Example sentences of "be [pron] for the taking " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Come and fish me , the carp are yours for the taking . ’ |
| 2 | How dare you lay claim to me , as if I am yours for the taking ? ’ |
| 3 | You were mine for the taking … ’ |
| 4 | Really if we , if we 're not on top of these things , then what we 're saying is that Jehovah is like saying to a high squad who lays out a beautiful meal for us and saying well there you are , it 's yours for the taking and you saying well I do n't feel like that today I 'll just have some chips down the road . |
| 5 | ‘ Over yon moor is a farm that 's mine for the taking . |
| 6 | By then , at the end of the century , the Secretary 's power was his for the taking . |
| 7 | But the more she thought about his arrogant assumptions , his conceited certainty that she was his for the taking , the more she bristled with indignation … |
| 8 | And Douglas had promised that Shiona 's lifelong ambition — to study fashion design in London — was hers for the taking if she could make the grade . |
| 9 | Miguelito the magnificent was hers for the taking , and she had sent him away , frills and all . |