Example sentences of "[conj] i take [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I would follow the police officers escorting the prisoner or prisoners up a flight of stairs into the small but impressive court-room , where I took a chair reserved for reporters at counsel 's table . |
| 2 | They even demanded that I take a Wassermann test in order to be sure that I was n't suffering from syphilis . |
| 3 | You must understand , however , that I take a great interest in poor Hyde . |
| 4 | For the moment , suffice it to say that I take a skeptical view of the structural analyses offered . |
| 5 | ‘ The simple answer , I suppose , is that I take a look at myself and at the world around me . ’ |
| 6 | If you move straight from chapter 5 to chapter 8 you will get a stark contrast between two theories of justification , and all you need to know for the moment is that I take the intervening chapters to provide a reason against any form of foundationalism . |
| 7 | ‘ It is only fair that I take the criticism . |
| 8 | I am glad that my hon. Friend believes that I took a wise decision over those courthouse closures and they remain open . |
| 9 | This is taking up time , but if hon. Members are alleging that I took a point of order from the hon. Member for Surbiton ( Mr. Tracey ) , I did so because the Chair has to hear the point of order if it is alleged that something unparliamentary happened during the course of Question Time . |
| 10 | That I took the commandments quite literally was not surprising . |
| 11 | ‘ The second alleged that I took the players off to Henlow Grange for four days before the Cup-tie with Charlton last season without his say-so … although we did exactly the same thing for the previous round . |
| 12 | It was through the need to obtain money for this that I took the part-time job with Mrs Morton and her husband , Weary Willy . |
| 13 | It was for that reason that I took the stand I did , and put forward the views that I did . |
| 14 | They form a national network and it is from their conference statement that I took the above quotations . |
| 15 | It was in the late summer of 1937 that I took the train to Newark , in Nottinghamshire , and paid a visit to Kelham , centre of the Community of the Resurrection . |
| 16 | So I 've , cut it off stuck that I took the |
| 17 | There are too many to throw away all at once , so I take a handful out every day and hide them in someone 's garbage can . |
| 18 | ‘ So I take a few risks , ’ I snap . |
| 19 | ‘ Nobody south of Perth had heard of malt whisky in those days , ’ he said , ‘ so I took a bottle and six glasses into my final crit . |
| 20 | There was no chance of them spawning while the tyrant Fire continued his reign of terror so I took a chance and moved the five Fires to another community . |
| 21 | He and Rosie were both impressed by the loose creance work I was doing , so I took a deep breath and removed all the equipment , except for the jesses . |
| 22 | I was n't sure , but the voice had a familiar ring , so I took a chance . |
| 23 | At the end of spawning I had over 20 eggs plastered to the sides of the aquarium , so I took a razor blade and carefully scraped them off and placed them in a margarine tub in their own aquarium water . |
| 24 | The night was dark , so I took a lamp . |
| 25 | There were mangoes on the table and flat bread and a dish of scrambled eggs , so I took a spoonful of egg and put it slowly down on the terrace , as I thought any human being would do . |
| 26 | The tandem was forever breaking down and I wanted to fix it — so I took a course in cycle mechanics . |
| 27 | It started on a Friday night in November when I felt a bit odd , so I took a paracetamol and went to bed with a hot-water bottle . |
| 28 | ‘ I could n't use the station and it 's a hell of a journey by coach , so I took a cab up to Preston Park , waited around , and caught a London train from there . |
| 29 | ‘ I forgot to ask if you like garlic , but there was some in with the vegetables so I took a chance , ’ she said , adding the tomato purée to the pot with care . |
| 30 | I was told there was an acting scholarship going and I was broke so I took an audition and by a marvellous chance , won the scholarship . |