Example sentences of "[be] [adj] take [pers pn] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Schofield has already had cause to caution Montgomerie — in 1991 — and yesterday he said : ‘ He is a fine golfer and is clearly going to be a major figure in the game for as long as he remains active in it , but he has to be able to take it on the chin . |
| 2 | ENGLAND fly out to Poland today confident of securing the draw that will be sufficient to take them to the World Cup finals , stirred but not shaken by a warning from Bobby Moore . |
| 3 | He is surprisingly slow to begin talking , but a good walker , and we were able to take him to the canal where there were ducks , swans , horses and icy puddles to interest him , so that was fine . |
| 4 | He flinches for only half a second , but it 's enough to take me inside the hall . |
| 5 | We can tell that the writer is eager to take us to the climax . |
| 6 | When you are ready take it off the board and waggle it about . |
| 7 | Prisoners offered the choice very rarely preferred death to the colonies but , because they were essentially treated in the same way as indentured servants , they could only go to America if a merchant was willing to take them on the basis of a calculation that he could sell their services at the other end . |