Example sentences of "be [adj] take [num] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It has not been possible to take one building off this list in the intervening six years . |
| 2 | And take you 're supposed to take two are n't you ? |
| 3 | all these drugs he 's been having , so they gave him some er tablets and er , he said on Sunday he was in such pain , so he said try these , he has given me some before , but er , you 're supposed to take two and I was only taking one |
| 4 | From now on she could be grateful for small mercies and be content to take one step at a time . |
| 5 | And they do n't mean when we can afford a bigger house or when we 've had the big-deal holiday , but when I 've risen high enough on the corporate ladder to be able to take six months off without everyone forgetting who the hell I am . |
| 6 | British boats will now be able to take 28,000 tonnes of mackerel to the west of their own zone . |
| 7 | It is usual to be able to take one appeal as of right with a second appeal being possible with leave . |
| 8 | We 'd be happy to take 10 per cent of that . |
| 9 | ‘ The Tories , particularly , were keen to take tens of thousands of pounds for party funds . |
| 10 | As David Hencke points out , it is possible to take two views of this . |
| 11 | But Lewis passionately wants to beat Bowe and is prepared to take 10 per cent of the projected $30m fight instead of the normal 25 per cent . |
| 12 | If you do get into trouble at this stage , it is likely to take one of three forms : |
| 13 | This can be particularly helpful if a local search result is likely to take two or three weeks to arrive , or even longer . |
| 14 | It is likely to take six to 10 IBM staff . |
| 15 | You 're gon na have that two hundred odd there rolling over , it 's got ta happen until the end of the programme and that is likely to take six , seven , eight years . |
| 16 | He adds that the case is likely to take three years to sort out . |
| 17 | The reorganisation , which is likely to take seven weeks , will result in the food and drink section taking up 45pc of the floor space at the expense of the textiles section . |
| 18 | And he says , ‘ Well actually I know someone down the road who 's happy to take 10 million on ’ , And then you 're in business . |
| 19 | They can also tell you whether it 's safe to take two types of medicine at the same time . |
| 20 | Worthless character had now run foul of the law and was willing to take one final payment , enough to get him out of the State , and out of her life for ever . |
| 21 | I , I took four and I was supposed to take two . |
| 22 | Directed by Sustrans , the project was supposed to take six weeks , but was completed in 15 days , such was the enthusiasm and hard work of the volunteers . |
| 23 | It was supposed to take three to five days , but we aimed to do it in two . |
| 24 | ‘ He was unlucky to take 23 wickets in Sussex 's last two games of the season after the touring side had already been picked — I guess I was the lucky one to benefit . ’ |
| 25 | I was able to take one of them across with me to Regents Park , where we joined SRS Active and had a boat on the lake . |
| 26 | After a fight , I was able to take three books . |
| 27 | It was tempting to take one of the sacks of fuel up to the cottage and have one last night of heat — a temptation he could n't resist . |