Example sentences of "[adv] [pron] take [adj] [noun] [coord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So she took some tea and some bread-and-butter while she thought about it . |
| 2 | So we take some trends and ignore others . |
| 3 | Not one took any delight or pride in what he had done . |
| 4 | Thus it takes considerable courage and persistence at times for the carer to press the needs of the dependent , let alone her/his personal needs . |
| 5 | A week later I took two children and the three of us got there and back for £40.50 , which does seem a comparative snip . |
| 6 | and they 'll be here half an hour or three quarters of an hour , he smoked four cigarettes , now it takes all day and all night to get rid of them fumes of his cigarettes |
| 7 | and I 'd got a bit of an headache , well I took two tablets and it had gone before Steve come in and er I had me tea and I w I went like that and I thought God almighty ! |
| 8 | ‘ Why do n't I take that wax and get it done for you ? |
| 9 | I wanted you to know how important you are ; how much I care about you — value you ; and … . ’ her voice quivered and stopped , but then she took another breath and finished her declaration steadily enough : ‘ and how much I want you . ’ |
| 10 | Sometimes it takes two minutes and sometimes it takes twenty . |
| 11 | Pipe Major Tom Buchanan and the Boys and Girls of Monkstown Mossley School Band had a glorious day when they took second prize and Best Corps of Drums in the Novice Juvenile Band section . |
| 12 | ‘ Over-involved ’ is a derogatory label still used by professionals to describe anxious , supportive relatives , yet it takes extraordinary judgment and sensitivity to manage a close relative 's abnormal beliefs and behaviour in a way which neither colludes with pathological beliefs nor alienates the sufferer . |
| 13 | These factors are worthy of emphasis because in practice they are still dealt with very badly in many organisations and yet it takes little trouble or expertise to make an enormous difference . |