Example sentences of "[was/were] [pron] for the taking " in BNC.
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| 1 | You were mine for the taking … ’ |
| 2 | By then , at the end of the century , the Secretary 's power was his for the taking . |
| 3 | But the more she thought about his arrogant assumptions , his conceited certainty that she was his for the taking , the more she bristled with indignation … |
| 4 | And Douglas had promised that Shiona 's lifelong ambition — to study fashion design in London — was hers for the taking if she could make the grade . |
| 5 | Miguelito the magnificent was hers for the taking , and she had sent him away , frills and all . |