ball and fix instead on an illusory bubble that burst at about 2am on Friday . |
| 28 | Had n't Nathan trusted her to take her turn at the helm while he slept ? |
| 29 | He would be back in three weeks , he reminded her , to take her home for the weekend . |
| 30 | Nicer is expected to take her chance in the Coronation Stakes at Royal Ascot next month , while Goodnight Kiss is earmarked for the Jersey Stakes . |