Example sentences of "[pron] to take [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Am I to take the dog , the dog was left at mam 's because I 'm gon na be out over |
| 2 | No I to take the strangeness out of you . |
| 3 | After all , when you are ill , or when someone whom you love is ill , what you most want is someone to take the responsibility . |
| 4 | When this is current practice it will be far more difficult for someone to take the stage once the work is finished and start making pronouncements of dubious value . |
| 5 | You will need someone to take the chair who is able to keep his/her own views in the background and is experienced in handling emotive discussions . |
| 6 | Reconciliation needs someone to take the initiative . |
| 7 | She just needed someone to take an interest in her , someone to draw her out and tell her what time of day it was . |
| 8 | In Yohei 's case , this collapses into a craven botch — hilariously acted by Ryo Amamiya — in which he more or less accidentally dispatches his wife but ca n't bring himself to take the plunge and throw himself into the river as promised . |
| 9 | Now Donald was bracing himself to take the weight of the heavier outer door and Donald McLaggan was helping him , easing it up off its hinges . |
| 10 | The Metropolitan Police , which brought the case , has 28 days in which to take the case to a higher court . |
| 11 | In further discussion , it was suggested that , even though opinion was divided on the merits and on the question whether the abolition of the death penalty would in normal circumstances give rise to an increase in the number of murders , the Cabinet might be able to agree that this was not an appropriate moment at which to take the risk of abolishing the death penalty . |
| 12 | That ability has led us into the more specialized areas and it has demonstrated that success was not just getting through the traumas of the 70s and taking costs out of the business , but in finding different directions in which to take the business . ’ |
| 13 | its to take the pressure of it |
| 14 | I simply want you to take a friend 's father to a cricket match . ’ |
| 15 | They 'll probably ask you to take a TV test . |
| 16 | Imagine if your local electrical store allowed you to take a TV home for a month to sample its quality before parting with your money , you would be sure you had made the right decision before it cost you the earth . |
| 17 | Good , erm , right , erm so , I want you to take a bearing on me , tell me what bearing I am from where you are . |
| 18 | But it would n't hurt you to take a look at it . |
| 19 | Purely because we 'd like you to take a look at our Autumn Catalogue , talking of winners , we think this one really is ! |
| 20 | Purely because we 'd like you to take a look at our Christmas Catalogue . |
| 21 | ‘ Well , ’ he said , ‘ perhaps it would be best for you to take a look for yourself , sir . ’ |
| 22 | Erm , but I 'd just like , like you to take a look at the , the sort of commercial awareness bit , and , and to look at what we 're looking for . |
| 23 | ‘ We 've been tepid sponging and monitoring since he was admitted , but there does n't appear to be any improvement — in fact , I 'd say he 's marginally worse than he was an hour ago , so I thought I 'd better get you to take a look at him . ’ |
| 24 | She 's very sorry you are n't well , but not surprised ; apparently she 's been urging you to take a holiday for the last two years . ’ |
| 25 | And it was simple for you to take a holiday ? ’ |
| 26 | ‘ I can see why they were so keen for you to take a holiday , ’ he said thoughtfully , eyeing the rigid line of her shoulders above the scoop neck of her swimsuit . |
| 27 | Please note that not all hotels have cots and we therefore advise you to take a travel cot where possible . |
| 28 | Surely as a policeman it would be more useful for you to take a law degree … |
| 29 | I 'd like you to take a sample of the polish from Dr Darnell 's fingernails , and have the lab match it against the flake you found . ’ |
| 30 | This is an example of a SUFFIX , which enables you to take a word and build another word from it . |