Example sentences of "if she [vb mod] take " in BNC.
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| 1 | The new Lady Woodleigh looked as if she might take her riding-crop to him if he so much as uttered another word . |
| 2 | Bodo asked the waitress if she would take the romantic lead in a film he claimed to be making and when she had gone , said , ‘ I do n't think so , but you never know , do you ? |
| 3 | Jackie was asked if she would take a Thoroughbred mare who had been abandoned in a field and give her a home as a brood mare — but part of the deal was that she also took the pony who had been left with her . |
| 4 | I asked her if she 'd take him . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ But I 'd be the better pleased if she 'd take on and be the mistress ! ’ |
| 6 | If she will take you , you will be set down in a bare heath , on a great stone , which is made of granite and is the gate to your adventure , though it will seem to have been fixed and unmoving since the making of the world . |
| 7 | After Mr Kennedy had been taken back to their villa by his wife , Shelley entered the details of the case into a file , and wondered if she need take any further action . |
| 8 | The old girl should do her duty and send me a postcard if she can take the time off from her toy-boys . |
| 9 | We 're Going on a Bear Hunt by Michael Rosen , illustrated by Helen Oxenbury ( Walker Books , £9.95 ) Winner of the Smarties Award 1989 After one reading , Rosa gave this large format , handsome book her highest accolade ; she briskly wrote her name in the front and asked if she could take it to school ‘ to show Olga ’ , her favourite teacher . |
| 10 | I was really glad to be going out with Mary instead of Mum ; I do n't think Mary had ever asked if she could take me with her before . |
| 11 | Mrs Mawdsley then asked administration manager Dave McCreary if she could take two weeks ' annual leave and a week 's unpaid leave to go on holiday . |
| 12 | A letter was received from Mrs. Hogan of Brighton asking if she could take over a sixteen-year-old blind boy , Arthur B. Her own son had died the previous year at the same age , and she said that she would ‘ do her best to make the lad happy , and find him light work in Brighton ’ . |