Example sentences of "[noun sg] he [vb mod] take " in BNC.
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| 1 | He was firm in saying that devaluation was no solution but imprecise as to what further action he might take to prevent it . |
| 2 | He considered what action he should take concerning both of these possibilities . |
| 3 | No wonder he could take time off whenever he pleased . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | And then , one day , out of the blue , Jean-Claude mentioned that if he had a piano he might take pupils . |
| 8 | 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 … |
| 9 | Patsy went , using his work for the insurance company as a pretext , for in truth he could take no more of the hypocrisy . |
| 10 | Then when we meet up with the copter he 'll take the mail out . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | They did , I mean the docker at that time of day he 'd take a gallon o beer into work with him . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | In the morning he would take it and himself to the embassy , to beg her to forgive him . |
| 15 | And if it ai n't the right size he can take the one that is . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | Rizzo di Marino said , ‘ Of course he will take Famagusta . |
| 20 | my dad like in South Africa my dad was telling me , when they went out at night , yeah , like if they were going to a restaurant he 'd take a kni he 'd take his gun with him and keep , it 's fucking odd man like my dad walking around with a nine millimetre strapped to his |
| 21 | It filled his his truck up so he said when he comes back on the next delivery he 'll take all the turf away for fifteen quid . |
| 22 | He 's the third generation to be running Redlands farm and he 's confident he knows what path he must take to ensure its future . |
| 23 | I think your brother wa he was slightly worried about the amount he could take in his car . |
| 24 | Burke unequivocally rejected any idea of a " mandate " or " instructions " from his constituents as to how he should vote or what line he should take on any particular issue as " things utterly unknown to the laws of this land " , reflecting a misconception of " the whole order and tenor of our constitution " . |
| 25 | His jaw has been snapped in two and the only food he can take is liquid . |
| 26 | He vowed that when they returned in the summer he would take her for a holiday . |
| 27 | Well do I recall the ecstasy , and the shame , when on about two occasions each year during the summer he would take Jerry , Anna and me out for the day to one of the many beautiful villages around Glasgow . |
| 28 | In the end , the proposal was dropped more out of fear of ‘ Joe Six-Pack ’ , and the awful electoral revenge he might take . |
| 29 | He decided that on the way he would take a look at the nearby clump of trees from which the eerie sounds had drifted during the night . |
| 30 | You 'd never know what way he 'd take you , being without a drink for so long . ’ |