Example sentences of "[adv] take [prep] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 10 A passenger travelling by boat from Jamaica to Trinidad was told he can only take with him a case of volume 8m3 . |
| 2 | For , unlike conquerors before and after , the Romans did not only take from their subject peoples , they contributed also , and the result of these contributions in road communications , law and administration , heating systems , architecture and art has had a permanent effect in Europe despite the 1000 years which intervened between the collapse of the Western half of the Roman Empire and the rise of the Renaissance . |
| 3 | Quantitative syntactic studies do not necessarily take as their data base recordings of live conversation . |
| 4 | it points us towards the reasons for visiting ancient sites : each has its own unique atmosphere which we can literally take into our very being . |
| 5 | Spending time with McIllvanney was not my idea of relaxation , and I did n't much take to his lack of enthusiasm . |
| 6 | It should have been a race a World champion like John Hill could easily take in his stride . |
| 7 | Poets were so highly esteemed that it was said that a Delhi-wallah visiting a friend in another part of India would always take with him as a present not jewels or hookahs or fine weapons but a few of Mir Taqi Mir 's new verses copied on to a single sheet of paper . |
| 8 | They brought presents of ham , nuts , cakes and bottles of wine for the journey , most of which we could n't possibly take with us as we had no room in our suitcases . |
| 9 | ‘ This area , Miss Williams , might encompass a few square miles of countryside , but it will also take in what is now a very unsightly rubbish tip . |
| 10 | He had a shifty air — as well as an obvious aversion to work of any kind — and I did n't really take to him . |
| 11 | or saying we could n't really take to their child , |
| 12 | As I told you , I did n't particularly take in her plans for the weekend , you know how one does n't , one just asks to be civil and does n't listen properly to the answer . ’ |
| 13 | He might even take against her and she cared for him . |
| 14 | For a while as he walked , faster as the sun began to dip more quickly towards Nut 's receiving mouth , he thought he caught a glimpse of someone following him ; but it was no more than a glimpse , and the figure — a ghost in a dark robe — slipped out of sight behind a building 's corner before he could even take in its size . |
| 15 | Given that he served in Cabinet for many years , I should have thought that he would be more objective and would not simply take as his evidence two cases from the front page of the News of the World . |
| 16 | So as I say , those pleas are all on a hand-out , which you could please take with you when you go . |
| 17 | From it , the look-out man would send a smoke signal up through the chimney whenever a whale was offshore , and the fishermen would then take to their horrifyingly flimsy boats . |
| 18 | Belinda Jones , ’ the owner of the name said simply , and waited while Dr Russell 's sister seemed to fully take in her presence for the first time . |
| 19 | the forces of the countries of the socialist camp are so great today and they are so strong economically that they can fully take upon themselves , on the basis of the development of normal trade relations , the provision of Cuba with all the necessary goods which are denied her by the United States … the Soviet Union is prepared to deliver oil and other goods in amounts fully meeting the requirements of Cuba , in exchange for Cuban goods . |
| 20 | Slightly slower just so that the words come over a bit clearer yes , so so people can actually take in what you say okay . |
| 21 | But I could never take to her . |
| 22 | I could never take after her can my sister but not me . |