Example sentences of "to take [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | One of many photographers who had been lurking among the azaleas seemed to take hope at the sight of such an obviously affectionate couple and presented himself before them . |
| 2 | Alternatively , some sockets may be 32mm or 40mm to take branch pipes directly . |
| 3 | Well I used to cycle from Gedling to Apsley , me debit was at Apsley and I used to have to cycle from there to Apsley and I used to take bit of food an and bread and cheese and pieces of anything I could pick up in me pocket , and I dare n't come home till I 'd got some business . |
| 4 | I , I can remember erm when we ever had women in from the country they 'd say , oh yes , y y my mother told me always to take raspberry , raspberry leaf tea . |
| 5 | Any decent reform of this nonsense has to start with a firm recognition that it is better to take money from taxpayers than from consumers . |
| 6 | How often does Brussels have to beg countries to take money from it ? |
| 7 | But the Forest officers continued to attach and imprison men for Forest offences within these districts , and to take money from them for their deliverance from gaol , often compelling reluctant juries to make presentments against their will , and obtaining indictments in other irregular ways . |
| 8 | IF I WAS GOING TO take money from the public for the privilege of sampling my cooking , I would do it in a pub . |
| 9 | ‘ After referring appreciatively to the work of the honorary medical staff , Arnold Whitchurch , the chairman , said that until any hospital made arrangements with somebody to take money for work done he was certain the medical staff would continue in their honorary capacity . |
| 10 | They seemed to take money for granted . |
| 11 | In April 1372 he was appointed Lieutenant in Aquitaine and assembled a fleet to take money and reinforcements to the garrisons there , which were hard pressed by the French . |
| 12 | When you have to take money out of other people 's pockets ( which is what profit-making is all about ) you can do it either by inadvertently alienating people or by deliberately getting them on your side . |
| 13 | Er , I agree with them that the elderly do have a bad deal , but if e , if somebody 's got to take money off well surely sho , the government should be taking a cut ten to twenty percent off of their damned wages ! |
| 14 | If you tell anyone your Personal Number and that person withdraws money from your account , then the Bank will consider that you have given permission to take money from your account and the Bank will not take any responsibility for the loss . |
| 15 | After all we do n't allow employers to take money out of our bank accounts and they have no right to take money out of our pension funds ! |
| 16 | After all we do n't allow employers to take money out of our bank accounts and they have no right to take money out of our pension funds ! |
| 17 | You work forty years of your life you 're made redundant all that time you paid insurance , tax and after twelve months they 've got the gall to take money you paid all your life off your unemployment and throw you on income . |
| 18 | The Preservation Group is hoping to have a stall at some car boot sales in the district to raise funds for this project , as we do not intend to take money out of general society funds , other than the original £100 provided to purchase materials etc . |
| 19 | That can mean only that the common agricultural policy is to be reformed in such a way as to take money from the United Kingdom and give it for cohesion to countries outside . |
| 20 | If that is not the case , from which services would the hon. Gentleman want to take money to spend on the old people 's homes ? |
| 21 | He seemed far more concerned to take money off the rich — especially if they happened to be Muslim . |
| 22 | It offered to put some of the Mrs on railways in the 1990s , but this solution was never very popular outside the Air Force , which wanted anything so long as it was cheap — lest it have to take money from other projects . |
| 23 | In Lawrence , when an Italian student permitted the taxi-driver to take money in excess of the correct fare , was not the driver doing what he was expressly or impliedly authorised to do ? |
| 24 | Very often this is combined with an option to take money instead should bill rates be unfavourable . |
| 25 | If it is in fact a notional surplus , then why is the employer allowed to take money out of that notional surplus , he 's taking real money out of from a notional surplus , it should not be allowed . |
| 26 | There may be in fact a deficit , and yet we still allow the employer to take money out . |
| 27 | Now if we 're saying you can not ascertain this surplus , then why is the employer allowed to take money out ? |
| 28 | Despite a strong turnout of punters from Ireland , even the pubs say they had to work harder to take money . |
| 29 | ‘ If the woman has to take money out of her purse then she has to use two hands and children can easily stray . ’ |
| 30 | At half nine you put someone on the door here to take money , anyone who comes in , whether they come into here or go into there |