Example sentences of "[vb mod] take [adj] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | This was a thoroughly inspired performance by the team , for which I must take all the credit . |
| 2 | Off-the-cuff penalties must take all the facts into consideration . |
| 3 | You must take all the opportunities that he missed . |
| 4 | Crowds of women and children ringed the convoy with burning bales of hay and told the soldiers the convoy should take all the wounded or none . |
| 5 | And if playing is too easy , it might take all the fun out of it . |
| 6 | But the wide expanses of Aintree should suit his type of jumping and if he produces the form he showed at Leopardstown then he 'll take all the beating . |
| 7 | I mean they will they will protect your furniture it 's just that they 'll take all the battering then from the sun . |
| 8 | you know , and , if like , she , she 'll take all the grand children to the pantomime , but Dave wo n't go he 's er , over at his dad , you know , he 'll stay and have a sleep . |
| 9 | it 'll take all the mystery out of it . |
| 10 | It 'll take all the for them to come from where they 're coming from . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | You 'll take half the skin off my forehead ! ’ |
| 13 | Then I 'd take all the straw off the floor . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | As Thornton Heath depôt no longer had to supply cars for the Mitcham Road , it could take all the cars necessary for routes 16/18 and 42 and Purley depôt was closed . |
| 16 | I wish I could take all the scolding myself . |
| 17 | ‘ Let's take all the little bastard 's clothes off , and see how he looks as a nigger . ’ |
| 18 | ‘ You may take all the credit for that , Caroline . ’ |
| 19 | Since you can pick up a no-frills steam iron for £40 or £50 I assumed it would take all the angst out of what is arguably the last of the genuinely ghastly domestic chores . |
| 20 | That would take all the gilt away . ’ |
| 21 | It would take all the poise she possessed to spend the evening with Fen , on their new footing as ‘ friends ’ , without revealing her true feelings for him . |
| 22 | The task of devising a code which would take all the relevant factors into account and , at the same time achieve a balance between the conflicting interests of legitimate advertising or notification and ‘ amenity ’ presents real problems . |
| 23 | To help cover the import bills Miles would take half the orders around the corner into Soho where at a higher price the proprietor of a dirty book shop would retail them to less artistically minded purchasers . |
| 24 | I am sure he will take all the beating , and the 4–1 available with most firms is worth taking . |
| 25 | Fortunately he is now fully recovered and will take all the beating as he is better than form figures indicate . |
| 26 | ‘ As I was saying , Christina , I can assure you that Tropical Island Interiors will take all the worry and stress out of furnishing Crystal Springs Hotel . ’ |
| 27 | If the biblical fates go against him , Herluin will take all the vexation and shame out on Tutilo , with usury . |
| 28 | The WINPMT command will take all the same prompt characters as the full MS-DOS PROMPT command — so just look them up in the manual . |
| 29 | After that he was backed for the National and although the urbane Gaselee is not prone to hyperbole he feels that , if he reproduces that Haydock run , Party Politics will take all the beating . |
| 30 | ‘ I think he will take all the beating in the National for he ran well round Aintree two years ago when he was second . |