Example sentences of "[adv] [pron] take [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So I took this Whitley up for 10 , 15 maybe 20 minutes and just made quite sure that all the engines were running perfectly , made a spot check on each engine and tested its flying capabilities — hands off and a few simple things in everyday testing . |
| 2 | This therefore will be my last Sunday with you and so I take this opportunity to thank you again for all your kindnesses to me and for the way you made me welcome when I arrived 5 years ago ( does n't time fly ! ) . |
| 3 | So she took some tea and some bread-and-butter while she thought about it . |
| 4 | So we take some trends and ignore others . |
| 5 | Waiting her turn , trying not to feel overwhelmed by the noise in the bustling concourse , Chesarynth watched how long it took each person ahead of her . |
| 6 | He then watched to see how long it took another pair to occupy the two kinds of territory . |
| 7 | Yet when asked how long it takes each week to prepare and construct the next sequence , Dr Postlethwait is accustomed to laugh heartily ( as he did when I asked him ) and reply , " Oh , about fifty hours . " |
| 8 | so he took some bread down and then popped up to the gate where they these were sort of quite a way a way , and Gemma said you wait there with Jane and I 'll invite those people to come up , you see and erm , I 've got ta be a bit cool , went to the table to put some bread there course it an awful and she |
| 9 | Nevertheless it took many centuries for Edinburgh to become unequivocally the royal and national capital . |
| 10 | Presumably you took those chicken things downstairs for me yesterday ? |
| 11 | Eventually she took some goods her husband had left at her lodgings to the Police Station . |
| 12 | Even now she takes such pleasure in the simplest things . ’ |
| 13 | Now it took several years for er the new incentive scheme to be introduced throughout the whole of the works and I think during my last discussion you know , I did indicate that the fitters for example , you know , were about the last group to go on . |
| 14 | and they 'll be here half an hour or three quarters of an hour , he smoked four cigarettes , now it takes all day and all night to get rid of them fumes of his cigarettes |
| 15 | Er , and eventually they took that tune from a melody from a Haydn 's string quartet . |
| 16 | No doubt it amused him , but although he did n't laugh outright he took this way of telling her she could forget it . |
| 17 | I wanted you to know how important you are ; how much I care about you — value you ; and … . ’ her voice quivered and stopped , but then she took another breath and finished her declaration steadily enough : ‘ and how much I want you . ’ |
| 18 | Then she took another step forward , ‘ What would you say were your political views ? ’ |
| 19 | The earlier we take these steps the better for everyone concerned . |
| 20 | Cos then they take any shape up you see . |
| 21 | Nevertheless AFHQ was not informed that the Croats had been turned back until the morning of 16 May , and even then it took some time for the information to be fully taken in by all branches concerned . |
| 22 | Then he took some money out of his pocket and paid for it . |
| 23 | These factors are worthy of emphasis because in practice they are still dealt with very badly in many organisations and yet it takes little trouble or expertise to make an enormous difference . |
| 24 | The issue of technology training is currently under review and the G M B , W E A partnership in establishing the Labour Telematics Training Centre at National College for a pilot project lasting twelve months is proof of how seriously we take this subject . |
| 25 | Therefore it took some time to penetrate the Boardrooms of British industry , because many of the early headhunters did not really speak the businessmen 's language . |