Example sentences of "[adv] [pers pn] take a [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The zeal does not always survive the pedestrian management structures of local government , and perhaps it takes a more than ordinary enthusiasm to persist after the efforts of economizing councillors under pressure to do something about the rates . |
| 2 | Finally I took a few ends of each colour ( I had n't got much to deal with ) and knitted pieces about twenty stitches by twenty rows , clipped them all together and sent them in with my resignation . |
| 3 | There was no need to leave now ; he could stay and talk the matter out He took a few moments to arrange his thoughts , make a few educated guesses and assess the full extent of the plot which had been built around him . |
| 4 | I 'll do afternoon surgery , so why do n't you take a few hours off ? |
| 5 | And even then it took a few more strangled moments before she could force her numbed brain to function with anything more coherent than a scream of anguish . |
| 6 | She only took her sunglasses off when she was inside the dark little shop but even then it took a few moments for her eyes to adjust . |
| 7 | If you have n't seen the doctor before you have your bath you have to stay undressed until you have , and then he takes a few details . |