Example sentences of "i take a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So the bottom line is I took a cab into town and the driver said this was a real nice place … |
| 2 | Sir may I take a keyboard |
| 3 | Should I take a course ? |
| 4 | May I take a passage from the last section of the article : ‘ If the ethical nucleus of culturally specific mankind is not to be lost within the framework of media globalism we need to encourage a ‘ Self-critical Regionalism ’ based on the heterogeneity and plurality of gender , ethnic background and class ’ . |
| 5 | Shall I take a knife and tear my mother 's breast ? |
| 6 | Shall I take a bit of it ? |
| 7 | ‘ Shall I take a look ? ’ |
| 8 | Erm , could I take a couple of points . |
| 9 | Can I take a message to your late wife , eh ? ’ |
| 10 | Can I take a message ? ’ |
| 11 | Can I take a message ? ’ |
| 12 | ‘ Can I take a message ? ’ |
| 13 | Can I take a message ? ’ |
| 14 | ‘ Shall I take a message ? ’ |
| 15 | ‘ Can I take a message ? ’ she said on a sudden flare of hope . |
| 16 | Can I take a message ? ’ |
| 17 | They 're actually on the phone at the moment , can I take a message ? |
| 18 | He did n't say , and I says can I take a message ? |
| 19 | Would I take a seat ? |
| 20 | Like a dutiful citizen , I checked in with the Usher and he looked at his clipboard and said there would be about a fifteen-minute wait , so why did n't I take a seat ? |
| 21 | That , I remember , caused humorous embarrassment one evening when Graham , sipping a beer on his balcony , spotted through frosted glass Suzie and I taking a shower together . |
| 22 | Holding her very gently under the water , I took a pair of tweezers and carefully managed to get hold of the piece of gravel and remove it . |
| 23 | From these three I took a pair who seemed to get along , for my first release . |
| 24 | Waiting for my breath to find its heavy keel I took a turn around the hired loft . |
| 25 | I took a turn on a rope slide and had to sit on a tractor tyre on the way down . |
| 26 | From the top of Hope Street I took a short-cut across the waste-land surrounding the motorway . |
| 27 | Yes , I own my own cab but the real mushers would have me if I took a fare . ’ |
| 28 | The doctor seems to think I took a chill while out walking on Tuesday last . |
| 29 | I took a swig of wine and collapsed on to the bed fully dressed . |
| 30 | ‘ I slipped it in my pocket and forgot about it till one day when I was down at yon ford and I took a swig and , by God , it 's potent . ’ |