Example sentences of "[pron] [modal v] take [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He is if I may take this question of the appointment of the independent members , he has certainly separated himself directly from their appointment by having this regional instrument . |
| 2 | Before the hon. Gentleman moves on from his point about the proposal to locate the health common services authority in the old BBC offices at Gabalfa , perhaps I may take some credit for that not having come to pass . |
| 3 | There are many people who I 'd like to thank for their support and help , and for those I am not able to contact personally , I must take this opportunity to say thanks . |
| 4 | I must take this opportunity to say a personal thank you to each and everyone of you for your kind support and all the good wishes that I have received during the past six months . |
| 5 | ‘ I must take this box upstairs . ’ |
| 6 | Even at the cost of revealing the whereabouts of the cave to one of the People I must take this specimen there — I must , so great was my urge , thundering in me like the breakers of an ocean . |
| 7 | ‘ Good God , I must take holy orders immediately . ’ |
| 8 | I wrote to the Secretary of State for the Environment and was told that it was really a matter for the chief environmental officer of the local authority , but when I took the matter up with the local environmental officer , his response — and it is to his credit that he responded — was , ’ Well , it may be bad , but it is not really so bad that I must take any action . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ I must take another photograph . |
| 10 | Being a foreigner , I felt I should take that advice . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ He looked at me with one of those amiable stares of his , said I was overworked and I should take some time off . |
| 12 | I do n't know how much to take , I might take ten pounds worth or something , I do n't need that much why , I need some money for Saturday as well do n't I ? , should n't need that much though |
| 13 | I 'll take two bob , then , and you can take the one an' six an' the penny interest out of it . |
| 14 | Right , well I 'll take that address down . |
| 15 | ‘ I 'll take that chance . ’ |
| 16 | And I 'll take that management one . |
| 17 | you take the brown paper off and this is the wall paper underneath and I 'll take that bit off |
| 18 | I 'll take that shower . ’ |
| 19 | Oh yeah I think so , I do n't think that I can make anything of it , I 'll take that box to school because they might be doing a |
| 20 | When I go home I 'll take that list with me . |
| 21 | But we seem to have , right , I 'll , I 'll take that point back . |
| 22 | I 'll take that job then if I was offered it . |
| 23 | Okay I 'll take four people |
| 24 | Cooney cuts out talk about Tyson with : ‘ I 'll take one fight at a time . ’ |
| 25 | Cooney cuts out talk about Tyson with : ‘ I 'll take one fight at a time . ’ |
| 26 | Oh , I 'll take one box , there you are oh jolly good |
| 27 | Yes , so I thought , I might erm , cos I bought a jumper , I bought a pale blue jumper to go with the flowery leggings , but , I 've decided I 'll take blue jumper back , cos , although it would be alright with plain white trousers I thought that 's all I would wear it with , I would n't wear it with anything else , so , I think I 'll change that , if I get the dark blue leggings like Jamie , then I 'll get the striped jumper the same . |
| 28 | " I 'll take good care of her , " he said . |
| 29 | ‘ I 'll take long journeys on the Circle and District lines . |
| 30 | I know I 'm too old for you , but believe me , I 'll take more care of you than a younger man would . |