Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb mod] take [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Good God , I must take holy orders immediately . ’ |
| 2 | I do n't know how much to take , I might take ten pounds worth or something , I do n't need that much why , I need some money for Saturday as well do n't I ? , should n't need that much though |
| 3 | ‘ I 'll take long journeys on the Circle and District lines . |
| 4 | Oh I 'll take forty pounds of the play group in thirty weeks so that 'll cover the cost |
| 5 | I 'll take these clothes down and you fold them on the bed there , nicely , then we 'll put them on the cart . |
| 6 | Glenys has got it , very , very sim very , very similar , there 's very , there 's not a lot in it , I 'll take those magazines off |
| 7 | So like one week , I 'll take three days out of that week , and Jane only has two . |
| 8 | Okay so that 's how you , that 's how you 'd do three quarters you 'd say well I could find a quarter of it and then cut it all up into quarters and then I 'll take three pieces , three quarters . |
| 9 | I put the receiver down for a moment so that I could take two hands to the strawboard . |
| 10 | Having replied Yes with much confidence in his initial request I did not think I could take two steps to the rear , so I hastened to add that the job would take me some considerable time as ti would be my spare-time/spare-time job , consoled myself with the thought that it was the first time that I had made anything to be used in a church , so it would be a challenge . |
| 11 | left to me I 'd take all curtains down |
| 12 | William Bowles , ( 1705–1780 ) an Irishman who became superintendent of mines in Spain , was dismayed by the lack of unusual plants in the area and wrote to Peter Collinson from Bilbao in 1733 asking for packets of seeds and bulbous plants and continued : ‘ There is a Miller 's Dictionary in Town , so I would take some pains to give the Spaniards a taste … you know what best to send ’ . |
| 13 | I would take three classes and exercise at least another 12 hours each week . |
| 14 | Lot number one one seven Lot number one one seven is the next to offer celadon jade er pendant another jade pendant for fifty pounds , at fifty , fifty five pounds at fifty five pounds , any more at fifty five pounds only , at fifty five , sixty sixty five seventy I 'm offered I 'm offered seventy to my left and I shall take seventy pounds , any more at seventy ? ? |
| 15 | I shall take two examples of that and apply them to London . |
| 16 | I shall take these categories one at a time , and simply state what deictic terms or elements occur in them ; but it must always be remembered that every item depends on its use within certain contexts and under certain conditions . |
| 17 | ‘ If you do n't pay double I shall take those shoes off and no one else will ever put them on . ’ |
| 18 | I shall take some dates . |
| 19 | But I will take such things as the brickwork , or maybe the roof tiles into account , and work to achieve a complementary landscape . ’ |
| 20 | I would be grateful if you could confirm your acceptance of this proposal , and I will take necessary steps here to pay you the first overseas royalty . |
| 21 | Erm I will take those notes away with me in the strictest confidence , go through them erm work out some recommendations , how you could hit the goals that you will go for at the end of the day . |
| 22 | Ca can I just say one thing , though , if you me nip out , it 's not that I do n't want to listen to this , er , it 's in connection with the property er worries that er , Geoffrey said , I 've got to sign a lot of er , arm twisting letters , which I , they want me to sign today , so if I can take five minutes out to sign those , I hope you will not feel I 'm trying to er skive off , as it were . |
| 23 | It comes up just short of the green , but he can putt it and he says , ‘ I can take four putts from here and still win . ’ |
| 24 | I have my camera with me so that I can take some photographs . ’ |
| 25 | ‘ I had a lot more left at the end , ’ he added , ‘ and I can take several seconds off my time in a fast race in Rome . ’ |
| 26 | ‘ I can take any debts you might have on to my books and raise the money I need to start the business off , but I must tell you one thing , ’ Emily said , ‘ I am not rich , do n't make that mistake , I need the business to succeed or I 'm finished . ’ |
| 27 | For this reason you should take young dogs out on various journeys , and not just when they are going for a walk . |
| 28 | ‘ Maybe you should take both plans on board and control them from Detroit . |
| 29 | The garden is a perfect place to entertain on summer evenings , but you should take basic steps to ensure safety . |
| 30 | Ask whether you should take any items for your dog , such as a favourite sleeping blanket or toy . |