Example sentences of "[pers pn] takes [pron] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
Next pageNo | Sentence |
---|---|
1 | I shall take Zoe back to Lourdes as soon as she takes her first step as I know she will . |
2 | She takes her loose fluid style from American influences , and cites MC Hammer as a particular favourite . |
3 | ‘ Goddess of poetry , healing and smithcraft , if she takes you that way ; and if not , enough saints of the name to see you out of any small predicament . |
4 | Erm If I 've got sixty miles to do , and I do it at erm do it at sixty miles an hour , it takes me one hour . |
5 | She 's engaging brain it takes her some time to come out to the phone instruct the whole thing . |
6 | It is therefore not unusual for junior nurses to feel that it takes them some time to " settle in " on a surgical ward . |
7 | It takes its primary level of analysis to be that characterized by the question of size and by the phenomenal form of the series . |
8 | It takes its real departure from a problem , even if it is badly set up . |
9 | While the ARC places the emphasis I have described on the need to be fair , and to help firms to operate effectively within the new regime , it takes its regulatory role very seriously and the public interest is always paramount . |
10 | It takes my tired brain another second to realise that these are the two I met outside the Star and Garter . |
11 | ‘ Have n't you noticed how often he takes his dear friend Councillor Waverly out to lunch ? ’ |
12 | He takes his terminal care in the pub : ‘ Can you make that a large one , Ben , the other one went too quickly . ’ |
13 | The relatives and friends who are left behind can also become entrapped in an overwhelming feeling that says ‘ I must be there when he takes his last breath ’ ; ‘ I must n't miss any last word he utters ’ . |