Example sentences of "would take [pers pn] at " in BNC.
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| 1 | She would take him at his word . |
| 2 | ‘ From there , ferry and all , to the place where he was ambushed , would take him at the most half an hour . |
| 3 | As despair grew and self respect diminished we would take them at their unspoken word and go and buy a bottle of anaesthetic and uncork the genie who would play merry hell with the last vestige of hope of recovery . |
| 4 | A month ago , when Jim Bob and Fruitbat jokingly suggested that it might be vaguely amusing to tie in the , if you will , ‘ concept ’ of the album with a foreign press conference to promote it , they did n't think that the marketing johnnies at Chrysalis and EMI would take them at their word . |
| 5 | Going to South America , it would take you at least thirty-six hours to get to Lima , for example , in some clapped-out old aircraft . |