Example sentences of "[adv] he [vb mod] take " in BNC.

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1 I wondered how long he 'd take to get used to it , to become , in other words , corrupt .
2 They laughed , wondering how long he 'd take to change his mind .
3 Perhaps he would take the nurse out on his way home from hospital .
4 Perhaps he would take her into Tommy 's Bar and buy her a cup of coffee .
5 Perhaps he would take her watch as a token of good faith ?
6 Perhaps he 'll take you out somewhere later in the week . ’
7 Rosa said , ‘ Perhaps he 'll take me to Africa ! ’
8 You 'd have to add interest , of course , but even so he would take his hat off to a man 80 billion in the red who never stopped spending .
9 So he 'd take the fleece off and cut it up
10 Not that he had minded in the least , for if he had a daughter as rich as Gemma and a fellow like Tristan Gage were to come along he 'd take all the necessary steps himself to see that she could never be cheated .
11 Tonight he 'd take their condescension without argument , he thought , more confident by the day that something was coming that would rock this Tower to its foundations .
12 He was beginning to wonder how much more he could take .
13 Then when he 'd softened him up he would take him up to the sale and introduce him to the dealer he was touting for — on commission , of course .
14 Oh I 'll leave it there , Albert 'll be up here probably he 'll take it .
15 no ta well if I do see him I do n't think that probably he 'd take very well .
16 Now he would take things much further and see whether he could translate Ebert 's restlessness into something more useful .
17 Now he could take what he wanted .
18 And if your father is currently taking your side of things worth sounding him out as to how far he 'll take
19 And he 's so desperate to get out he 'll take a twenty thousand pound a year pay cut .
20 And he 's so desperate to get out he 'll take a twenty thousand pound a year pay cut .
21 Surprisingly he must take part in the qualifying section of the Daily Express Newspapers and Pursers inaugural British Squash Players ' Championship to be played between March 23 and 28 at Bromley , Beckenham and Cheshunt .
22 Alternatively he can take some profit and sell the bill in the bill ( or discount ) market before the three month term is up .
23 From now on he would take care of himself and , as time went on , to ensure family solidarity , he would take care of the family .
24 Luckily he can take a joke .
25 when he 's leaping about he 'll take them off
26 The three front men appear to have worked out a rota so that when one of them tired of the constant leaping about he can take a breather while the other two step in and compensate with eye-catching leaps of their own .
27 He would say ‘ Goodnight all ’ ( although she would be the only other person in the room ) , and then he would take the lift down to the chilly autumn street and Blackfriars station , all soot and sickly neon .
28 Then he would take another matchbox out and say " try these " .
29 And then he would take that complaint , if the branch committee approved it , you see , or nine times out of ten if the branch secretary thought it was a valid case , he would send it in a letter to the sectional council .
30 Sometimes the driver comes and takes one group out for half a day , then he 'll take another group out for half a day , or he 'll take them out for a full day 's picnic .
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