Example sentences of "take a [noun sg] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So the bottom line is I took a cab into town and the driver said this was a real nice place … |
| 2 | I do n't think he 'd been ill-treated , but he 's took a lot of love and a lot of attention |
| 3 | There is no doctor free to see me , but a nurse takes a sample of urine . |
| 4 | Maggie takes a sip of beer to remind the others that that 's all she 's there for , and looks defiantly around . |
| 5 | She takes a sip of mineral water before launching into James Woods and his girlfriend , Sarah Owen : ‘ I 've a theory that James and his girlfriend had so many problems they had to turn it all on me . ’ |
| 6 | From time to time , she too takes a sip of wine , gazing blankly at the bar , the barman and , beyond , the dance-floor , where sharp-featured Polish men and their pleasingly plump girlfriends boogie decorously to the strains of a bored rock trio . |
| 7 | A section on television covers both state-owned and private broadcasting and programme-making , and the author also takes a look at script-writing and development . |
| 8 | First , Madeleine Kingsley takes a look at milestone birthdays . |
| 9 | The rags-to-riches plot takes a swipe at homelessness in an America wreathed in the rags and tatters of Reaganomics , but this is Hollywood entertainment at its peerless best . |
| 10 | He goes to the Chinese desk , and takes a sheet of paper out of the Mexican paper-rack . |
| 11 | These groups represent a minority opinion , she suggests , and it is up to the NVALA and groups like it to defend and reassert ‘ traditional ’ values before humanism takes a grip of society generally , rather than just at the BBC where it is viewed as already having a stranglehold . |
| 12 | It takes a degree of skill to ensure a hat remains in place at airports and the launch of ships . |
| 13 | ‘ I 've picked up a bit , ’ Emily said , ‘ but the law takes a kind of mind . |
| 14 | Le fair-play ( which already takes a hyphen in French ) becomes le fairplay , and le blue-jean ( which has already lost its s ) becomes le bluejean . |
| 15 | It takes a bit of weight off my shoulders . ’ |
| 16 | And er sometimes it takes a bit of courage to walk over to the tap when everybody 's saying there 'll be no water , and for you to turn that tap on . |
| 17 | This is almost obligatory , because it takes a bit of practise before you become dexterous enough to become adept with the net and experienced enough to discover the hiding places of the various fish and other interesting creatures . |
| 18 | I mean , that takes a bit of research to find out these things ? |
| 19 | It takes a bit of time to learn to use these more specialized sorts of graph paper but it is worth the effort . |
| 20 | ‘ But it takes a bit of time to get used to other players and the way of things . |
| 21 | If you will just wait it takes a bit of time to get back where you want . |
| 22 | ‘ Takes a bit of time from here . ’ |
| 23 | so did the automatic thing which proves that it takes a bit of time and patience before you 've achieved this |
| 24 | No , it takes a bit of time does n't it ? |
| 25 | It takes a bit of imagination and planning — that 's all ! |
| 26 | It takes a bit of practice , but this is a useful technique to master . |
| 27 | This takes a bit of practice and does not work well if you hands tend to be on the clammy side ! |
| 28 | That 's just as well , because judging where the ball 's going takes a bit of practice — I did n't win a single point in my first few games . |
| 29 | Although it is made in relatively short lengths , the traditional way to cut clay pipe is with a hammer and chisel , which takes a bit of practice . |
| 30 | And then he takes a day off Bank Holidays . |