Example sentences of "he [modal v] take " in BNC.
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| 31 | The mystified motorist whose car has gone wrong may know only that it needs repair and that he should take it to a mechanic : his competence to deal with the matter may go no further . |
| 32 | He should take no thought for the morrow , and should bear in mind that possessions imply making provision for the future . |
| 33 | But I found it too embarrassing to keep suggesting to a fellow professional that he should take time off from his own work to accompany me to functions where he was not able to join me at the dinner table when he got there . |
| 34 | He should take a very good look at it and , even more important , handle it . |
| 35 | Rufus , however , suggested he should take a look , just to be on the safe side . |
| 36 | He sat down beside her and it seemed entirely natural that he should take one of her hands . |
| 37 | When finally he did broach the subject of the ball , Isobel refused to take his invitation seriously and said he should take someone his own age . |
| 38 | She cooked superbly , adored her baby sons and mothered her husband , buying him linctus whenever he coughed and insisting he should take cod-liver oil in the winter . |
| 39 | He had reached Blakemere , which was only two miles further on , when he pondered if he should take another direction and make his way to the river , but the thought that even this far out there 'd be a number of people on the banks today , mostly youngsters , he guessed , swimming or playing the usual dangerous game of swinging out over the river on a rope attached to a tree branch , deterred him . |
| 40 | Or rather , when he should take over according to a scenario worked out when the Ferrasse-Fabre coalition was born . |
| 41 | The young Principal , with a tact that would help ensure he remained a ‘ high flyer ’ , had suggested that he should take first luncheon if that were agreeable to the Minister , and had disappeared . |
| 42 | It was his decision as to when he should take out the target . |
| 43 | Part of the treatment therefore requires that Peter should make changes in his lifestyle ; for example , he should take regular meals and avoid spicy foods and alcohol . |
| 44 | Burke unequivocally rejected any idea of a " mandate " or " instructions " from his constituents as to how he should vote or what line he should take on any particular issue as " things utterly unknown to the laws of this land " , reflecting a misconception of " the whole order and tenor of our constitution " . |
| 45 | And so I was extremely surprised when no more than weeks later Émile telephoned Jean-Claude and proposed to him the idea that he should take up an appointment as composer-in-residence at an American university . |
| 46 | Enraged that he should take it on himself to tell her the state of her own business , and bristling at the manner in which he spoke of her precious son , Esther said sharply , ‘ Whatever is or is not in the coffers is nothing whatsoever to do with you ! |
| 47 | ‘ It 's a fine afternoon — and early-closing day , so he decided he should take his camera along to the Tower of London . |
| 48 | The eldest son of a prosperous producer of soya oil and saki , in Nagoya , the parents of Morita expected that he should take over the control of the family business . |
| 49 | When she came back from Confession , uncomforted , she found her cell mate kicking the doctor who was trying to feed her , and at the same time yelling that he should take his hat off in the presence of a lady . |
| 50 | He considered what action he should take concerning both of these possibilities . |
| 51 | He assumed an expression of profound gravity before saying the most pressing question was where he should take her for supper . |
| 52 | She could think of no reason why he should take the trouble nor of anything he seemed to want from her with which to persuade him . |
| 53 | It seemed inevitable after this that he should take himself to the nearest fish and chip shop to eat his supper . |
| 54 | ‘ You know of no reason why he should take his life ? ’ |
| 55 | He pointed out that although my title was an attractive one — since there was such a thing as a ‘ servile ’ society , namely a totalitarian one — the reader would assume that I was using the word liberal in the modern sense , which was certainly not my intention , He then went meticulously through my argument , and it almost pained me that he should take so much trouble over a work which I can not think it deserved . |
| 56 | He should take responsibility for doing so or accept responsibility for his party 's vote at the next election , when Labour will be returned . |
| 57 | Maybe he should take the opportunity … but for the moment , that was not the issue . |
| 58 | Blake said to his companion that he should take a last look at the hole in time , and their escape . |
| 59 | Venables laughed off suggestions he should take control now to rescue the nation 's American Dream . |
| 60 | He suggested that if the errant investor was not happy , he should take his money elsewhere . |