Example sentences of "take it [prep] a [noun] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A woman who left her pet greyhound in agony rather than take it to a vet after it broke its leg in a road accident has been banned from keeping dogs for seven years . |
| 2 | Indeed , we would take it as a compliment if our presentation of an argument were described as ‘ well researched ’ . |
| 3 | He has always been a source of inspiration to me and I hope that he will take it as a compliment when I say that , from the days when I was a student , he has been an inspiration to me . |
| 4 | Please do not take it as an example that you may all leap to your feed to make your bids . |
| 5 | Been taking it for a week or so now ! |
| 6 | He reached out and tugged her into the V of his thighs , dropping his mouth to hers and taking it in a kiss that left her gasping for breath and so shaken she could barely stand . |
| 7 | The Feldwebel took it into a corner and pulled out a large envelope which he threw onto the table . |
| 8 | Maurice took it without a word and , after a moment , shambled off up the path by which they had come . |
| 9 | They took it as a snub that Down failed to field at anything approaching full strength and now want to show that they are a match for the real thing . |
| 10 | Eva took it as a sign that she was going to get better . |
| 11 | And finally — I took it as a compliment when the local Councillor took credit for the upgrading , prior to the local elections ! |
| 12 | If er someone 's taken it for a ride and dumped it near you then can you call Nottingham and it 's Dawn who wants her car back anything I can do you for three four three four three four is the number to ring . |
| 13 | After all , these services are free and we take it as a compliment if you ask . |
| 14 | There is no reason here , and I think no reason at all , to doubt that we take it of a cause and its effect that if or since the cause occurred then so did the effect . |
| 15 | So you 've got the right idea of dividing it by eight , but you needed to take it on a stage and see what the was . |
| 16 | Even to him it was now barely imaginable , and other eagles he mentioned it to seemed to take it as a lie and untruth , and were angry at him for trying to delude them . |