Example sentences of "and [pron] take [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Accommodation was pretty rough-and-ready but the people were friendly and warm-hearted , and I took endless delight in exploring on foot the wild landscapes of lakes and forest , mountain waterfalls and paths as rich with alpine flowers as a medieval tapestry . |
| 2 | Well , the Dean and I took great joy in disabusing that person of that mistaken view . |
| 3 | Sandy and I took first turn ashore . |
| 4 | Their erm conditions were very basic , and I took two fluffy hot water bottles which were going to be used as incubators for the premature babies , that 's all they had , and I took out lots of needles and the surgical gloves and a special instrument for operations . |
| 5 | I took some yesterday , I was and I took some last night before I went to bed and I took two this morning . |
| 6 | and I took early and late turns with him |
| 7 | A friend and I took one tablet apiece . |
| 8 | As we got round the corner , Jo and I took one look at each other and ran . |
| 9 | And I took that straight to the barracks , and they accepted it ! |
| 10 | And I took that little book up to the union and showed it to the branch secretary and still I never got my bike or any compensation for it . |
| 11 | The beast did n't appear to have seen me and I took several photographs . |
| 12 | In the last few days , our conversation ran out ; we were often silent in each other 's company , and I took this to be a good sign . |
| 13 | I took some yesterday , I was and I took some last night before I went to bed and I took two this morning . |
| 14 | Ron and I take each year as it comes and we always plan for me to run a personal best every season . |
| 15 | ‘ I love our business and I take great pride in it . |
| 16 | I have three upright basses , and I take two on the road with me , plus an old ‘ 64 Precision which I use on a couple of numbers . ’ |
| 17 | And I take that for that sciatica . |
| 18 | I want to see er the this rubbish dump but this is n't the time to do it and as the Conservatives said , we should wait on er to see what the Council er wants to do and I take that on board . |
| 19 | that 's right , and he gets some unemployment money and I take ten pounds a week off him , for his food , I mean , it 's not enough but it 'll do , you know and then in dribs and drabs begrudgingly from that forty over the week once he starts to run out of money cos he 's paid once a fortnight I begin to give him his karate money and here 's two pounds fifty to go to the pub with Neil , you know , little bits |
| 20 | She does n't offer me one and I take this as a snub |
| 21 | She does n't offer me one , and I take this especially under the circumstances , as a snub . |
| 22 | We now have trust status , however , and I take this opportunity to congratulate the team on its application . |
| 23 | The reason why of course and I take this as a matter of pride because er not only am I , I think probably the only member of the L S E as published in Nature recently , but erm er the other thing I take pride in is the fact that erm one really ca n't ignore it , because all the time stuff is being published in the world 's leading science journal which is directly relevant to this course and how many other courses are in L S E are like that ? |
| 24 | That this ‘ slippage ’ is so slight is due to the fact that the other Enterprise staff have worked a great deal of extra time and taken on extra responsibilities and I take this opportunity of thanking them for their hard work and support during this period . |
| 25 | A summary of export mission achievements is shown on page 10 of this Report and I take this opportunity to thank all those who have led Scottish Council missions during 1989/90 for their excellent support . |
| 26 | And I take this opportunity to say that , erm , I had , I moved this at budget revue , and my intention was to move erm , pretty much the wording that Mr moved at property , but I was unable to obtain that wording by the time of the meeting , so I put this forward , erm , knowing that it obviously was different words , but but with that same sense , that we do have to address some very real issues about County Farms and not to pussyfoot about it I think that er , any comparison between the County Farms and a commercial enterprise is a coincidence of terms , but I ca n't see how we can have forty million pounds worth of estate , as it 's valued on the free market , to be making two hundred and ninety-one thousand pounds a year out of it , and think that that is commercial . |
| 27 | The national Youth in Transport Competition , now in its third year , also continues to attract interest : this year we had even more entries and sponsors , and I take this opportunity of congratulating all the prizewinners , and of thanking the sponsors of this valuable and far-reaching scheme . |
| 28 | I feel that the facilities provided by the Careers Service have never had greater significance and I take some consolation in knowing that the current team is well structured and dedicated to providing the best possible service in finding careers and fulfilment for graduates from the University ’ . |
| 29 | One two , and I take three , one , two , three . |
| 30 | I have a blister under my right ear , and I take twenty-five drops of laudanum every five hours , the ease and spirits gained by which have enabled me to write you this flighty but not exaggerated account . |