Example sentences of "[adv] [coord] take [prep] " in BNC.
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1 | He lets go suddenly and takes off Andrew 's shirt , throwing it quickly into the corner where his own shirt was thrown . |
2 | So sensitive lefty souls have turned their faces away and taken to calling themselves ‘ Britons . ’ |
3 | As I see it , the considerations set out above and taken as a whole lead irresistibly to the conclusion that , when considering the expression ‘ any person ’ in the sections , it is impossible to identify any particular limitation which can be said , with any degree of confidence , to represent the presumed intention of Parliament . |
4 | There , from January 1801 onwards , correspondence covering the years since 1780 was systematically assembled from the State Paper Office and elsewhere and taken to the foreign office — an obvious response to the need frequently to refer to it in the conduct of daily business and the resulting inconvenience if it were stored anywhere else . |
5 | ‘ Burn it in the yard outside and take in lodgers . ’ |
6 | One group have lost their legs altogether and taken to burrowing underground . |
7 | Rose , exhausted with running , slackened her pace a little and took in long gulps of air . |
8 | He was removed quickly and taken to hospital to have ten stitches in an ear so badly lacerated that the cartilage was exposed . |
9 | Lillywhite starts today 's final stage 20 seconds ahead of young Norwegian rider Ole Simensen who was in a crash yesterday and taken to hospital for attention to minor injuries . |
10 | the logic of the argument must be preserved — ie. the issues under discussion must be classified , the discussion must concentrate on available information , and the values of the individuals must be expressed openly and taken into account . |
11 | Early teens to adult age , you are maturing and pick your friends carefully and take into account their interests being compatible with your own interests . |
12 | If you leave them behind and take to the lanes you 'll rarely see a car . |
13 | He sprawled sideways and took in the twitching , frightened balloon with its cross-hatched plumpness rounded out by the golden sun on one side , curving into purple dusk on the other , and the heavy , ugly , functional basket . |
14 | Ferkhan 's main business , he explained , was spare car parts which he either bought from abroad or took from wrecked vehicles he bought up cheap . |
15 | He stood abruptly and took to pacing about again . |
16 | If the hon. Gentleman asks me whether I agree that the Irish issue should be pushed upstairs and taken off the Floor of the House , I certainly do not . |