Example sentences of "[pron] [noun sg] take the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then it was my job to take the original t and take the original because they did n't use erm er black-sheet as we M er Americans call it . |
| 2 | My mother took the little girl into our family , and Elizabeth became the daughter that my mother had always wanted . |
| 3 | The overriding benefit , however , is its readiness to take the long view . |
| 4 | While her boss took the unsuspecting Carolyn out to lunch , workers hoisted her H-reg Volkswagen Polo 20ft into the air with a borrowed crane and parked it neatly on the roof . |
| 5 | She entered upon the slow crucifixion of seeing her son take the lonely , sad and inevitable road to his cross . |
| 6 | As between an innocent third party purchaser such as the building society on the one hand , and Mr. Steed on the other hand , his failure to take the ordinary precautionary and prudent step of informing his mother of her appointment as his attorney requires , in my judgment , that the building society be preferred . |
| 7 | His refusal to take the easy option is admirable . |
| 8 | We would wish a second investigator to consider whether his predecessor took the right route , whether all the relevant leads were followed , whether sufficient attention was paid to evidence which was inconsistent with the working hypothesis , and whether the methods used ( particularly in interrogation ) did not distort the result . |
| 9 | He remembered pleading with his mother to take the little creature on the train to Moscow and safety . |
| 10 | Capel was the captain on this day and he ordered up his brother to take the important penalty kick . |
| 11 | Lord Denning in his judgment took the following view : |
| 12 | A considerable list of diseases which the problem lies and enable you or your vet to take the correct steps to put things right . |
| 13 | Never be tempted to forfeit the last two bouts of a male team match , or the last bout of a female team match if you have already seen your team take the deciding first three/two victories . |
| 14 | Of order in the universe ; of our ability to take the raw materials and weave them into a pattern of our choosing . |