Example sentences of "[adv] take [pron] [adv] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ They are all wonderful but it only takes someone else to sit in their chair and they 're off in a mood . |
| 2 | ‘ Better take him back to ask the questions , ’ the policeman said . |
| 3 | They may not be used to telling you so honestly about how you behave , so take it slowly to begin with . |
| 4 | It did not take her long to work out that the meal was going to cost her considerably more than she 'd saved by spending a rather miserable night in rue Roland . |
| 5 | Apparently it did not take her long to provide services for both husband and wife . |
| 6 | It did not take me long to wish that we Christians might have a similar preparation for confirmation and acceptance as a full worshipping and working member of the Church . |
| 7 | It did not take me long to realize that this was the man I had needed so badly . ’ |
| 8 | But it did not take him long to sort out what was wrong with it . |
| 9 | As a free man in a growing country , it did not take him long to see the potential . |
| 10 | It did not take them long to make their minds up : mobility , Jessica said , was the nicest thing she knew about being well-off . |
| 11 | It did not take them long to inform us that we had arrived with their traditional enemies , the Bugis . |
| 12 | If their attackers were in any strength it would not take them long to get through . |
| 13 | It 'll just take you longer to do . |
| 14 | The Villa Fiesole was a fairly big house and yet it had not taken him long to find the box . |
| 15 | It had not taken her long to realise that here was a vindictive old villain , bent on making her life as miserable as he possibly could . |
| 16 | It had not taken her long to discover the team 's skills ran to more than mere mountaineering . |
| 17 | This was where Jesus was going , because he knew that to take to take something over and let's face it Jesus was looking to take over take something over to fulfil something and he was hoping to fulfil Judaism to take it over , to fulfil it , he had to go to where it mattered . |
| 18 | It not take him long to realize that if the police wanted someone to carry the can , then Dirk Coetzee was heading for death row . |
| 19 | It usually takes you longer to decide whether to do either A or B than just how to do A. All I have to think of is how to do A. |
| 20 | After asking what they would like to drink , Vitor provided cut-crystal glasses of vinho verde , but his duties as host quickly took him away to pour refills and greet other arrivals . |
| 21 | A BOY of three picked up a terrorist car bomb in the street — and innocently took it home to show his mum and grandma . |
| 22 | The nicest thing about my dad is that he often takes me along to work with him . |
| 23 | He used to disappear periodically and come back covered in glory and bruises , often taking us ashore to celebrate England 's victory on the field . |
| 24 | It did n't take them long to reach Kenilworth . |
| 25 | It did n't take him long to realize that one less headache was getting rid of me . |
| 26 | ‘ He has that particular continental style but it wo n't take him long to gel . |
| 27 | ‘ You see , it did n't take him long to find the riff-raff , ’ Moran said . |
| 28 | It did n't take him long to master the basics of what British Steel was all about and he has been just as versatile in acquiring an understanding of a diverse range of other businesses , from computers and oil drilling to knitwear machines . |
| 29 | — Amadou does n't take her home to show to Amadé . |
| 30 | It did n't take her long to dress , freshen her make-up and add touches of silver jewellery on ears , neck and wrists , and it was quite a bit less than Tom 's stipulated twenty minutes later when she approached the veranda again . |