Example sentences of "[prep] [pers pn] take the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Peasants , sons could become lay brothers in Cistercian houses , but it was probably not common for them to take the habit as choir monks . |
| 2 | Because they are experts and you are not it is easy for them to take the initiative . |
| 3 | I e it would not be a problem for me to take the same line as either or any of my er opponents , or the incumbent Mr , erm you know , if they are , frankly , right . |
| 4 | All of them take the working actors ' problems into account and attempt to create classes which can make free hours both disciplined and profitable . |
| 5 | Both of them take the present sexual division of labour as given and understand that this has important implications for women in their search for an income . |
| 6 | and you 've a number inside the car as well on the bottom of the car on the floor so er some of them no , they do n't so some of them take the mickey of them and putting different plates on of a written off car from a scrap yard so you can have like a brand new Sierra smashed up in a scrap yard and you buy it for like a thousand pound and you this Sierra with a brand new Sierra , so you change all the plates over and do all this on the car and then you got a bloody Sierra worth about nine or ten thousand pound |
| 7 | One of them takes the form of an almost completely restored mining village , complete with a stream-driven miners ' cage , ironworks , a bakery selling delicious break baked on the spot , as well as other ships and an ‘ antique ’ house suitably equipped — i.e. with a black-leaded range and |
| 8 | The foresters of fee had rights of pannage and common of pasture in the forest for themselves and their men , and some of them took the nuts gathered in the king 's demesne woods . |
| 9 | Not all Unionist MPs ever supported the coalition , but almost all of them took the Whip at some time ; the Unionists made up three-quarters of the government side of the House . |
| 10 | To his surprise , very few of them took the quality papers : middle-of-the-range tabloids were the norm . |
| 11 | My Heart bleeds to see the Concern he is in ; and it would be the utmost Satisfaction to me , if I could hope any thing of mine could contribute to his comfortable Subsistence in his old Age : I therefore beg of you to take the Key of my Buroe ; and if any thing is to be made of my poor Papers , that you will , for my sake , endeavour to promote a Subscription for his Benefit , which you so kindly have propos 'd for mine |
| 12 | T.V. is relatively difficult to get onto , in terms of you taking the initiatives , you contact the B B C or I T V and say , ‘ I have a thing which you ought to have , ’ and unless it 's really outstanding , the chances are relatively small of getting on unless you are very lucky or you know somebody or you just hit the right spot at the right time . |
| 13 | ‘ 'Morning , ’ he said cheerfully , as she walked towards him to take the proffered bottle . |
| 14 | Yevgeniev , the King of the Boards , was leading into the home straight but I surged past him to take the gold medal . |
| 15 | To appreciate Althusser 's work one must first of all understand why so much of it takes the form of an exposition and defence of Marx 's writings . |
| 16 | ‘ None of us take the music biz too seriously . |
| 17 | Most of us took the easy way out and accepted a helicopter ride back to Kleine Scheidegg , but Drummond and eight others stayed on top for an all-night vigil . |
| 18 | Unfortunately , we had just missed the 1400 steam departure from Butterley but most of us took the footpath to Swanwick Junction , the main museum site , to view the many and varied locomotives and other items that spanned a large period of railway history . |
| 19 | It is , however , all too easy for any of us to take the Students ' Association for granted . |
| 20 | So , first time through you take the ‘ first time bar ’ ( ie. bar 8 ) and return to start back at bar 1 again . |
| 21 | For certain it is that she did leave your enclave with my men , and with them took the road to Ramsey . |
| 22 | According to the Unemployment Unit 's calculations including them takes the jobless total to more than three million . |
| 23 | The TBM 700 's purchase price includes two type ratings , and the usual practice is for the owner-pilot to bring a professional flier with him to take the course . |
| 24 | When it seemed he was running out of support , Jason Little suddenly appeared inside him to take the scoring pass . |
| 25 | A manuscript of poems was assembled by him for the Professor to view ; the intention being ( and Dudek was very well experienced in this sort of work ) for him to take the matter over and see it through to publication . |
| 26 | It was nothing for him to take the ball off them and stick the knife in it to burst it . ’ |
| 27 | The not-so-dour Scot knows it will be a unique experience for him to take the visitor 's dressing room at the citadel where his deeds as player and manager became legend — as did his departure . |
| 28 | Because Carol was n't there , was n't arching her head to see the contents of a letter , it was not necessary for him to take the envelope into his own office . |
| 29 | He takes the understandable view that it is for him to take the first steps in Russia , which he is doing to keep the scientists in Russia . |
| 30 | Mcallister does seem to be overshadowed by him when he is on the pitch , looking for him to take the lead , provide the inspiration etc which strach is no longer doing as well as he once did . |