Example sentences of "[adv] to take [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For just a few seconds , Lucinda hesitated ; for just long enough to take in the shock of white hair , the lined , weather-worn face and the tremendous size of him . |
| 2 | I was only a short time standing there , but long enough to take in the vessel 's lines , the quite dainty sheer , her size and the layout of the masts and rigging . |
| 3 | Earlier , he had visited the museum of San Martino , not to see any of the exhibits but just to take in the view , the huge curve of the Bay . |
| 4 | But we are in no hurry , and even slow deliberately to take in the moment . |
| 5 | Then she realised that her uncle would have entered the church through a side door connecting with the vestry , while her aunt , who enjoyed rather poor health , would not have set foot outside even to take in the milk . |
| 6 | In the strong-loam belt of Suffolk — the heavy-land districts — however , very narrow stetches of two yards and upwards were necessary effectively to take off the surface water . |