Example sentences of "[pron] [modal v] take a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So some of these Graham stripped it down , but some of these days I 'll take a daft notion and er |
| 2 | ‘ I 'll take a little walk before lunch . |
| 3 | I 'll take a shorter run up and build up to it gradually . |
| 4 | Erm , well we 've got , I 'll take a few notes erm during this , during the course of our conversation , I 'll take them away , study them in complete confidence and come back to you next week with my recommendations . |
| 5 | Erm during the course of the meeting I 'll take a few notes , erm |
| 6 | I 'll take a large Jim Beam . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ I 'm sorry but I 'm afraid there is no way I could take an untrained girl onto my books . |
| 8 | I 'd take a local job , doing anything , before I 'd uproot her . ’ |
| 9 | We 're absolutely delighted that you 're here in Portsmouth for your congress and it 's very very important to us and I think perhaps I 'd take a little bit of time to explain why it 's important . |
| 10 | I would take a stand-up bath in Mick 's washing-up bowl , wash all my clothes , clean every item of equipment , and wipe the wheelbarrow , lockers and the groundsheet with disinfectant . |
| 11 | The next day I would take a brand-new notebook from my bag . |
| 12 | I can assure my hon. Friend that I shall take a close interest in this matter . |
| 13 | I shall return to this issue of determinism a little later , but first I shall take a brief look at some of the themes in empirical research on gender and education . |
| 14 | An advertisement for Brut d'Escargot snails ' eggs I will take a tough line on food safety in terms of banning things that are dangerous . |
| 15 | In examining politeness I will take an eclectic approach , borrowing from Brown and Levinson 's work on the Politeness Phenomenon ( 1978 ) and Leech 's Politeness Principle ( 1983 ) . |
| 16 | Your stupid behaviour would normally result in me sending you to prison but I feel I can take a different course . ’ |
| 17 | Besides , being fairly new to Nanci Griffith , I can take a fresh tack . |
| 18 | I find now that I can take a little comfort for acting beyond my authority and without Don Bennett 's knowledge of what I was doing . |
| 19 | It is important that you negotiate with a man you trust as he has to agree to practise safer sex from test to pregnancy — which may take a considerable time . |
| 20 | Wherever they went , they would have to go on foot , which might take a long time . |
| 21 | Apart from the extravagance of the decor , there were food stores which could take a complete stag , racks for carrying vulgar quantities of champagne , sunken bathtubs , jewel safes , and gold dinner services . |
| 22 | Initially , a swift , artistically rough job was contemplated , a ‘ tendentious piece ’ which would take a few months to write and would enrage ‘ the nihilists and Westerners ’ and set them ‘ howling about me that I 'm a retrograde . |
| 23 | They set up a wholly-owned subsidiary called Information Products , which is now in discussion with an outside venture capital company which will take a major shareholding . |
| 24 | There is an activity which will take a great deal of your time as a student , which is of crucial importance to your success and which passes with hardly a mention on many courses — we refer , of course , to note-taking . |
| 25 | ‘ I 'd like to set your wrist and put on a small plaster , which will take a little time to dry . |
| 26 | It is much easier to improve ‘ performance ’ on such measures by decreasing the denominator than by increasing the numerator , which can take a long time , involves risk and has to be discounted for taxation . |
| 27 | Many conditions have to be fulfilled and eligibility established , which can take a considerable time ; so if you can improve the living conditions of your elderly parent yourself , without undue hardship , you would be well advised to do so . |
| 28 | If the judge intimates that you should take a certain course , say : ‘ If your lordship pleases . ’ |
| 29 | However , it does warn you that vine weevils are about , and that you should take a close look at potted plants . |
| 30 | While they can devise initial drafts , as manager you should take a close interest in the contents . |