Example sentences of "take his [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And in the recent article he had read on the subject , even the sergeant in charge of the course had not believed that any woman would take his one piece of infallible advice . |
| 2 | When his racing days are over , probably around the ripe old age of four , PJ will take his well-earned retirement with fellow pets Jessie the golden retriever and Bobby the cat at the family home in Hornchurch … and maybe catch up on some of that lost sleep ! |
| 3 | WALTER SMITH will take his injury-ravaged squad out to lunch today aware that , in the present , stricken climate at Ibrox , food poisoning is one of the few afflictions not to have hit his players before their European Champions League tie with FC Brugge on Wednesday , writes Hugh Keevins . |
| 4 | You might just as well say to a publisher , should you take his advance royalties ! " |
| 5 | ‘ If they go out of Europe , I believe Tapie will go and take his bully-boy style of management with him . |
| 6 | In his book Anglo-Saxon England ( Cambridge 1970 ) Peter Hunter Blair wrote ( p.370 ) : ‘ The novice should take his first steps … with the aid of the Anglo-Saxon Primer by H. Sweet ( 9th edition , revised 1953 ) … [ then with ] An Introduction to Old English by G.L. Brook ( Manchester 1955 ) … and for a dictionary A Concise Anglo-Saxon Dictionary by J.R.C. Hall . ’ |
| 7 | Before he could take his first step into the water he saw the fish . |
| 8 | People got bored watching little Johnny take his first steps ? |
| 9 | A five year old boy from Bosnia who 's paralysed from the waist down could soon take his first steps with the aid of calipers . |
| 10 | He can improve again and take his first Group prize . |
| 11 | He can improve again and take his first Group prize . |
| 12 | ‘ And I 'll take his flowery blouse , it will look well on my lassie . ’ |
| 13 | Although Rainald was a cleric , he did not take his religious vocation with any great seriousness , and on many occasions used his intelligence to give imperial policies an anti-papal effect . |
| 14 | Aside from the fact that Jill is quite capable of carrying her own books , her glumness could easily be due to being a young lesbian forced to suppress it and wishing Jack would take his stupid pick-up lines elsewhere . |
| 15 | He would take his ill-gotten gains and flee . ’ |
| 16 | The smile she flashed into Rune 's brooding face was so blinding that he must have wished he 'd brought sunglasses with him , Gina thought uncharitably , wondering how he would take his peremptory dismissal to the bar . |
| 17 | THE SON of a Caithness crofter will take his rightful place among great Scottish inventors today when an exhibition to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the fax machine opens in London . |
| 18 | He should take his own route in his own time and avoid the tendency to see through others ' eyes . |
| 19 | But if he had no bill and or did n't pick it up , you 'd tell the proprietor that he must take his own proceedings — he 's swindled you out of the price of a meal and it 's a civil action . |
| 20 | Indeed it is perhaps a pity that he did not take his own advice , after writing in the New Guide ‘ for the author of the present work might with greater ease , and probably with more advantage to himself , have worked up for the amusement of the eye a number of drawings and paintings during the time he has been engaged in this matter of mere utility ’ . |
| 21 | In another BT study , Away From Base , psychologist Dr Guy Fielding identifies four distinct travelling personalities — the ‘ bee ’ who works hard when travelling but gets impatient if the journey takes too long ; the ‘ chameleon ’ who finds it easy to sit back and relax despite travel disruptions ; the reliable ‘ beaver ’ who always gets the job done but prefers to be in constant contact when on the move ; and the independent ‘ cat ’ who really prefers to be at home and likes to ‘ take his own world with him ’ when travelling . |
| 22 | He does n't take his own advice , I can tell you . |
| 23 | Alain did not take his own life , someone murdered him ! ’ |
| 24 | The purchaser would take his own blood sample , send it off to the laboratory , and await the results by post . |
| 25 | But the vicar at today 's service agreed with Marc 's family that it was inconceivable he would take his own life . |
| 26 | Needing air he got up abruptly — wishing to Christ that Lowell would take his thick ugly fingers off the girl 's neck . |
| 27 | ledgers that are now on the archives could be l placed down there and fascinated me because he could add a column of pounds , shillings and pence , he 'd take his three fingers at the bottom of the long ledger column , and as fast practically like a computer , would add to the top and then put it in pencil . |
| 28 | All she wanted was for him to leave and take his tantalising , lying promises away with him . |
| 29 | The young soldier felt reassured when he knew he could take his American Coonan 357 Magnum pistol . |
| 30 | And why , just out of interest , did he take his folding hat to the Pyramids ? |