Example sentences of "[verb] [adv] [vb pp] to take the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ICL has already agreed to take the product , while Olivetti , Bull , DEC , NCR and others are evaluating it . |
| 2 | But unable to find the right person , Nikki has now decided to take the children with her , although it means uprooting them from home and friends . |
| 3 | She seemed almost prepared to take the good doctor 's part in this dispute , thought Robert . |
| 4 | At the end of 1985 he qualified as a solicitor ( ‘ this was the safety net and I had written my thesis on the copyright laws , which has been very useful to me ’ ) , but he had already decided to take the plunge as a full time professional musician . |
| 5 | She had not remembered to take the record off the turntable . |
| 6 | Siegfried had just begun to take the stairs three at a time when his brother descended from the landing , knotting his tie with perfect composure . |
| 7 | She had n't wanted to take the four months ' pay from Nicolo , but he 'd been coldly adamant . |
| 8 | It was something a stranger might do — someone who had n't learned to take the view for granted . |
| 9 | He had simply hesitated to take the plunge and stake on a worthwhile weekend with her , and it was pure chance that he had made up his mind just after he had learned her name . |
| 10 | The reaction of the audience was enthusiastic , and the play continued to be a popular success after it had opened at the Lyric Theatre in London on 16 September , ( Henry Sherek had again wanted to take the play first to New York , but Eliot vetoed the idea ) . |
| 11 | But Mr Curry told them he had specifically asked to take the debate as there were many sheep farmers in his Skipton and Ripon constituency . |