Example sentences of "he [vb mod] take his " in BNC.
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| 1 | He should take his own route in his own time and avoid the tendency to see through others ' eyes . |
| 2 | ‘ It 's a fine afternoon — and early-closing day , so he decided he should take his camera along to the Tower of London . |
| 3 | When she came back from Confession , uncomforted , she found her cell mate kicking the doctor who was trying to feed her , and at the same time yelling that he should take his hat off in the presence of a lady . |
| 4 | ‘ You know of no reason why he should take his life ? ’ |
| 5 | He suggested that if the errant investor was not happy , he should take his money elsewhere . |
| 6 | He must take his chance while the rest of the house was quiet . |
| 7 | Minnie had written to her about how terrible it had been , how Captain Cook had brought his wife up to see a specialist who had examined her and said at once there was nothing to be done , there was no operation possible , and he must take his wife home to die . |
| 8 | But if he had no bill and or did n't pick it up , you 'd tell the proprietor that he must take his own proceedings — he 's swindled you out of the price of a meal and it 's a civil action . |
| 9 | To a typesetter , the closure in 1960 of the last Liberal daily , the News Chronicle , might simply mean he must take his typesetting skills elsewhere , and not necessarily to a newspaper . |
| 10 | He 'll he 'll take he 'll take his part if there 's a if there 's a dispute between a customer and the water company . |
| 11 | Before he could take his first step into the water he saw the fish . |
| 12 | Peter just could n't resist young blondes , and being the boss he knew he could take his pick — until he met Vanessa … |
| 13 | Then when a photographer asked if he could take his picture , Penn said , ‘ Please do n't , but thank you for asking . ’ |
| 14 | The young soldier felt reassured when he knew he could take his American Coonan 357 Magnum pistol . |
| 15 | ‘ A good farmer sowed his seed so he could take his crop of corn before the rubbish came on . |
| 16 | ledgers that are now on the archives could be l placed down there and fascinated me because he could add a column of pounds , shillings and pence , he 'd take his three fingers at the bottom of the long ledger column , and as fast practically like a computer , would add to the top and then put it in pencil . |
| 17 | on dank turf , he 'd take his club |
| 18 | He 'd take his bandages off . |
| 19 | my dad like in South Africa my dad was telling me , when they went out at night , yeah , like if they were going to a restaurant he 'd take a kni he 'd take his gun with him and keep , it 's fucking odd man like my dad walking around with a nine millimetre strapped to his |
| 20 | He would take his ring off then . |
| 21 | A man who was very friendly with another , or his senior kinsmen , could adopt a more expository technique : he would sit facing him and take his left hand ; as he made his points he would take his friend 's little finger , move it away from the others and hold it : ‘ first … ‘ then the next finger : ‘ second … ‘ ; until he had moved the digits all to one side , like beads on an abacus . |
| 22 | ‘ His job was a working class one that anyone could have done , and when he could n't cope with any area of his life , he would take his frustrations out on us . |
| 23 | ‘ They would go through the hotel kitchen to avoid the public , and that beach was the one place where he would take his toupee off . |
| 24 | You 'd have to add interest , of course , but even so he would take his hat off to a man 80 billion in the red who never stopped spending . |
| 25 | Mr Chambers said Mr Smith claimed he did not have £407 and , when he said he would take his Astra instead , Mr Smith said it had been sold . |
| 26 | In a rather confused , uncertain , period Reagan stood out as an upbeat , optimistic candidate who , despite his failings , had an easily understood programme and a clear sense of the direction in which he would take his country , if given the opportunity . |
| 27 | Back at the house , she waited , tense , to see whether he would take his things up to another room , but he said nothing about it , only slid into his bag with a sigh that assuaged her ; it was the sigh of a child finding a safe place . |
| 28 | He would take his ill-gotten gains and flee . ’ |
| 29 | The smile she flashed into Rune 's brooding face was so blinding that he must have wished he 'd brought sunglasses with him , Gina thought uncharitably , wondering how he would take his peremptory dismissal to the bar . |
| 30 | But the vicar at today 's service agreed with Marc 's family that it was inconceivable he would take his own life . |