Example sentences of "[pron] [be] take [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If I am to take four ferrets with me , my preference is for one box with one partition and two ferrets in each compartment . |
| 2 | If , on the other hand , I am taking six ferrets then I need two boxes — one for four as already described and another for the remaining two animals . |
| 3 | ‘ I am taking four days off to spend with my wife and young baby , ’ he said . |
| 4 | ’ I am taking evasive action ’ . |
| 5 | Suppose I am taking prescribed medication ? |
| 6 | I am taking this opportunity to pay tribute to them for their dedication , time and support over the years . |
| 7 | It was as if he was making a declaration : I am taking this Boy home , this Boy of ours , and this is how I feel about him . |
| 8 | ‘ I am taking this matter up with the DoE Roads Service as a matter of urgency , ’ said Alderman Hugh Smyth . |
| 9 | I do n't think I am taking this line merely because I have been corrupted by a philosophical training and can not come off the fence . |
| 10 | I 'm to take one 10mg tablet daily for ten days , starting tomorrow , and the lumps on my body should begin to subside . |
| 11 | ‘ I 'm giving you fair warning , Claudia , that I 'm taking Roman Wyatt from you . |
| 12 | I 'm taking early retirement . ’ |
| 13 | I 'm taking one officer , John Massingham , with me . |
| 14 | ‘ I 'm taking one hell of a chance on you . ’ |
| 15 | ‘ Well , I have a degree , but I have no idea what career I want , if any , and for the moment I 'm taking undemanding jobs and writing poetry . ’ |
| 16 | Sorry , that was , I 'm sorry , you 've spo I 'm sorry you 've spoken , I 'm just commenting will you be quiet please , I 'm taking next speaker . |
| 17 | I 'm taking these books downstairs . |
| 18 | The Durman body , actually , is in its best shape for years : I 've lost over half a stone on my How-To-Stop-Them-Laughing-On-The-Beach diet , I 'm taking more exercise and generally feeling better all round . |
| 19 | I 'm taking some ones . |
| 20 | I 've already been asked why on earth I 'm taking this job in a rugby town . |
| 21 | I 'm taking this matter to the highest authority . ’ |
| 22 | And all the time I 'm taking further steps away . |
| 23 | If I were to take this gun and shoot … who ? |
| 24 | Said I was to take extra care to keep your ears warm , specially with this wind . |
| 25 | Like when you were in the other week and I was taking that class |
| 26 | I was taking 40-50 jellies a day — £75 worth . |
| 27 | I sometimes felt that I was taking unfair advantage of the family 's need to talk through their problems with a sympathetic outsider . |
| 28 | While in Ceylon we visited Allied Headquarters in Kandy , where I was taken one afternoon by Colonel Christian into the ‘ War Room ’ to hear the reports received during the last twenty-four hours , and a commentary on them by a senior staff officer . |
| 29 | On his return to the Works , the horseman was challenged by Mason , as to the reason the horses were tethered in this location , ‘ I was took short sir ’ he said ‘ Oh ’ , replied Mason : ‘ It looked as though you were thirsty ! ! — do n't let it happen again' . |
| 30 | A spokeswoman for tour operator Thomson , which is taking 80,000 people away , said : ‘ We are going to have people further afield this Christmas than ever before . |