Example sentences of "would take [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I used to go out with the London detectives , and these Cockney fellers down in London , they 'd take money off anyone . |
| 2 | " I wish you 'd take part in the special audit instead of me . |
| 3 | Well this woman came round last night and asked if I 'd take part . |
| 4 | you know that is the , erm two or three things there , you 're working by yourself in your , your personal preparation prepa preparation are crucial parts , erm , if any of the people were thinking of going to erm , erm , a college , erm , the same sort of thing will arise and I suppose the big difference for if you do n't have lessons then I think I 'm right in saying you do n't necessarily have to go in , I do n't know whether that still applies , erm , you would be expected of course to erm , erm , to turn up at school here , erm , now there are advantages and disadvantages , you may feel that you prefer , knowing on your own what you 're like , you 'll prefer erm some fairly rigid rules , erm , because if there were n't rules you might think you 'd take advantage of us |
| 5 | I 'd take acid , speed , hash as well . |
| 6 | and I do n't know how he , you are , and in the end our cousins you , you know convince me that they 'd take sort of control , you know that , if I was worried as well about or dad getting drunk , one thing or another like , you know , and said look we 're going , it 's not as though we 're not going , we 're going and we 'll have him in with us and I let him go in the end cos I went down in the five weeks |
| 7 | I 'd take carriage clocks and videos . |
| 8 | Yon Balberith is reet big orrid ruffy beast wi gurt black beard full o rats and green teeth gnashing and a grinding and flames coming out o bum that 'd take wallpaper off front parlor . |
| 9 | After all I promised my Auntie before she died [ Mr Cannon 's wife ] that I 'd take care of him … and he 's a sweet old man , he 's always grateful for what you do for him . ’ |
| 10 | Gerry promised he 'd take care , promised to come back to me , but … ’ |
| 11 | ‘ I 'd take care of you and I 'd love you . |
| 12 | I had the Mexican boy get his father ; they 'd take care of the coach and horses . |
| 13 | Mrs Ivory became unsettled and talked of returning home but her husband , a 39-year-old unemployed surveyor , never suspected she would take Chatchai . |
| 14 | Going to sleep or opening a book : an old garden , a childish fear , a face seen casually and quickly forgotten , would take possession of my mind as if there had been no time between . |
| 15 | I am sorry that the Leader of the Opposition has announced that he would take money from British farmers and contribute it to those in southern Europe . |
| 16 | The Leader of the Opposition has said in the House that CAP reform would mean that he would take money from British farmers and spend it on farmers in southern countries . |
| 17 | That has been contradicted by the Labour spokesman on Treasury matters , who has said that his party would take money from British farmers and divert it to regional policy . |
| 18 | That has been contradicted by the hon. Member for South Shields ( Dr. Clark ) , who has said that he would take money from British farmers with one hand and give part of it back to them with the other . |
| 19 | Mr Fallon claimed Labour 's tax proposals would take money away from Darlington Memorial Hospital and schools . |
| 20 | She spent a good deal of time in the kitchen and bullied Dora into showing her how to make bread and pastry ; she would take cookery books up to her room and study the methods of jam making and preserving fruit and vegetables . |
| 21 | Later , he was to learn that the terraces were really the best area , for here a woman would take pride in being seen to hand over some cast-offs , because , in a way , this indicated that she was well able to replace them . |
| 22 | The agency 's report suggested a new name would help to improve the image of the BHRCA , and would take advantage of public goodwill towards the hospitality industry in the UK . |
| 23 | This film director , Bella Kropotkin , was undoubtedly after him , and undoubtedly he would take advantage of it — tonight ! |
| 24 | More than a third said they would take advantage of free insurance while one in four opted for free child places . |
| 25 | Philip hoped he would take advantage of the chance and do his best . |
| 26 | Like any small company , each half of the former Italy would take advantage of lower international trade barriers , more readily achieved economies of scale and access to international capital markets . |
| 27 | She grumbled to me that if she left the tap-handles in situ , people would take advantage and lie in their baths for hours on end , using a lot more hot water than their franc entitled them to . |
| 28 | If a fighter 's expression were to show fear , or if he were to appear nervous , his opponent would take advantage of his lack of confidence during the fight . |
| 29 | It was also intended that a wide range of groups and individuals would take advantage of both types of course ; trade unionists , school governors , people intending to be councillors , voluntary organisations , and people intending to apply for higher education or vocational retraining were all mentioned in the final planning paper in 1978 , whereas the other long-term colleges concerned with education for social action were either , like Ruskin , largely trade union-oriented or , like the Cooperative College , intended for cooperators . |
| 30 | Rumour has it that Sierra were then approached by IBM themselves , to produce a product that would take advantage of the colour graphic features of their forthcoming wonder machine the IBM PCjr . |