Example sentences of "[adv] [vb past] take a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She much preferred to take a cab in to the centre of town when she was on these assignments . |
| 2 | He was unrecognizable at this distance , but the woman who followed him a moment later only had to take a couple of steps for Pascoe to know that this was Gwen Evans again . |
| 3 | WELSHMAN Nicky Piper hardly had to take a punch in beating Argentinian Miguel Maldonado to win the WBA Penta-Continental title at Manchester 's Free Trade Hall . |
| 4 | Mr O'Connor said the campaign so far had taken a lot of time and effort , with mixed results . |
| 5 | Her feet felt like leaden weights , but she eventually managed to take a step , and then another , one hand held out in front of her to feel for the bed . |
| 6 | Angered by the incident , Blower demanded a written apology and then threatened to take a writ out against McAvennie . |
| 7 | Afterwards Jacques Poos , the Luxembourg Foreign Minister , declared that President Gorbachev said that " he would continue on the path to reform even if he sometimes had to take a detour " . |
| 8 | He wanted to know whether they would be prepared to take payment for what they produced after everyone else had taken a cut . |
| 9 | I certainly had to take a couple of unofficial breaks and we were very glad when we stopped for food and drink . |
| 10 | You never minded taking a risk , and , of course , that 's what it is . |
| 11 | ‘ I absolutely refused to take a penny from him when we split up . |