Example sentences of "[verb] and take a " in BNC.
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| 1 | They are encouraged to try and take a few steps back and be a little more objective with themselves . |
| 2 | I was going to try and take a photograph of er lot of 'em so I 'm gon na try and |
| 3 | She let the dress fall and took a shy step towards him . |
| 4 | It is time for certain philosophers to come and take a hard look at the data which we have collected before they dismiss our models and our philosophical assumptions so glibly . |
| 5 | I just went from person to person and asked if they needed help when a policeman asked me to come and take a look at Johnathan . |
| 6 | Here we go , let's light them all again cos we 've got to come and take a picture , some pictures . |
| 7 | ‘ I 'm sorry you 're miffed because I do n't want to sell and I 'm sorry our views on the nuisance value of my workshop conflict , ’ Ashley said , ‘ but why do n't we wait until the villas are occupied and take a vote among the owners ? |
| 8 | After spending a quarter of an hour in the heat of the sauna , Agnes rose and took a dip in a small pool filled with ice-cold water . |
| 9 | Even more annoyed by that intrusive thought , Guy scowled furiously as Isabel rose and took a beaker from the table , filling it with water from the pail . |
| 10 | The girl had grinned and taken a gulp of iced tea . |
| 11 | Simply mention this offer when booking and take a copy of this magazine with you on your first visit . |
| 12 | So — ’ He stopped and took a deep breath . |
| 13 | And I 'm sick of seeing what it 's doing to Peter — ’ She stopped and took a breath . |
| 14 | One morning Jess stopped dusting and took a book from the shelf , admiring the gold edges to the pages and the soft green leather binding . |
| 15 | He looked across at the other two , who were laughing and taking a long time to get Maggie 's drink . |
| 16 | Luce surfaced and took a deep breath . |
| 17 | My horse Paddy obviously did n't share my enthusiasm to explore and took a considerable amount of cajoling , digging , tapping and firm slapping before he would lift one hoof from the ground and get going . |
| 18 | If you find it too much , or your are in pain , stop and take a rest . |
| 19 | Stop and take a good look at the main structure — the tiles , battens , rafters , purlins , beams , wall-plates , trusses , joints . |
| 20 | And , er , the upshot of all that was , I got a phone call , what , three weeks ago , from one of the papers saying , we 'd like to come and take your picture Mr cos we 're doing this article about on on er , on care services , so I said , okay , so he came and took a picture . |
| 21 | She must 've sneaked into the pantry one day when nobody was looking and taken a bite out of that jelly . |
| 22 | She gulped and took a deep breath before falling against Nathan 's chest . |
| 23 | He stirred and took a deep breath in his sleep . |
| 24 | We will introduce a flexible ‘ decade of retirement ’ for men and women , in which people may choose to retire and take a state pension at any time between ages of 60 and 70 ( the value of the pension increasing with the age of retirement ) . |
| 25 | Well , it seems that you 'd like to go and take a look at the place and the people before you make your mind up ; and I suppose that 's only right . |
| 26 | ‘ I 'm going to go and take a bath , then I 'll pack . |
| 27 | Beauracrats , teachers and pupils say the only way parents can judge a school is to go and take a look at it |
| 28 | A true soldier always eats , drinks , sleeps and takes a wench whenever the opportunity presents itself . ’ |
| 29 | The more entrenched feeding problems can be very difficult to treat and take a long time to show improvement . |
| 30 | To express the awkwardness of the Spartan position Thucydides uses awkward language ( i.88 ) : the Spartans voted , he says , that the ‘ libations ’ had been broken and took a decision for war not so much because they were persuaded by the arguments of their allies as because they were afraid of the growth of Athenian power . |