Example sentences of "[vb mod] take [adj] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | This was a thoroughly inspired performance by the team , for which I must take all the credit . |
| 2 | Off-the-cuff penalties must take all the facts into consideration . |
| 3 | You must take all the opportunities that he missed . |
| 4 | Crowds of women and children ringed the convoy with burning bales of hay and told the soldiers the convoy should take all the wounded or none . |
| 5 | And if playing is too easy , it might take all the fun out of it . |
| 6 | But the wide expanses of Aintree should suit his type of jumping and if he produces the form he showed at Leopardstown then he 'll take all the beating . |
| 7 | I mean they will they will protect your furniture it 's just that they 'll take all the battering then from the sun . |
| 8 | you know , and , if like , she , she 'll take all the grand children to the pantomime , but Dave wo n't go he 's er , over at his dad , you know , he 'll stay and have a sleep . |
| 9 | it 'll take all the mystery out of it . |
| 10 | It 'll take all the for them to come from where they 're coming from . |
| 11 | It filled his his truck up so he said when he comes back on the next delivery he 'll take all the turf away for fifteen quid . |
| 12 | You 'll take half the skin off my forehead ! ’ |
| 13 | Then I 'd take all the straw off the floor . |
| 14 | Not that he had minded in the least , for if he had a daughter as rich as Gemma and a fellow like Tristan Gage were to come along he 'd take all the necessary steps himself to see that she could never be cheated . |
| 15 | As Thornton Heath depôt no longer had to supply cars for the Mitcham Road , it could take all the cars necessary for routes 16/18 and 42 and Purley depôt was closed . |
| 16 | I wish I could take all the scolding myself . |
| 17 | ‘ Let's take all the little bastard 's clothes off , and see how he looks as a nigger . ’ |
| 18 | ‘ You may take all the credit for that , Caroline . ’ |
| 19 | It used to be in all the fields then , and he used to take all the kids gathering coltsfoot . |
| 20 | But I used to take all the harness off , hold the horse back , and I said , ‘ Right ! ’ and the job was done . ’ |
| 21 | Now we used to clean the bottom up cos used to be a big boiler in the dredger and erm we used to close down every six weeks , which they used to call blow the boiler down , that mean that they open the valve and the heat used to take all the water into the river , so er , that used to be blown down Friday night , come Saturday morning we 'd start at six o'clock and chip all the fur off inside the boiler , cos the boiler was made with all and what we call the crown , that used to be the two furnaces , cos they 're double the big boiler were a double furnace and we had to chip all that fur off them , well it used to take us now from six o'clock in the morning or say seven when we got there had to go down the tug and er go down the tug and erm , then we go aboard and strip off . |
| 22 | Since you can pick up a no-frills steam iron for £40 or £50 I assumed it would take all the angst out of what is arguably the last of the genuinely ghastly domestic chores . |
| 23 | That would take all the gilt away . ’ |
| 24 | It would take all the poise she possessed to spend the evening with Fen , on their new footing as ‘ friends ’ , without revealing her true feelings for him . |
| 25 | The task of devising a code which would take all the relevant factors into account and , at the same time achieve a balance between the conflicting interests of legitimate advertising or notification and ‘ amenity ’ presents real problems . |
| 26 | To help cover the import bills Miles would take half the orders around the corner into Soho where at a higher price the proprietor of a dirty book shop would retail them to less artistically minded purchasers . |
| 27 | I am sure he will take all the beating , and the 4–1 available with most firms is worth taking . |
| 28 | Fortunately he is now fully recovered and will take all the beating as he is better than form figures indicate . |
| 29 | ‘ As I was saying , Christina , I can assure you that Tropical Island Interiors will take all the worry and stress out of furnishing Crystal Springs Hotel . ’ |
| 30 | If the biblical fates go against him , Herluin will take all the vexation and shame out on Tutilo , with usury . |