Example sentences of "[modal v] take a [noun] and " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Association of Art Historians really should take a stand and publish minimum fees for one-off lectures . ’ |
| 2 | Lynagh 's high speed trip should take a week and , if successful , should ensure he has no further trouble with the left shoulder he dislocated in the match against Ireland . |
| 3 | I 'll take a shower and be with you in twenty minutes — I trust you 've had plenty of experience in this sort of thing ? ’ |
| 4 | You 'll take a song and trace its riffs back and sit around with your grandchildren playing the originals . |
| 5 | You 'll take a song and trace its riffs back and sit around with your grandchildren playing the originals . |
| 6 | Kent or something I 'll take a chance and I 'll go this way and I went , and I came out there 's a garage on the way to Beckenham . |
| 7 | Ice cool Dr Apps said of their big night out : ‘ It will be a bit boring but we 'll take a walkman and try to get a good night 's sleep . ’ |
| 8 | As I say I 'll take a stall and I 'll be there all day if anyone can help me . |
| 9 | You ask for one more thing and I 'll send you a couple of fingers — I 'll take a hammer and cold chisel to the little prick 's right hand . |
| 10 | I 'd take a bike and head out from Posidon across the Lake of Dreams . |
| 11 | There are several restaurants and snack bars in the park to choose from , or you could take a picnic and relax in the beautiful gardens . |
| 12 | I asked the soldiers if I could take a photograph and was told : ‘ Only if you keep moving . ’ |
| 13 | So I was determined to show them I could take a joke and the next time a big stork went over I pretended not to know what it was called and asked my girl . |
| 14 | TOP : Oh lordy , what a fine pool , let's take a dive and swim . |
| 15 | By the middle of the following week , however , she was really missing her trips to the pool and she decided that on Wednesday afternoon , which was one of the afternoons when David was n't at the factory , she would take a chance and go for a swim . |
| 16 | At 8.55 a.m. , school checking-in time , the teacher at the gate would check your fingernails and your ears , and would take a pencil and pull it through your hair — if the pencil got stuck then you would be sent home to tidy up . |
| 17 | I also stated that when I felt that things were going well and the government was settled I would take a trip and that trip starts now . |
| 18 | In an ideal world one would take a work and ask , ‘ What does this music require ? ’ |
| 19 | But it is believed that the bank will not pull the plug in haste as its image would take a knock and the money it is owed would be unlikely to be recovered . |
| 20 | She would take a bath and go in to work early — there was plenty to do . |
| 21 | In cricket they used to put her at ‘ long leg ’ where the ball hardly ever penetrated , and she would take a book and lie down to read in the long grass . |
| 22 | I shall take a bite and leave the rest on my plate . ’ |
| 23 | Alternatively , Harrison Drape 's corded Superstyle Twintrack will take a valance and curtain , from £25.99 for 120 cm length . |
| 24 | Even the busiest of us can be persuaded to give of our time and our expertise when we know that the task we are undertaking will take a pre-specified and limited time . |
| 25 | I will take a chance and tell you something . |
| 26 | If I am not available when you telephone , my secretary , [ Name ] , will take a message and can make an appointment if necessary . |
| 27 | They say Wednesday erm activity at Latton Bush , thanks for sending that information , I 've sent off the letter and said that we will take a stall and if anyone 's free to help |
| 28 | And in an idle moment by the fire 's warmth you can take a knife and improve on the art of nature , carving into the wood , or cutting designs into the bark . |
| 29 | you can take a friend and whichever of you has the cheaper meal that 's what |
| 30 | ‘ He can take a clock and put it back together again . |