Example sentences of "he take [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Let him take a favourable tale back to his abbot when he leaves us tomorrow .
2 There was a pause , and I heard him take a deep breath .
3 She could hear him take a deep breath .
4 Will 1991 see him take the final step to greatness ?
5 And I must be on top to let him take the full force of the impact .
6 This helped him take an individual approach to problems , but he stayed in touch with other workers , and his findings were always made available .
7 The attendant returned to the kitchen area where Duncan spotted him taking a deep swig from a bottle of vodka that was then passed round the other members of the flight crew .
8 Wycliffe said : ‘ Could anyone who knew your cousin 's habits rely on him taking the same walk at approximately the same time each night ? ’
9 Susan watched him take a large bite of a Luctian yeast cake .
10 Regarding fat Mel , I think telling him to take a complete rest from football is a euphemism for ‘ you 're finished ! ’ .
11 Creed told him to take a right turn , down a narrow track that led towards the ocean .
12 A spell of what Parrott described as ‘ the best snooker I 've played this season ’ enabled him to take a 6-2 interval lead which he then increased to 8-2 before Taylor showed his renowned tenacity by winning the next four frames .
13 Other considerations of a public character may be present in the mind of the Secretary of State which persuade him to take a different view from the judges .
14 Lorenz 's own observations led him to take a different view .
15 ‘ I asked him to take a fresh look at the situation , because my gut feeling is that the decision that 's been taken is not the right one . ’
16 It concluded that Dr Silvester had been guilty of a ‘ serious error of professional judgment ’ and ordered him to take a six-month retraining course .
17 He takes the understandable view that it is for him to take the first steps in Russia , which he is doing to keep the scientists in Russia .
18 It must be stressed that although a natural condition can not give rise to liability under the rule in Rylands v. Fletcher it may still constitute a nuisance for which an occupier may be liable if he has knowledge or means of knowledge of its existence and if it is reasonable to require him to take the necessary steps to abate it .
19 ‘ 'Morning , ’ he said cheerfully , as she walked towards him to take the proffered bottle .
20 Allen said Soon-Yi had asked him to take the nude photos .
21 ‘ I suppose we are right to send you and Jeremy out to get Tristram rather than leave him to take the full consequences ? ’ he said reflectively , as he loaded her and her possessions into his car and took the wheel .
22 The many different Rocastle transfer rumours ( ‘ ROCKY XVIII : The Move to Derby ’ ) , and appeals for him to take the first-team field .
23 He takes a kindly interest in David , whose father he had buried , as he recalls when he takes the boy to his shop to be measured for mourning for his mother 's funeral .
24 He takes a long draw on the J , while I sit there thinking , Oh shit , then he hands the number back to me again with a big grin on his face .
25 He takes a broad view of this symphony and shapes it superbly according to his own very distinctive view of it .
26 For example , you could offer to look after the children for the weekend while he takes a well-earned break .
27 Fumaroli 's book is a polemic and he takes a savage pleasure in destructive rather than constructive criticism of Jack Lang 's Ministry of Culture .
28 So they call out the local Jesuit priest , he takes a good sniff and says it 's haunted .
29 The hon. Gentleman will know , for he takes a close interest in this matter , that from next year , there is an extra £2.7 billion for the health service in its next budget , in a few day 's time — up another 5 per cent. , including efficiency gains .
30 The cold wind ruffles his hair and makes him flinch for a moment , but it is refreshing after the stale warmth of the house , and he takes a deep breath or two on his way to the garage .
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