Example sentences of "but [pron] [vb mod] take " in BNC.
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| 1 | Other things may play their part in helping us to understand , but nothing can take its place . |
| 2 | But nothing can take away the pleasure that I derived from looking at what I took to be a photograph . |
| 3 | But nothing could take the gloss off Townsend 's night of glory . |
| 4 | I would never go out like what Tony was saying you know he does n't drink at all and like he 'd be in a pub maybe seven days a week but I would take a drink now and again and I might n't go into a pub once in a month maybe . |
| 5 | It 's only natural for a newly-signed group to see their bloated , sap-sucking US record company as exceptional , spiritually different from all the others — but I 'll take their heartfelt claims with a line of salt , thanks . |
| 6 | After his triumph , Benn said : ‘ I do n't want to fight Eubank because I do n't like him but I 'll take it for the million he was asking for . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ I do n't know exactly what we have up there , or what stuff we are likely to be sending up in the next few years … but I 'll take side bets on orbital weapons , either ready or in the pipe-line . ’ |
| 8 | I would agree with that but I 'll take it further to say that , and if you read Marx you 'd find this very clear , what he meant ultimately that the working class would achieve is a kind of a society where there was a common ownership of the means of life . |
| 9 | Dorothy L. must be describing them to put over the dramatic picture of the abandoned easel , but I 'll take all that for granted . " |
| 10 | Lewis laughed , ‘ Well , no , ca n't claim I do know , but I 'll take your word for it . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ They seemed rather laden to me , but I 'll take your word for it if you tell me that it 's all general interest in my private life . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ I ca n't say , ’ said Thorfinn , ‘ that I 've ever bedded a ship , but I 'll take your word for it . |
| 13 | But I 'll take some of the blame . |
| 14 | ‘ I 'm still a bit rusty , ’ she exclaimed , ‘ but I 'll take that . ’ |
| 15 | And he went to the doctor and the doctor said well you have n't got anything wrong with your skull but I 'll take your blood pressure . |
| 16 | But I 'll take the originals cos it 's on there before . |
| 17 | Anyway that 's , that 's on , that 's only a three hour course that 's running for thirteen weeks , which will cost me forty pounds , but I 'll take |
| 18 | Erm , not really , but I 'll take them back actually yes . |
| 19 | But I shall take my dressing-case and , of course , my clothes , if you would send … ’ |
| 20 | The nature of my duties both in the Province and in this House means that I have not yet had the pleasure and privilege of reading Dr. FitzGerald 's book , but I shall take on hearsay what the hon. Gentleman says about this entry . |
| 21 | ‘ I have no rich things to give but I will take my black bread for they say it is the best in the whole world . ’ |
| 22 | It was n't anybody else 's awar it was a T U C award and you can imagine the very issue that has been raised here today are the very aspects that are critically analyzed by the T U C in determined award , but I will take on board the points that have been mentioned . |
| 23 | But I will take such things as the brickwork , or maybe the roof tiles into account , and work to achieve a complementary landscape . ’ |
| 24 | It has already become fashionable to knock Kylie Minogue but I can take it , ’ she added . |
| 25 | But I can take some of these back to the office and have a look at them under the funny lights — ultra-violet , infra-red — to see if anything shows up . |
| 26 | ‘ But I can take a train . |
| 27 | Well I must admit , I have , I mean I do n't do well I used to make quite nice cakes , since I 've had this new cooker mine wo n't ri I mean they rise , there 's no doubt about that , they rise , but I can take them out , put them on a cooling rack and watch them deflate ! |
| 28 | As to which one is best — well , respect must go to the Custom Shop for keeping their standards high ( pity about the bridge , though ) but I 'd take the JD Tele every time . |
| 29 | ‘ Believe me , I know how you feel , but I must take account of your safety . |
| 30 | I will be brief , but I must take issue with the hon. Member for Cunninghame , North ( Mr. Wilson ) . |