Example sentences of "to take [noun pl] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although Swanage was a fishing village when Celia Fiennes ate the best lobster ever during her visit to Purbeck in 1608 , only a few boats remain to lay down pots to take holiday-makers mackerel-fishing . |
| 2 | Once the main event is over , she is expected to take sons William , 10 , and Harry , eight , off to Althorp . |
| 3 | It is considered more conventional for girls to take arts subjects than sciences ; as convergers tend to be more conventional in outlook , girls are in something of a double bind — they have to decide whether to follow their inclinations or to make a ‘ conventional ’ choice . |
| 4 | Battens are plugged and screwed to the wall at 400mm ( 16in ) centres to take boards 1220mm ( 4ft ) wide , but of course other sizes of boards can be used if necessary . |
| 5 | One method of reducing surpluses has been for companies to take contributions holidays ( although generally these are not extended to employee contribution holidays ) whereby they do not pay any contributions for a period of time . |
| 6 | But , if in doubt it is probably still wise to take travellers cheques or Eurocheques ( for Europe only ) , a little currency , and a handful of cards as a back up . |
| 7 | Jon Tiplady and daughter Gale ( + 3 ) , from Four Marks , lost just the one game ( to the Tipladys ) to take runners-up spot . |