Example sentences of "[noun] [vb past] [pron] take [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When the coach arrived it took some time to organise the teams . |
| 2 | Then glancing at Agnes , she said , ‘ Aggie asked me to take some towels across to the house for the people coming in tomorrow . ’ |
| 3 | Colour made us take more care with our choice of clothes . |
| 4 | But what the hell did they took that ? |
| 5 | When Douglas asked me to take this over , he said initially that my job would be to book the excursion bus , and liaise with the caterers . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | It also stated that ‘ 90 per cent of the respondents indicated that their experience in the programme had helped them to see more clearly the forces at work in their lives and had in fact helped them to take more control over their lives ’ . |