Example sentences of "[adv] [pron] [modal v] take [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Before the hon. Gentleman moves on from his point about the proposal to locate the health common services authority in the old BBC offices at Gabalfa , perhaps I may take some credit for that not having come to pass . |
| 2 | Chairman while though it 's being recorded perhaps I could take this opportunity to add mine . |
| 3 | so I can take that middle'un off and get it to match . |
| 4 | and erm you know , and I said Carla needs it for work anyway so Dave said I 'm gon na while I 'm on holiday I 'm gon na do all the stupid jobs , so I can take that computer in |
| 5 | ‘ Perhaps you should take some soap and water to your ears , ’ Miss Beard said acidly . |
| 6 | ‘ Adam , if you 'd be good enough to finish what you 're doing , perhaps you could take this weapon from me , since I 'm sure you 're more accustomed to guns than I am . ’ |
| 7 | So , so you can take full authority of this ? |
| 8 | Perhaps we should take further precautions — or outlive her . |
| 9 | They march in columns so long they may take several hours to pass one spot . |
| 10 | But perhaps it would not come , after all , perhaps they would take one look at Mrs Thorne and refuse her admittance into a ward of lunatic old ladies . |
| 11 | Besides , she had said , perhaps they would take more time repairing the heating system if they knew the two of them were able to keep warm without it . |
| 12 | As long as the men time I mean , perhaps it would take sixty men working for half an hour . |
| 13 | one , two , three casualties so it will take four people to carry her , four people to carry her , four people to carry him , that is sixteen , that is , altogether , twelve plus three , fifteen people we 've taken out of the battle , yeah ? |
| 14 | It clearly will not take immediate effect , there is a lot of housing allocations and permissions in the pipeline as it were , so it will take some while for it to wash through the system . |
| 15 | Jesus ' response was to say that not everyone can take this teaching . |
| 16 | which we did , and I 'm pleased to say that they endorsed that that general position , in other words their not going to come to a conclusion whether or not they should take any part in the proceedings , whether they should intervene or seek to stop the project until much later in the day . |
| 17 | When I go home I 'll take that list with me . |
| 18 | In 1800 there were no access roads , no mountain rescue , no way of keeping dry or changing wet clothes until returning home which might take three days . |
| 19 | Hopefully it will take constructive criticism well and will carry on the excellent scientific work of the NCC . |
| 20 | ‘ If you do n't pay double I shall take those shoes off and no one else will ever put them on . ’ |
| 21 | There is also the possibility that the invention represents only a modest ( but nonetheless patented ) improvement on the employer 's existing products ; hence it may take several years simply to recoup the research and development costs . |
| 22 | ‘ So , now you can take that coat off and come and sit opposite me here and put that satchel you 're gripping so decisively there . |
| 23 | Now you can take any icon and use it for other Window programs including your own ! |
| 24 | There 's another situation , the hard news interview , which again is often on radio though it can take other forms and using other forms of the media , which Liz 'll talk about in a moment and I wo n't say more at this stage . |
| 25 | ‘ Now it 'll take all Wings Balsdon 's tact to get any parcels issued before next Monday . ’ |
| 26 | Right , well I 'll take that address down . |
| 27 | So I hope today you will take wider factors into consideration as well . |
| 28 | ‘ Surely we must take that arrow out , ’ Perkin said , and put his hand on the shaft and gave it a tug . |
| 29 | Well it 'll take twenty minutes to get here and it 'll take about forty minutes to get the other way . |
| 30 | Well it 'll take fucking ages and it 'll be very uncomfortable for you , whoever 's sitting in the back . |