Example sentences of "[verb] [not/n't] [verb] [conj] [pers pn] take " in BNC.
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| 1 | And well I du n no if I took a continuity one round to the left . |
| 2 | Wilson inclined her head but did not comment though she took care not to appear sullen . |
| 3 | If they were down to the last dregs of their confidence after their Hillsborough defeat it did not show and it took Kelly 's superb reflexes to deny Newell after only three minutes . |
| 4 | I thought , I did n't think that it takes as long as that . |
| 5 | Charles did n't smoke but he took one . |
| 6 | ‘ I told her God did n't exist and she took offence . ’ |
| 7 | You know given that life is as it is are you okay and he said yes so I went round the gardens and I came back to him and I had a friend coming for lunch and I thought this is ridiculous , I 'm going to have something to drink and I 'm going to have a meal so I made him an enormous great wad of cheese sandwiches and some apples and a piece of cake and some biscuits and a cup of tea and I went downstairs with the milk and the sugar and cup of tea and all this stuff and I went into the gardens and this poor child he looked very defensively a second time and I said well I thought you might like some breakfast and I wrapped the second lot up so if you 've nothing later on , why not put it in your pocket and eat later in the day and I did n't know whether you took milk or sugar , so I thought I 'd better just ask you and do you know I thought he was going to cry . |
| 8 | She did n't resist when I took the can of mace from her hand and slipped it into my pocket . |
| 9 | ‘ You , nervous ! ’ she scoffed , and did n't resist when he took her in his arms , cradling her close to his heart . |
| 10 | I do n't know whether she took me seriously . |
| 11 | and I do n't know whether she took me down to see him to see if I 'd backed down |
| 12 | ‘ I think the young man is right , ’ said Mrs Grandison ‘ I do n't remember seeing you take a pudding . |
| 13 | ‘ Do n't mind that he takes after them , ’ Mary murmured . |
| 14 | Erm just just recap you do n't mind if I take note while your talking do you ? |
| 15 | It may be that initially it is difficult for people to express their hopes and goals and their fears and needs in their Christian life , and we do n't mind if it takes time . |
| 16 | But this does not mean that it takes the conservative stance of necessarily accepting existing definitions of crime . |
| 17 | Contrary to the view of the Court of Appeal in Morris the accused does not appropriate when he takes articles from a shelf , even if he intends to steal . |