Example sentences of "he take the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Will 1991 see him take the final step to greatness ? |
| 2 | And I must be on top to let him take the full force of the impact . |
| 3 | ‘ 'Morning , ’ he said cheerfully , as she walked towards him to take the proffered bottle . |
| 4 | The many different Rocastle transfer rumours ( ‘ ROCKY XVIII : The Move to Derby ’ ) , and appeals for him to take the first-team field . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | He takes the great folio Bible , |
| 7 | His delusions were those of a messenger boy who assumes that because he takes the Chief Architect 's drawings to the print room , he has played a leading role in the design of the building . |
| 8 | Off the field he takes the inevitable acclaim and adulation in his stride . |
| 9 | Using the count of books on loan at a given time for each interest category , he takes the square root of each of these numbers . |
| 10 | Should he take the honourable path , the virtuous path ? |
| 11 | On the advice of M Broussonet MD FRS , perpetual secretary of the Royal Society of Agriculture in Paris , he took the momentous step of obtaining six months ' leave of absence to visit England . |
| 12 | On Monday morning Greg had no classes before eleven , so he took the early bus to Burnley and went straight to the Public Library . |
| 13 | He took the early train up to London . |
| 14 | He took the right-hand staircase . |
| 15 | He started to see that in his opinion more could be done for humanity by Churches than by political parties , even the best of political parties such as he took the Liberal Party to be ; or at least that the Churches engaged at a more profound level with the predicament of humanity . |
| 16 | He took the prompt book back from Zach and began his old job again . |
| 17 | And he took the front piece out of that magazine . |
| 18 | From the centre he took the flat velour package of gems and held them out . |
| 19 | Above all , he took the future trade union leader seriously , answering his incessant questions , and calling him proudly the ‘ queerest bairn he had ever known . |
| 20 | Then he took the right fork of the track , following it for a hundred yards , and blocked it so that clearing the barricade in a hurry would require a bulldozer . |
| 21 | On fine days , he took the long way round by Jubilee Wharf . |
| 22 | Jan Irving ( Wirral ) was another to win at Derby , where he took the long jump with 6.64 metres . |
| 23 | ‘ He took the only way out he thought was best . ’ |
| 24 | He took the tiny piece of crumpled paper from his top pocket and unfolded it . |
| 25 | The sarcasm seemed to relieve him a little and he took the black strop of leather from its nail and opened the razor . |
| 26 | After a heavy assault , he took the great city of Toledo which became his chief fortress on the eastern frontier , extending his kingdom still further into Moorish territory . |
| 27 | It was also the national cause that prompted Law to accept a junior position ; he took the Colonial Office himself , a backwater in wartime , and Liberals retained most of the major posts . |
| 28 | Horne was educated at Newport Grammar School , joined Newport 's Congregational church and , with the ministry in mind , went to Glasgow University ( MA , 1886 ) and then Mansfield College , Oxford , where he took the three-year college course in theology . |
| 29 | When I got to my feet he took the injured arm in both his hands , told me to shut my eyes and start counting . |
| 30 | He took the central avenue , along the old runway . |