Example sentences of "[adv] take a [noun] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It would only take a computer error or a mutiny by some of those manning the weapons to trigger a global war . |
| 2 | Joe Orr , the publican 's son , would surreptitiously take a beer bottle , ‘ fill it up when his father was n't about , see , and put it in his pocket , then take it up to granny . |
| 3 | Students may also take a workshop unit in media production in term three of Year II of their course . |
| 4 | Er it 's okay to say , yes three or four thousand I 'll play about with and I think Japan 'll be good for the next five years , that 's a different matter , but if you 're dependent on something for income and security , then you ca n't really take a risk profile on , on , on your money . |
| 5 | By night he kept himself from the usual evenings with Henry and Betty , thinking to leave them some space for a time , and he would often take a sleeping pill at eight , before dinner , because sleep had grown difficult . |
| 6 | The strawberry jam she 'd made had n't set , she could n't even take a telephone message . |
| 7 | ‘ Jake 'd have wanted me to see her right ; but she 'll never take a penny piece off me … ’ |
| 8 | Flagellants need never take a break test in hand-to-hand combat . |