Example sentences of "take [pers pn] [adv prt] at [noun] " in BNC.

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1 I took your violets home with me and have them in a vase in my room , and Mrs Gracie the housekeeper ( who owns the pug ) takes them out at night as she says they poison the air when one is asleep .
2 I 'll take you on at seine netting .
3 WILEY Arfur Daley reckons he 's found a new way to score against the police — by taking them on at soccer .
4 Er he used to do , we used to have a round each morning and collect all the films from the chemists and then we developed and printed them and took them back at night .
5 Carl Howard says he took it up at school and won … went on to county level and won and just found he had a natural talent … he 's always enjoyed sprinting and athletics
6 MIKE SLEMEN last night vowed to bring the Springbok celebrations to a halt when the North take them on at Elland Road , Leeds tonight .
7 I know , but the on the kitchen window sill , I take them off at night .
8 that 's why your clothes are always fishy when you take them off at night then ?
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