Example sentences of "[vb past] [adv] take [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In 1938 they moved in to take control of Denham Studios . |
| 2 | Later Rose also took charge of St James 's Park across the Mall . |
| 3 | As the royal troops moved forward to take possession of the battlefield , littered with discarded weapons and the dead and wounded , Cumberland despatched a messenger to HMS Gibraltar , in the Moray Firth , for biscuits and cheese , rum and brandy for his victorious but hungry troops . |
| 4 | The older one moved forward to take command now that it was clear the Apaches were n't waiting in ambush . |
| 5 | She says the reason for this is ‘ the need to believe that the event recounted actually took place , or is taking place : no one believes a prophet , and even a prediction needs to be realised within the narrative for sense and interest ’ ( 329 ) . |
| 6 | ‘ He is n't our dog , but he lives next door to us , ’ she explained , ‘ so I suppose I 'd better take charge of him and see that he does n't do any more mischief . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ Th 'd better take note , Sally . |
| 8 | She looked at his imploring face , and felt a stab of guilt , that he was right , that she 'd better take care … . |
| 9 | You 'd better take care that the bruises do n't show . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ You 'd better take care , Isabel . |
| 11 | He 'd obviously taken time over building up this little booklet explaining the stuff . |
| 12 | I 'd also taken stock of just how deep the ravine was a yard or so to my right — on a previous visit to this rocky Brecon summit I 'd looked down on a pair of RAF Tornadoes streaking through on a high-adrenalin exercise . |
| 13 | I never would have credited that people would talk about these illusions as if they 'd really taken place . ’ |
| 14 | Mathilde 's brother , Prince Napoleon Jerome , better known perhaps under his nickname of ‘ Plon-Plon ’ , was to prove even more of a burden to his cousin , for his activities were political , to such a degree that he seemed frequently to take pleasure in publicly opposing Louis-Napoleon 's policies . |
| 15 | The young woman came regularly to take care of the sick cow , but never spoke to Gabriel . |
| 16 | A ‘ revolutionary committee ’ of barons seemed about to take control of the central government : the forest would have had short shrift from them . |
| 17 | Then , only a beat later it seemed to him , shame and anger raced back to take possession of him again , and so overcome by these conflicting feelings was he that he had no consciousness of her in all this , until he became aware , to his surprise , that she was shaking him out of his stupor , bringing him to her again with her mouth and her hands . |
| 18 | He once arranged unofficially to take part in a raid from his station at Hemswell in Lincolnshire in a Hampden of No 61 Squadron . |
| 19 | Ochirbat had originally been scheduled to pay a six-day visit , but he returned early to take part in the critical discussions with opposition leaders on Mongolia 's future political system . |
| 20 | The solid members needed only to take compression and since the principle danger in this condition was buckling , such components required to be as thick as possible for their weight and for this purpose bamboo or spruce was especially suitable . |
| 21 | He decided not to take part in the creation of the United Alkali Co. in 1890 , but amalgamated his company with another midland Leblanc soda manufacturer , Hunt & Sons of Wednesbury , in 1898 to form Chance & Hunt Ltd . |
| 22 | So , for example , the courts have indicated that they would interfere if a Chief Constable decided not to take action against housebreakers in any circumstances . |
| 23 | Non-traders/buyers/users — or ‘ consumers ’ as all the non-traders came increasingly to be called — needed equally to take care , in taking advantage of those facilities , not to be tempted to spend beyond home budgeting limits — economy — and by reckoning debt as part of that budget , they did not fall into or , worse , steer for overindebtedness . |
| 24 | The other change which took place was the growth of a minority who went on to take advantage of new opportunities to get a university degree . |
| 25 | She gained the best School Certificate results at her school in Norfolk and went on to take science subjects for Higher Certificate . |
| 26 | As independence approached , all the Namibian students on these courses went home to take part in the election process . |
| 27 | Sponsorship of an Arts Week and Events Week enabled both to take place , and the donation of physical resources is gratefully received . |
| 28 | He nodded , then reached out to take hold of Ashley 's arm . |
| 29 | He looked as though he knew how to take care of himself . |
| 30 | This sounds uncharacteristically bold but he knew when to take time off from his introversion . |