Example sentences of "but [pers pn] take [art] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ Oh , my ma and pa said exactly the same things to me when I was a kid , but I took no notice of it . ’
2 There were lots of other people in there , but I took no notice of them .
3 But I took no notice , pushing through trees and bushes , and ran until I could run no longer .
4 My uncle and aunt shook me , their faces red and eyes wet , but I took no notice of them .
5 But I took no notice !
6 no , but I took the bits that I wanted , and my bits and I 'll try and get on that
7 But I took the job .
8 But I took the brunt of their anger .
9 But I took the point , for I am neither an institution nor an area of outstanding natural beauty .
10 But I took the insole out put her foot on the insole and her foot goes over the top of it .
11 Our children , 9 , and , 10 , are still asleep , but I take a cup to my wife before leaving home in time to arrive at the Grain Terminal before 7.00 am .
12 I walk out to the bus , I get on the bus at the end of Care Street , I walk right along Care Street , right up Dawsons Street , brisk walk and then I 'm walking around the garage , I do n't do that much walking now , the bloody car , but I take a walk at lunchtime and I walk down to the bar , walking , if you walk , that would be total couple of miles a day
13 Occasionally I change a banner but I take no responsibility .
14 I 've done that on trains , I 've done that on a tour bus quite recently , and of course the response you get can be very , very aggressive and that 's sometimes quite hard to handle but I take the precaution of always checking before I go somewhere that I 'm going to , I 'm going to be backed up , for example , erm before I go I purchase my holiday , I actually checked with the tour company that they did n't allow smoking on the buses
15 I 'm an academic , but I take the view that it 's probably better to let the peak birthrate come into universities and higher education in nineteen eighty two and nineteen eighty three , rather than to cut back on universities .
16 The job was still done in daylight hours , but you took an hour and half out every day like , but that 's
17 I had explained this to Aunt Louise , who enjoyed her bath and filled it almost to the top ; but she took no notice , becoming affronted and resentful if I reminded her .
18 But she took no notice .
19 He spoke in a calm voice to her for he thought that the wind was upsetting her , but she took no notice and came at him again , and again .
20 Two window-cleaners threw her a cheerful obscenity , but she took no notice .
21 Rohan reached for her again , but she took a step backwards , staring round her , straining her ears .
22 But she took a dislike to it for some reason , she would n't go in it .
23 He locked away his books on Catholic theology but she took the bus to the Westminster Cathedral and bought more from the bookshop there .
24 Charlotte sounded sad , but she took the packet , and put it in her room .
25 " She was exactly the same as she is now , but she took the trouble to hide the fact .
26 Mrs Diggory looked taken aback for a moment , but she took the hand and then ushered the lady inside , talking all the while .
27 I tell her not to but she takes no notice . ’
28 The acting honours go to Jennifer Jason Leigh , daughter of Pyscho star Janet Leigh , but she takes the role of villain rather than potential victim .
29 But we took the foot off the pedal in the second half , and with so much at stake that 's not good enough . ’
30 In 1964 , it was argued that we could not provide an adequate deterrent without five boats , but we took the decision to proceed with only four and we carried it through .
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