Example sentences of "[verb] [coord] take the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The important thing is to recognise that it is happening and take the relevant action . |
| 2 | A few days later , Grace McNeil , who had just lost a much-loved Rough Collie and had been sent to us by her vet , came and took the young male , Robbie . |
| 3 | ‘ She met some guy in there that day , some guy she used to go with , and he must 've said something because the next thing anyone knew , she was screaming at him , Pete was in the bar the morning after , he said the window was all over the floor , apparently she 'd thrown an ashtray at the guy and it had missed and taken the whole window out instead , and when he took her by the arm and tried to calm her down , she shook him off and ran out of the bar , right out in the street , and like I said , it was the bottom of a hill and there was a truck coming — ‘ |
| 4 | Everyone was clamouring , as they ate and drank and the girls went round the table , serving and taking the finished platters to the sink where Sabina was busy wiping and stacking . |
| 5 | The job done , we repaired to the kitchen door to see literally what was cooking and to take the printed menus from Angus to put on the tables . |
| 6 | The time taken to complete one revolution of the Earth is decreasing over aeons of time but at the moment it is , give or take the odd second , 24 hours ; this defines the solar day . |
| 7 | Give or take the odd aircraft kit — including a bigger and better model of the Stealth fighter-bomber — there are few new products hitting the market . |
| 8 | The idea has got about during the past three weeks that there is really not much difference between the parties , give or take the odd howl of anguish from the higher-tax-paying classes . |
| 9 | The accuracy of the figures , give or take the one poll in 20 that might prove to be a ‘ rogue ’ , was now , it seemed , beyond dispute . |
| 10 | ‘ We made it , ’ he said and took the second gun from Mariana 's shoulders without really looking at her . |
| 11 | Now Buxtehude is something of a Mecca for other traffic planners paying tribute to what has been achieved and taking the Verkehrsberuhigung message back to their own communities . |