Example sentences of "[pron] to take the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | After lobster in Sligo , eaten late and washed down with Macon Villages , they took the southward route to Charlestown , on the landward side of Slieve Gamph , then on to Claremorris and Tuam , because Rory said he did n't trust himself to take the coastal roads , to get too near the sea . |
| 2 | As he handed her the key , he added , ‘ Apparently she wants you to take the personal things from her lodgings . ’ |
| 3 | Many within the sport said he must be mad , but Mosley , never one to take the orthodox approach , laughed them off . |
| 4 | It must be stressed that although a natural condition can not give rise to liability under the rule in Rylands v. Fletcher it may still constitute a nuisance for which an occupier may be liable if he has knowledge or means of knowledge of its existence and if it is reasonable to require him to take the necessary steps to abate it . |
| 5 | ‘ 'Morning , ’ he said cheerfully , as she walked towards him to take the proffered bottle . |
| 6 | Allen said Soon-Yi had asked him to take the nude photos . |
| 7 | ‘ I suppose we are right to send you and Jeremy out to get Tristram rather than leave him to take the full consequences ? ’ he said reflectively , as he loaded her and her possessions into his car and took the wheel . |
| 8 | The many different Rocastle transfer rumours ( ‘ ROCKY XVIII : The Move to Derby ’ ) , and appeals for him to take the first-team field . |
| 9 | Sticking her head out of the door , she summoned a nurse and got her to take the young man 's parents back to the interview-room and give them a cup of tea . |
| 10 | When he motioned for her to take the wooden spoon from him she did so , avoiding touching him at all costs . |
| 11 | Only " tough love " is helpful , loving the sufferer but allowing him or her to take the full consequences of all actions caused by the disease . |
| 12 | He struggled to repair the bank 's balance sheet to allow it to take the inevitable write-offs against its $6.7bn third world debt portfolio . |
| 13 | Granada Group Plc 's third party maintenance provider , Granada Computer Services , believes its new React Centre and reorganised customer services operation will enable it to take the big manufacturers head on . |
| 14 | The Underwriters should be advised of any cases where under-insurance exists , to enable them to take the appropriate action . |
| 15 | ‘ My wife wants me to take the early retirement , move away from Murmansk . |
| 16 | Then he tried to force me to take the damn' thing , and I had to call attention to my delicate condition . |
| 17 | By the late age of 37 , I finally felt secure enough in myself to take the ultimate risk — and I became pregnant . |
| 18 | Now and again the Lady Francesca asks us to take the good nuns gifts of embroidery . ’ |