Example sentences of "[pron] take a [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I take a few steps then , remembering my hold-all , push my way back to it like a drowning man . |
| 2 | ‘ So I take a few risks , ’ I snap . |
| 3 | If you take a little time to pack , your luggage should arrive in one piece with crumple-free contents . |
| 4 | I am only suggesting that you take a little time off , shall we say , until you are quite well again ? " |
| 5 | You see , with costs like this , even if you take a few days off you 're a million quid in the hole ! ’ |
| 6 | The boss knew I was worked to death , and not wanting to lose me said , ‘ Mick , you take a few days rest . |
| 7 | You take a few green turns , |
| 8 | ‘ The only thing I can think of is that there is a convent near where I live , and they take a few elderly people . ’ |
| 9 | When they reach the borders of their territory , they take a few steps with lowered hindquarters so that long grass passing between their back legs rubs against this gland and acquires a smell that even a human nose can easily detect . |
| 10 | ( Many of us take a few days off a year due to PMS , but about one in five women takes a fortnight or more ) . |