Example sentences of "[noun] he [vb mod] take " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Church leaders are convinced that ( Mr de Klerk ) does not appreciate the far-reaching nature of the steps he must take to get negotiations off the ground , ’ the archbishop said . |
| 2 | Edward , now in Oxford , felt obliged to write home to his mother with full details of the affair and for the next fortnight pondered the steps he should take . |
| 3 | He was firm in saying that devaluation was no solution but imprecise as to what further action he might take to prevent it . |
| 4 | He considered what action he should take concerning both of these possibilities . |
| 5 | No wonder he could take time off whenever he pleased . |
| 6 | I think at the moment Brenda he would take any job if he could get one . |
| 7 | From his first home with Mary in Canonmills he would take their mongrel dog , Penny , to the nearest open space which was a coalyard , a spur off an old railway . |
| 8 | It seems certain that Yeltsin will have won the trust of a handsome majority of those turning out to vote ; consistently he has said that this is the only question he would take seriously . |
| 9 | After breakfast at the palace all the inmates are thrown out , whatever the weather , and the only place he can take his child is outside : " Usually I take my little boy at weekends to the fair at Whitley Bay , or I take him on the metro and we sit at the front — he loves trains . |
| 10 | I hope that if the Minister can not accept the amendment he will take the matter seriously and will understand that we are dealing with people who , by and large , do not have the interests of the travelling public at heart , but are interested only in making money . |
| 11 | And then , one day , out of the blue , Jean-Claude mentioned that if he had a piano he might take pupils . |
| 12 | And the Substitute had better be with me — tell Bacci he can take my car down to Florence , I do n't really need him and the Substitute can take me back with him … |
| 13 | Patsy went , using his work for the insurance company as a pretext , for in truth he could take no more of the hypocrisy . |
| 14 | Then when we meet up with the copter he 'll take the mail out . |
| 15 | All the scenes she made out of nothing were part of another , more insidious pleasure she was experiencing : she wanted to see how much punishment he would take , how long he would go on bowing his head . |
| 16 | They did , I mean the docker at that time of day he 'd take a gallon o beer into work with him . |
| 17 | So he promised them if they could shift over 30 electronic flykillers on the phone he would take them to Alton Towers for the day . |
| 18 | Venables laughed off suggestions he should take control now to rescue the nation 's American Dream . |
| 19 | In the morning he would take it and himself to the embassy , to beg her to forgive him . |
| 20 | He speaks publicly of motorbikes and holidays he will take to Australia , Borneo , Malaysia . |
| 21 | His great enthusiasm was for sailing and in the vacations he would take parties of students on seafaring expeditions . |
| 22 | And if it ai n't the right size he can take the one that is . |
| 23 | Through her reins she felt the horse cock his jaw in the hope he could take hold completely , but having sat enough ‘ bolts ’ on both Buttons and Paintbox , Artemis was wise to this , and she quickly shortened up her reins and then relaxed them , confusing the horse quite deliberately . |
| 24 | For long solitary hours he would take stance on some sea cliff watching the sharp-winged flutter of terns as they hung above the sea to fish , or the magnificent splashes of great gannets , or the rugged gliding of herring gulls . |
| 25 | But there is a compulsion to adopt one or the other , and whichever course he may take he can not obtain possession of his goods without handing over to the collector either absolutely or conditionally the amount claimed as duty . |
| 26 | Appalled , she hardly dared look at him , afraid of the contempt she would have to face , because of course he would take Florian 's insouciant words as confirmation of everything he believed of her . |
| 27 | Rizzo di Marino said , ‘ Of course he will take Famagusta . |
| 28 | Now DEC has re-affirmed its commitment to OSF/1 , it 's as keen as mustard to spread the gospel , and Straub for one is busy readying proposals he can take to OSF hierarchy . |
| 29 | A person is guilty of contributory negligence if he ought reasonably to have foreseen that , if he did not act as a reasonable , prudent man , he might be hurt himself ; and in his reckonings he must take into account the possibility of others being careless ( Denning LJ in Jones v Livox Quarries Ltd [ 1952 ] 2 QB 608 ) . |
| 30 | Other times he will take you to visit places more wonderful than you could ever dream of Would you like Swan to take you home now ? |