Example sentences of "[pron] take some [noun] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 I can only say I took some heart in all of this from the following interchange which had taken place on 1 May between my good friend Sir Patrick McNair-Wilson ( Member of Parliament for the New Forest ) and the prime minister , Margaret Thatcher .
2 Cos I took some photographs of Sammy , he got a picture of Sammy in there , picture of Nat .
3 I took some measures through the Arts Council to help the cash flows of some of the institutions that were threatened by the delays in that funding .
4 I took some tapes with me to Saint-Moritz and listened , and thought , my goodness , this is quite wrong .
5 I should say also that I take some comfort from noticing that the judgments were reserved for five months .
6 Personally , I take some comfort in knowing that I in no way contributed to our exit from Division Two .
7 I feel that the facilities provided by the Careers Service have never had greater significance and I take some consolation in knowing that the current team is well structured and dedicated to providing the best possible service in finding careers and fulfilment for graduates from the University ’ .
8 The third , and much the largest source , was from central government through the rate support grant , which took some account of the needs of the area .
9 On the whole for someone who takes some interest in serious music it was a worthwhile and memorable experience .
10 Can you take some bloods for chemistry , and we 'll start her on streptokinase .
11 She took some bread from the pantry cupboard and placed it on the wooden table .
12 She took some notes from her pocketbook and laid them on the table by her plate and her half-empty glass .
13 In another recent case , two-year-old James Austin , who had been left strapped into his baby seat by his mother , was driven away while she took some refuse to a rubbish dump some 50 yards from her parked car .
14 Gillian snorted as she repeated her husband 's gallantry , but it was plain she took some pleasure in it too .
15 She took some gravel off the top of the pill-box and threw it through one of the slits .
16 My God , yes , if you take some sand in your hand , if you look at it closely and also water , and also air , they are all colourless , looked " at in this way .
17 Your application will be considered more favourably if you take some money with you .
18 Yeah , do n't you feel as though you take some care of them .
19 ‘ Should we take some bloods for chemistry , Dr Reynolds ? ’ she asked mildly .
20 A former Conservative agriculture minister , Michael Jopling ( Westmorland and Lonsdale ) , said : ‘ Can not we take some comfort from the fact that our safety rules and our arrangements are such that such a minute dose leads to widespread concern and a Commons statement ? ’
21 And in fact , though perhaps it is shocking to admit it , we took some advantage of this dreadful argument during the campaign : we said we did not want to bring personalities into the election , but of course it was important that members of the Council should be responsible people who would not take advantage of their ‘ special position ’ .
22 There was a big municipal clock outside the town-hall , and we took some photographs underneath it .
23 It helps each one to take some responsibility for worship .
24 Nonetheless , we take some satisfaction from the knowledge that the involvement of the Board did break the logjam at the earlier stage of this project , and we 're able to report that the Shetland Island Council Charitable Trust has recognized the work of the done by the Board in its final settlement of its account with us .
25 Well yes we had you could see on some of them , they did n't want much to turn them on , you know there was two or three there and they they took some others with them of course then did n't they , you know .
26 Those who identify him take some pleasure in the thought that this sturdy independent was also the pensioner of the Empress Catherine the Great .
27 Several hours later he drove her half a mile to a car park in Whitehorse Lane , South Norwood , near Sainsbury 's supermarket , and forced her to take some money from a cash point machine .
28 It takes some sort of public document for people to get you out of a rut . ‘
29 After ploughing and reseeding , it takes some years for the soil to recover its stable structure , and the grass roots to develop their full strength .
30 It takes some years for the populace to realize that couples need not conceive so many children merely to ensure the survival of two or three .
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