Example sentences of "take [pers pn] [adv] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Say they started on a Monday at two o'clock in the afternoon , he or she will take them away for the first hour and go through some of the main points of their work here . |
| 2 | ‘ Well , why do n't you come up and take her out for the day . |
| 3 | she obviously took them both for the same thing did n't she ? |
| 4 | ‘ The first week , they plodded up the stairs and when we took them out for the day they were wiped out the next . |
| 5 | I could name at least three of my friends who would have been prompt to offer this undeniably attractive young man a doss down on the sofa , and one of them who would have already been thinking of taking him upstairs for the night … |
| 6 | His sports and hobbies frequently took him away for the best part of the weekend ; work also ate into parts of Saturday and Sunday . |
| 7 | Jessica 's grandparents took her out for the day as father-of-four Mr Egerton , of Enfield , north London , recovered from Friday 's ordeal . |
| 8 | She bought some and took it back for the baby , dipping her finger in for the mite to suck . |
| 9 | You take me away for the weekend and then come back and act as if you 've just met me at a friend 's house for the first time ! |
| 10 | Most varieties supplied by garden centres grow a little too large to make ideal houseplants if you just take them in for the winter , but many dwarf and miniature types are ideal for deep sunny windowsills . |
| 11 | I will protect you , play games with you , take you away for the weekend . |
| 12 | She had braked the pram outside a newsagent and was just stooping to pick up Charlotte and take her inside for the chocolate , when she thought : I must n't . |
| 13 | You just take it over for the weekend ? |
| 14 | Is that , I thought that the card and Serve take it out for the doctors a few weeks back when he got your bronchitis and you were n't too well and erm , car picked him up and took him up there , then you get |