Example sentences of "would take [pron] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He would take her first thing in the morning to see it . |
| 2 | She found herself thinking that when she had forced herself to read how and when Oreste had died she would take her sleeping baby and drown both him and herself forthwith . |
| 3 | She estimated it would take her 11 years to pay off the debt . |
| 4 | Lynsey quickly remembered her fictitious ‘ dinner engagement ’ and said she would take her own car and follow him . |
| 5 | I reckoned it would take her three or four minutes to get back to her flat , but maybe it was n't a good idea to hang around the neighbourhood . |
| 6 | If that was so , then going right , towards the breeze , would take her deeper into the caves . |
| 7 | She wound up the window and started to cruise round , her eyes searching for the nice little space that would take her white Golf GTI . |
| 8 | From there she 'd be able to go down to the lakeside if she chose , or else pick up one of the shore paths that would take her further into the valley . |
| 9 | Faye said nothing more about it , but when they got home she announced that she would take her blood-sugar level and evening insulin dose in her room and then lie down on her bed until dinner . |
| 10 | There were some who were clever , some who were stupid , and none who cared for the lecture that would take her forty-five minutes to read and three evenings to prepare . |
| 11 | After two years , however , Gordon too got the wanderlust urge and planned a horse-back ride from South America to New York that would take him two years . |
| 12 | It would take him three days to reach Tracy with a small army and cumbersome siege machines slowing him down — what did one hour more or less matter ? |
| 13 | The chief executive of State of Israel Bonds , Meyir Rosenne , says that he expects the issue to sell out in two weeks , something that would take him ten weeks in normal times . |
| 14 | It seemed a forlorn hope that any taxi-driver , especially with the limitation of petrol-rationing , should consider a fare which would take him seven miles out of the town on New Year 's Eve , but incredible luck was with us ! |
| 15 | His heart sank when he saw where his questionings would take him next . |
| 16 | Now , as if objecting already to the place where it would take its first breath , it kicked against her stomach wall quite forcibly . |
| 17 | They estimated that it would take them four months to build the cells , the measuring equipment and constant temperature baths . |
| 18 | It was estimated that it would take them two to three weeks to get to the Falklands and therefore , theoretically , the decision could be rescinded if there were some kind of diplomatic breakthrough . |
| 19 | And King is seeking quality crosses as Tranmere bid for a Prenton victory that would take them third in the first division . |
| 20 | ‘ In real life it would take them some time to get this boat ready to go to sea . |
| 21 | They 'd have to walk the road in both directions , and it would take them some time . |
| 22 | Denethor clearly will not submit to the Enemy , as Saruman did , but he also cares nothing in the end for his subjects , while his love even for his sons would take them both to death with him . |
| 23 | As is common practice , Landlords kept the tenant 's deposit of £650 and told Debbie they would take their entire fee of £881 up front , so she expected no rent for the first month . |
| 24 | He saw the advantages that England might gain from a successful coup in Scotland by them , which would take their political pressure off him at home . |
| 25 | ‘ Nobody would take their first album . |
| 26 | So it would take her two increments into scale two . |
| 27 | She 'd thought about going back to her room for a while , maybe find out from Josie what she 'd been caught up in the night before , but it would take her more than half an hour to walk . |
| 28 | Although Aith lifeboat had been launched it would take her some time to reach the island , so Mr Williamson spoke by radio to four fishing vessels at the scene . |
| 29 | I invented a task for myself , which would take me that way . |
| 30 | It would take me two weeks to reveal all that I know . ’ |