Example sentences of "[noun prp] take the [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 I think me Auntie Jean 's , she 'll go off her rocker because she is like I say , me Auntie Jean 's only one that she ever remembers cos like me Auntie Jean takes the meal , like every meal down for her and
2 Koons takes the photograph in his hand and smiles impishly , looking every bit the boy-next-door in his Reeboks , jeans and button-down shirt .
3 Anwar suggests that immigration from Pakistan takes the form of a chain , with early settlers reporting back on their experiences and encouraging others , particularly family and friends , to follow them .
4 And arch-Minimalist Robert Irwin takes the discipline once again into his usual arena of installation at Pace downtown until the 24th .
5 While the circuit is being cleared to give us a free run , Brundle takes the car out on the public roads .
6 Peter Cracknell takes the wheel behind BMW 's 518i and Mercedes ' 190E 1.8
7 Andy takes the branch we hit the man with and wedges it under the grating ; part of it sticks through but there 's a stump where a smaller branch has broken off and the grating rests on that , held a half-metre or so off the stone rim .
8 Andy takes the man 's calves under his armpits and lifts ; I get underneath and force the man 's shoulders up ; his head goes over onto the stone rim of the vent , beneath the grating .
9 This month Ken takes the plunge and sets about the daunting task of buying a new machine .
10 Supposing he 'd agreed to let Angy take the art class in return for her favours ?
11 Gesner was in a foul mood again and Therese took the brunt of it .
12 Determined not to be viewed as another Wang , Groupe Bull SA took the time to clarify to journalists its position regarding IBM and the RS/6000 last week at its Les Clayes-sous-Bois research and development centre in Paris .
13 Small took the wheel of a dilapidated pick-up , while two men knelt behind the cab with shotguns .
14 Television presenter Lyn Spencer took the plunge off the edge of a building yesterday as part of International Women 's Week .
15 Hardy took the verdict of referee Larry O'Connell by a comfortable 99 points to 96 , less than a month after successfully defending his Commonwealth crown against Canada 's Barrington Francis .
16 President Mitterrand took the opportunity of his visit to President Gorbachev in Kiev this week to spell out his insistence on the inviolability of Germany 's frontiers with its eastern neighbours and emphasise East German democratisation rather than German reunification .
17 Lucy took the call .
18 David took the towel from her and began to dry her back .
19 Mikhail Gorbachev took the request as as a joke but Mr Cliburn was entirely serious .
20 At the Restoration Pyne took the oath of allegiance , but was debarred from holding public office .
21 Stok took the menu .
22 Pat Johnstone took the package and placed it on her lap .
23 Tony Dennis took the ball on and Raynor was clear on the right , but as Dennis prepared to pass , referee David Phillips blew for the free kick .
24 Rex took the gun in both hands .
25 Rex took the gun in one hand , turned the handle with the other , kicked open the door and leapt dramatically into the studio .
26 Then , in August 1928 , Arsenal took the field at Hillsborough wearing numbers on their backs , while on the same day , Chelsea , at home , were doing the same — at Chapman 's suggestion .
27 Loretta followed her into a spacious drawing-room , and seated herself in a chair to one side of the tiled fireplace , while Veronica took the chair opposite .
28 Bobby took the boy to his house .
29 From under her cloak , Maisie took the scroll of paper that he had given her back in August .
30 Last year Vasco da Gama and Olaria took the field for a match wearing identical strips .
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