Example sentences of "[conj] i [verb] take [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He said of his winter sporting expedition : ‘ I felt I 'd reached a decent standard by the end of the week , although I did take a tumble or two . |
| 2 | But I think they recognise that I 'm not trying to exploit the Broads to line my pocket , and that I 've taken a bit of care . |
| 3 | ‘ The receptionist at the hotel could have told you that I 'd taken a taxi to Prague railway station , ’ she offered . |
| 4 | Thankful that I had taken the trouble to gather dry wood while it was fine , I lighted the fire , and soon had a cheerful blaze going . |
| 5 | Nigel saw my anger and was obviously surprised that I had taken the review off the Cabinet agenda . |
| 6 | ‘ So I threatened to take the case to court . ’ |
| 7 | It was only a four-seater plane , though , and in the end there was n't enough room for me , so I had to take a bus from Birmingham up to Dundee . |
| 8 | I closed my eyes for the rest of the journey as it had been a busy two days and I did n't feel lik& going to the council offices either , It would be too late anyway so I decided to take a stroll by the river and see how Nigel was getting on with the excavations . |
| 9 | Benjamin wandered off , saying he wished to speak to Waldegrave , so I decided to take the air in the garden behind the chateau . |
| 10 | That has been a big feature of today 's debate , so I want to take the matter a bit further . |
| 11 | The secretary , who also organizes the church flower rota , has just resigned in a huff , because she says the Sunday school has taken over some shelves in the vestry flower-vase cupboard without asking , so I have to take the minutes . ’ |
| 12 | Once I forgot to take a flashlight with me when visiting a friend , and found myself outside the house in pitch blackness , unable even to find the edge of the pavement or the garden hedge . |
| 13 | ‘ It was a fantastic experience , and I remember taking a photograph of Harold Abrahams at the start of the 100 metres race that he won . |
| 14 | We were told to take food and water on a train going down to Mandalay and I remember taking the Mothers ' Union tea urn ! |
| 15 | After booking his place in today 's semi-final as fastest qualifier , McKean said : ‘ I felt totally in command out there , and I 've taken a lot of confidence from that run . ’ |
| 16 | Erm that was a point , , I er spindle bearings and I want to take the business off 'em . |
| 17 | Colleagues , the C E C are supporting all the motions that have just been debated , and I propose to take the vote . |
| 18 | I felt disillusioned , stale and cynical and I wanted to take a break before I started taking it out on the callers . |
| 19 | On Wednesday I met Mrs Matthews in the street and she asked if I 'd taken the cat to the vet and I admitted that I had n't . |
| 20 | So what if I 've taken a jazz classic and clubbed it up ? |
| 21 | Could you please remind me about what to do if I forget to take the pill at the right time ? |
| 22 | That said , we do listen to constructive criticism ( even if I do take the Michael in these letters every so often ) and make changes where they seem needed — you 'll see gradual change as time goes by , for the better , we hope ! |
| 23 | If I did take the twins away all summer then Masquerade would be taken to a boatyard in Florida , so I now signed the necessary customs forms and the insurance waiver and the dozen other pieces of paper that would be needed to keep the United States government and the delivery company happy . |
| 24 | What if I decide to take the test ? |
| 25 | What if I decide to take the test ? |
| 26 | I used to stagger off to work like a complete zombie until I decided to take a lesson from the Chinese . |
| 27 | Bu but half off and half in at in moment cos I 've taken the time off but there 's lots of problems , like half the team 's gone off sick with pleurisy , tonsillitis and everything |
| 28 | Beales said : ‘ I was sure you would say that , but I 've taken the precaution of declining to give it to your men . |
| 29 | We consult as a team before deciding to go somewhere , but I tend to take the lead . |
| 30 | Er but I do take the point that er Mr made . |