Example sentences of "[pron] take [adj] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Q Should I take any special precautions before allowing my guinea pig out onto the lawn this summer ? |
| 2 | When I left in here at the when the receivers come in I got a wee job in Centre , up the town , and I had , I could have got a job in a hosiery in but I did n't fancy travelling down there , so I took that wee job up there . |
| 3 | And I took that little book up to the union and showed it to the branch secretary and still I never got my bike or any compensation for it . |
| 4 | Every Sunday I took certain Christian services , and I was always available for individual Christian clergy who wanted friendship and advice . |
| 5 | I took this good advice and got the disc . |
| 6 | I 've been doing well for the last week , but I took this heavy cold , well from Thursday , since I 've took this heavy cold I 've hardly smoked . |
| 7 | I took this medical test to be a sign that things were happening and that we could hope to go on to Paris , which Alex said was the next staging post . |
| 8 | I went off to school camp for a few days when I was ten , and Mum suggested I took some sanitary towels with me in case my period started , but I dismissed this as silly and unnecessary . |
| 9 | I took another good look at the Generals face . |
| 10 | I took another long drag at the Capstan , and inspected my trembling hand . |
| 11 | I took another deep breath — I only wanted to see him for half an hour — and said what I could . |
| 12 | I took another deep breath to steady myself ‘ All right . |
| 13 | I I I take , I I take that equal opportunities does raise peoples erm , blood pressure to say the least . |
| 14 | I take this little bottle of the pink stuff … and very carefully , very gently , I add it like this … ’ |
| 15 | So therefore it might be of more interest to practitioners if I take some typical enquiries and describe the way they are tackled . |
| 16 | Coventry will receive £1 million , plus Wegerle , in the deal which takes Scottish international Gallacher to Ewood Park . |
| 17 | I propose to introduce the term social psychoanalysis to designate an approach to applied psychoanalysis which takes this methodological position and which therefore explains , not merely that childhood makes man , but that , because of the facts of cultural evolution briefly summarized in these pages , man makes childhood . |
| 18 | You may well be wondering why I have taken such pains to show that the Spirit of God , his active intervention on the human scene which took such varied forms in the Old Testament , became concentrated in the person of Jesus the Messiah , and then was poured out by him upon the messianic community . |
| 19 | Violette had set up as a paper restorer , an arcane occupation which took precise scientific skill but involved her in outlandish escapades with police and businessmen or lawyers . |
| 20 | John Wayne played Colonel Mike Kirby , who takes two Green Beret detachments from the John F. Kennedy Centre for Special Warfare , Fort Bragg , to Vietnam . |
| 21 | I was particularly taken by Debra Gillett as the likeable innocent who takes some hard knocks before the night is out , while Danny Webb offers a memorable portrait of the sharpest and most driven of the salesmen , cruelly torn between elation at his own success and a growing awareness of just how grubby the whole operation is . |
| 22 | Why do n't you take that wet anorak off and get the fire going again while I make the drinks ? ’ |
| 23 | ‘ Why are you taking this unwarranted interest in my affairs ? ’ she demanded . |
| 24 | Are , are you taking any other science subjects other than chemistry ? |
| 25 | And I do n't want you taking any short cuts through the new Lab . |
| 26 | Because she , you know hi she took that intensive course antibiotics i which was obviously contributing er to her being so unwell |
| 27 | She took two silver coins out of the tin then put it where it could only be found by her . |
| 28 | She did n't know how long it would take for someone with a gun to get into position to fire at her , so she took another deep breath , and threw herself away from the buoy , cutting under the surface as she headed for the opening . |
| 29 | She took another deep breath and glanced at her watch , her thoughts returning with a prick of concern to Emily and her imminent dental appointment . |
| 30 | She took another quick mouthful of her brandy and added quickly , ‘ Do you live here permanently ? |