Example sentences of "[adj] [pers pn] take [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | I am sure I took great pains with you , alas , but to very little purpose . |
2 | Make sure you take enough tablets — at least one for each night . |
3 | Gillian snorted as she repeated her husband 's gallantry , but it was plain she took some pleasure in it too . |
4 | Eliot remarked that as far as he was concerned he took that paper chiefly for the crossword and the company reports . |
5 | In one year alone he took 334 days off . |
6 | From the rich they take larger sums by threatening to strip naked unless paid to leave ; terrified middle-class party-givers will give them anything as long as they go quickly . |
7 | ‘ I 'm surprised she took such pills at all . |