Example sentences of "[modal v] take [pers pn] as [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And having noticed that there is nothing whatever in this ‘ I think , therefore I am ’ which assures me that I say the truth , other than that I see very clearly [ je vois très clairement ] that to think it is necessary to be , I judged that I could take it as a general rule that the things which we conceive very clearly and very distinctly [ que nous concevons fort clairement et fort distinctement ] are all true … |
| 2 | He would take it as a personal affront . |
| 3 | ‘ I can show you an excellent view of the town , ’ he pressed , his smile dipping for all the world as if he would take it as a personal tragedy if she refused . |
| 4 | And if you do n't feel that you can fit in a pupil comment , you have to be very careful here because some people will take it as a cop-out and not do it and a that worries me and it has happened and I think it is important that the youngsters are actually given some guidance and the opportunity to do it . |
| 5 | MANY will take it as a further surrender to Common Market bureaucracy that an inspectorate will soon be established to regulate the smell of farm manure . |