Example sentences of "that [pron] could take [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I put the receiver down for a moment so that I could take two hands to the strawboard . |
| 2 | They 've been working very hard , in some cases long hours I think it 's right because this is a similar discussion we had by Public Protection Committee about a report and the main thing about the report is to find ways in which this could be avoided and that we could take such action as necessary and obviously some matters to avoid such a happening again but having said that other parts of West Sussex have always tended to be erm when you get excess rain erm you tend to get flooded in on the train many times some houses have got boats down the bottom of their garden and it 's not just now it 's been flooded , but it has been flooded in more recent times and that 's probably something we should be looking at . |
| 3 | But they assured him that they could take that part of it out , which of course they did . |
| 4 | They even , praise be , asked skiers at the end of the day whether they had enjoyed the experience , hopefully so that they could take positive action if they had any complaints or worthwhile suggestions . |
| 5 | If you try working out the return on a single room , using the well-known 1:1,000 room rate:room cost ratio , assuming a realistic annual occupancy rate ( say 65 per cent ) and providing for interest and tax , you will realize that it could take several decades to recover the original cost . |
| 6 | A spokesman for Pilkington , the major glass manufacturer , said yesterday that it could take several weeks for new windows to be installed . |
| 7 | At the end of the year the Board agreed with the Chief Executive , Mr Philip Court , that he could take early retirement , and this took effect from the end of January 1990 . |