Example sentences of "[noun] [vb past] to take [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | While prominent Wesleyans like Hughes , J. Scott Lidgett , R. W. Perks , Charles Kelly and Henry Lunn were active and , in Hughes ' case , vital to the movement , the majority held aloof and Conference refused to take any notice of the Council . |
| 2 | Mr. Golding seemed to take much more care when bottling wine . |
| 3 | Last season , United lost the title after being such odds-on favourites in March that bookmakers refused to take any more bets . |
| 4 | To prevent starvation on more plebeian trains , passengers had to take all their food with them or leap from the train the moment it drew into a station and rush for the buffet . |
| 5 | But after the vote on Mr Craxi , parliamentary leaders agreed to take all such decisions by a show of hands . |
| 6 | This strategy was scrapped when it became apparent that the government needed to take some action before the students revved up again for another outbreak of violence . |
| 7 | Juliet started to take some books from her bag . |
| 8 | The government appeared to take little interest in the schemes of the Family Endowment Society . |
| 9 | Now these routines seemed to take most of the morning , and after lunch and a little rest she sallied forth for a walk . |
| 10 | Scales paused to take this in . |
| 11 | Rome refused to take any part in these proceedings , except by unofficial observers . |
| 12 | After In-Keeping , the 11-10 favourite , had stormed to a five-length success , Scudamore refused to take any of the credit for his latest statistical breakthrough . |
| 13 | A few men of high principle refused to take any private patients at all and practised exclusively within the NHS . |
| 14 | The Local Government Board refused to take any new action . |
| 15 | The UK 's Clean Air Acts , which forced many homes to replace coal-burning fires with smokeless fuel , gas or electric versions , may have cleaned up the smog from out cities , but the utilitarian heaters and radiators that replaced those fires seemed to take some of the cheer from our lives . |
| 16 | The Bakers had to take all our clothes and put them through the tumble drier ! |
| 17 | On her first day Tess had to take some of the chickens to show to their owner . |