Example sentences of "[verb] [pron] [verb] take [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She reddened , said : ‘ I knew you would think I had taken too much responsibility on myself . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ I know it 's a long way , ’ I say , ‘ I do n't even know which line to take on the underground . |
| 3 | ‘ I did n't know you 'd taken up cookery ! |
| 4 | If they spend more and increase the local authority 's contribution to demand they have to take more from local taxpayers , thus reducing their demand for goods and services . |
| 5 | She knew Eddie 's gambling had had disastrous consequences for her family , but it had been a terrible shock to discover he had taken so much from his best friend as well . |
| 6 | He found he had taken on more than he bargained for . |
| 7 | A past secretary of Monmouthshire Show she has taken over from Liz Davies who is now full-time NFU group secretary for Brecon and Radnor North . |
| 8 | People would give him fleeces to take away to be finished off , perhaps coloured , at his mill . |
| 9 | Claims of this type from existing Policyholders show it pays to take out a NatWest Hospital Income Plan : |
| 10 | Unfortunately , what constitutes reasonable time is n't clearly defined under British law , and if a court thinks you 've taken too long to register your complaint , you may not have a case . |
| 11 | There was an odd note in his voice , as though he was suggesting she had taken on too much . |
| 12 | But he was pleased because it showed she intended taking seriously the duties of a rector 's wife . |
| 13 | This optimism was partly reflected in the fact that 40 per cent claimed they intended to take on new employees within the next six months . |
| 14 | I had , of course , been told by my surgeon that everything he could see he had taken out , On the other hand , I had chosen to explore further on my own and I was learning that cancer has this nasty habit of playing possum . |
| 15 | I do n't know what happened about that , but it probably was put in a heap to rot , but I remember that one load we had to take out was dreadful , it was all wadded and it was heavy , and we could not separate it , you know wrecked my back . |
| 16 | ‘ We know we have taken on a lifetime 's commitment but I love this boy . |
| 17 | It was also how he 'd overheard me and Kenny the barman talking and drawn his own paranoid conclusions which had led to both me and Kenny wishing we 'd taken out medical insurance . |
| 18 | And it is you know it seems to take up quite a bit of time for members of staff and we do as many as we can but sometimes we have to say sorry we we ca n't do any more this week . |
| 19 | Without declaring for or against the coup , Sukarno issued an ordinance stating he had taken over command of the armed forces . |
| 20 | This is just the , approach we have taken here and the terrace , contained by courses of brick leads the eye across to the seat , facing due south to catch the sun . |
| 21 | So in fact I believe we have taken on all all of those issues . |
| 22 | You 've got to get Boris 's agreement before anyone can press the trigger or is this actually much more dangerous than it sounds , is he saying we want to take over the nuclear weapons . |
| 23 | The therapist may encourage him to practise taking off clothes by himself , having helped him to put them on , to build up his awareness and confidence . |
| 24 | So the decision was made for me , you see , it was only afterwards that I saw I had taken quite a step — a leap in the dark , in fact . |
| 25 | I blamed Hilda for it , I felt she had taken away the gamble , the risk that made it worth while . |
| 26 | Now sailing encompasses windsurfing , dinghy sailing and ocean cruising and if you 've got millions of pounds to spend you can enter the Fastnet or the Admiral 's Cup but whatever level or whatever part of sailing you want to take up , the basic techniques are best learnt in a dinghy or sail boat because it 's less expensive and a lot more simple to operate and that 's the purpose of this video to learn the most basic techniques as quickly as possible and to be at one with the wind . |
| 27 | I thought you 'd taken off in that spaceship of yours . ’ |
| 28 | But though the blood was pounding in her head and her vision was blurred she managed to take up the envelope again and lie down with it on her bed . |
| 29 | ‘ That said , I felt we deserved to take more out of the game and I will need to check the papers before I believe the result . ’ |
| 30 | The year before Mountbatten died he had taken over the reins of the United World Colleges ( UWC ) from his great-uncle . |