Example sentences of "[pron] [adj] [noun] to take [adv prt] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We 've got them Milky Ways to take back yet . |
| 2 | Alix went upstairs to her old bedroom to take off her white dress and to put on her pale-blue linen Jaeger going-away dress . |
| 3 | Sr Janice McLaughlin has returned to her native USA to take up a new appointment as head of the Communications Office of the Maryknoll Sisters in New York . |
| 4 | Nurses should encourage their elderly clients to take up sports and activities that develop skill and coordination , rather than strength , speed and endurance . |
| 5 | Forbes says nurses have a role in motivating their elderly clients to take up exercise by reassuring them of its safety — as long as proper precautions are taken and an appropriate activity is selected . |
| 6 | Even if the French do not succeed in their present bid to take over the last of the great American GA manufacturers , Piper , it 's hard to see what there is to stop them in their quest . |
| 7 | From time to time , too , native fishermen would anchor in their sheltered bays to take on water or ride out storms . |
| 8 | Now it 's funny , but same amount as they have spent on persuading their wealthy friends to take out private pensions . |
| 9 | They offered me considerable incentives to take up the role of figurehead in the new Whaddon regime ; unlimited and free use of Tilley 's taxis between 2.30 and 4.15 on Tuesday afternoons and generous discounts should I ever need the cat coiffured . |
| 10 | You are merely a woman who pretends to be fierce and , after all , you have been manoeuvred by men in spite of your supposed ability to take on all comers . |
| 11 | Please support Fiona Jones 's parents by asking your local MP to take up their cause . |