Example sentences of "take a shine to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Baloo the bear takes a shine to his mancub friend Mowgli in The Jungle Book . |
| 2 | There were times , though , when he rather hoped a working-class bloke would take a shine to his wife and beat the hell out of her . |
| 3 | And she warned that not all viewers will take a shine to their taste for booze , cocaine and bed-hopping . |
| 4 | Hamish would take a shine to the duffle-coat . |
| 5 | And there will be no danger of fans taking a shine to the ‘ special effects ’ . |
| 6 | Taking a shine to him . |
| 7 | When I was political editor of the Daily Mirror , Maxwell took a shine to this hat and asked me to get him one identical to it . |
| 8 | SPINSTER Nina Vessey took a shine to her window cleaner — and left him £170,000 in her will . |
| 9 | It was , it was very nice except that Fred had a piece and left the last couple of slices in the tin on the side and the dog took a shine to it so it was in a tin and then in the dog . |
| 10 | She 'd taken a shine to Tom Rudge whom she now knew to be an apprentice fitter , as was Cyril , his mate . |
| 11 | He must have taken a shine to the jacket because he turned the corner — and never came back leaving the police red-faced . |
| 12 | ‘ You have n't taken a shine to the girl , have you ? ’ |
| 13 | ‘ Well , she 's usually particular who rides Leopold , but she seems to have taken a shine to the boy . |
| 14 | It 's clear that ace coach Eddie Futch has taken a shine to him . |
| 15 | The Spaniard had taken a shine to Angela . |
| 16 | Whether it 's boots or shoes , slip-ons or sandals , you 're bound to take a shine to the latest in leather . |
| 17 | A development of this usage comes in the form of ‘ to take a shine to ’ someone which indicates something short of adulation . |