Example sentences of "take [pron] [noun sg] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | They would take their chance for the sale price of $380 million . |
| 2 | We can take your booking for the entire trip : air or rail travel , car hire , and reservations for anything from a honeymoon suite in a five-star luxury hotel to a self-catering villa for families travelling together . |
| 3 | Having read again a book he had admired when studying at Edinburgh , a book much concerned with precisely such comparisons and contrasts — his grandfather Brasmus Darwin 's Zoönomia ( 1794–6 ) — he was soon taking its title for the opening heading of his Notebook B , where he was now to pursue his own inquiry into ‘ the laws of life ’ . |
| 4 | Chris Waddle 's club , who this week took their spending for the season so far to £14 million by signing the Nantes player Didier Deschamps , have signed agreements with four players which give them priority should they wish to sign any of them . |
| 5 | Probably he took her nothingness for the numbness of shock . |
| 6 | Outside in the street I took her hand for the first time . |
| 7 | Taking her place for the wedding breakfast , at the table that glistened with crystal , warm with red roses , she manfully ate her way through course after course of a meal prepared by top-class chefs , listened to the speeches , the congratulations , applauded , smiled , chatted with apparent good humour . |
| 8 | Mina and Kāli are taking their offering for the festival to the house where the dhāmis have been dancing at night . |
| 9 | PORTSMOUTH striker Guy Whittingham took his tally for the season to 27 and then said : ‘ I do n't know why bigger clubs have not come in for me . ’ |
| 10 | Roberts took his tally for the season to 150 with a treble on Carousel Music , True Story and Shuailaan at Windsor , only for Lloyd to rob him of a four-timer by beating him on Brigante Di Cielo . |
| 11 | Then Sven Hjerson took his revenge for the past tiresome two hours . |
| 12 | It took his score for the season to 20 and , ironically , he was on the receiving end of an unsuccessful objection . |
| 13 | Lincolnshire is a flat county , you see , exactly right for aerodromes , and they took our house for the airmen , I suppose . |
| 14 | After the Englishman had taken his tally for the season to 14 , Hibs mounted a spirited fightback . |
| 15 | After the Englishman had taken his tally for the season to 14 , Hibs mounted a spirited fightback . |
| 16 | Andy Payton 's haul of six goals in four games has taken his tally for the season to 14 . |
| 17 | As I am aware that to remove it from its present location would leave an unwelcome gap in your own display , may I suggest that , if you are willing to lend it , we supply you with a full-size mounted or framed photograph of the original to take its place for the duration of our exhibition ? |
| 18 | ‘ Mr McQuaid 's room is ready , ’ Maggie said as they prepared to take their leave for the night . |
| 19 | He would be back in three weeks , he reminded her , to take her home for the weekend . |
| 20 | Lord Sempill could not afford the time , and flew home , so Fred Crocombe decided to take his place for the rest of the flight , with Wood as the sole pilot . |
| 21 | Prenton Park 's biggest crowd of the season saw the Republic of Ireland international grab a hat-trick and take his tally for the season to 17 goals , as Rovers struck twice at the death to clinch the points . |