Example sentences of "[adv prt] [coord] take the " in BNC.

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1 Yet when victory beckoned earlier this year in the Australian Masters , he backed off to allow Craig Parry to nip in and take the title .
2 Either he left when he discovered the pregnancy , or he had already gone , or the relationship had broken up in the first year or two after having the baby , when he had been unwilling or unable to settle down and take the responsibility .
3 Make the bed — then you can lie down and take the weight off your feet while we talk .
4 Rather than , sort of , go from Manchester by plane what , they decided they 'd drive down and take the car over so we were supposed to be going for a meal and they said , where shall we go for a meal ?
5 ‘ But that 's all the more reason to stay on and take the opportunity to redress the lamentable impression you seem to have had of my country . ’
6 ‘ This morning I 'm taking you up the coast to my house overlooking the Sound , and if the weather stays as good as it is at the moment we 'll spend the afternoon on the beach at Hornbaek , which means we 'll go right past Kronberg — we can even stop off and take the tour if it appeals to you . ’
7 And now I must pack up and take the road ; you 'll be keeping me company on a long night march , although I know you 're asleep in our nice warm bed …
8 This time , Agnes had no other choice but to get out and take the stairs .
9 The knowledge of how easy it would be to just reach out and take the Robe of Eyes and wear it and be able to see into other people s deepest thoughts flooded her mind , scaldingly .
10 CYCLIST Barry Fullerton just managed to hold out and take the honours ahead of Harold Brennan ( Kings Moss ) in todays 50 mile handicap road race promoted by Newmills Cycling Club at Killyman , Co .
11 It needs a special artist to sustain such a programme , and the wonderful thing about Vengerov 's playing is that in , say , the Paganini First Concerto , one can sit back and take the accomplishment for granted , acknowledge that he can overcome any Paganinian hurdle , and simply relish the way he actually makes something of the music .
12 We have suggested that a feature of leadership is the ability to stand back and take the wider perspective .
13 And they said , well I 'm sorry you know , er take the numbers of the cars , they want me to go round and take the numbers of the cars , phone them back and we will see if we 've got someone that we can send down there !
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