Example sentences of "[adv] take [pron] [adv] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ They are all wonderful but it only takes someone else to sit in their chair and they 're off in a mood . |
| 2 | ‘ Better take him back to ask the questions , ’ the policeman said . |
| 3 | They may not be used to telling you so honestly about how you behave , so take it slowly to begin with . |
| 4 | It 'll just take you longer to do . |
| 5 | It usually takes you longer to decide whether to do either A or B than just how to do A. All I have to think of is how to do A. |
| 6 | After asking what they would like to drink , Vitor provided cut-crystal glasses of vinho verde , but his duties as host quickly took him away to pour refills and greet other arrivals . |
| 7 | A BOY of three picked up a terrorist car bomb in the street — and innocently took it home to show his mum and grandma . |
| 8 | The nicest thing about my dad is that he often takes me along to work with him . |
| 9 | He used to disappear periodically and come back covered in glory and bruises , often taking us ashore to celebrate England 's victory on the field . |
| 10 | She then took him home to find Matthew in tears at the gate . |
| 11 | Students of literature who used concordance packages on mainframes commonly asked the computer to produce for them a complete print-out of their chosen concordance , and then took it home to consult in the traditional manner , turning the pages of a sheaf of paper . |
| 12 | Pickerage said Frome was going to teach him to play squash , and then take him home to introduce him to his parents . |
| 13 | He 'd put it between slabs of bread then take it away to eat in the streets . |
| 14 | It was never a serious relationship , really — I never took him home to meet my parents or anything like that . |