Example sentences of "he [be] take a " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ 'E 's taken a fancy to you , John mate . |
| 2 | He ran his eyes down the column of figures as if he were taking a good look at Voluptua Whoopee in a no-piece swimsuit and whistled ‘ Dixie . ’ |
| 3 | At Oxford he had gained a First in Greats , for which , according to a contemporary , he had worked as if he were taking a chartered accountancy exam . |
| 4 | But reports that he is taking a quarter of the £3.3m portion of shares were firmly denied yesterday . |
| 5 | Although he is taking a positive attitude , it is clear that George 's self-image has been shaken . |
| 6 | The official said : ‘ He is taking a 10 day holiday with his family in Italy . |
| 7 | However , in Hammond [ 1982 ] Crim LR 611 ( Crown Court ) , a judge ruled that if the victim accepts a cheque without a guarantee card , he knows that he is taking a risk . |
| 8 | He is taking a course of dozens of injections to reverse the effects of the female hormones he had taken since he began the change process last June . |
| 9 | But there is no rest day for Miller — he is taking a coaching course with the cream of Jersey 's young talented footballers today . |
| 10 | ‘ He 's taking a late dinner hour , ’ said his Mum . |
| 11 | He 's taking a few days ’ vacation out there , right now , so Pat and I thought it would be a good idea to let Fred Klepner stand in . |
| 12 | ‘ No ’ — Joe shook his head — ‘ he 's taking a holiday ; he 's twenty-one an' all , you know ; well , he was last month . ’ |
| 13 | He 's taking a personal interest in this . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ By the way , Rob , ’ Merrill said quietly , ‘ Luke is here , but he 's tired and he 's taking a bath . |
| 15 | cos he 's , this Friday he 's taking a group erm youngsters to Paris |
| 16 | Cos he , well he 's not quitting he 's taking a break |
| 17 | Well , he 's taking a lot longer and costing us a lot more money in terms of letting us know his view . |
| 18 | I do n't think he 'd been ill-treated , but he 's took a lot of love and a lot of attention |
| 19 | they way , way he I mean he 's took a bite out of it or something |
| 20 | yes , he 's took a photo of him sitting on the bike so you then he just had to pin it up on , on my thingy , and it 'd say , you know , you 'll never have this , it 'll give you something to , to go for . |
| 21 | You see , he 's taken a fancy to you , and it would be awful if he thought … ’ |
| 22 | I can not possibly reveal the name of the alleged culprit , because at the time of going to press he 's taken a well-deserved holiday in the ardeche from his climbing wall company |
| 23 | ‘ Mister Liston 's gone back upstairs , and he 's taken a lady with him . |
| 24 | He 's taken a break from the murky world of espionage to help his 5 year old Labrador unravel the mysteries of the canine psyche . |
| 25 | ‘ I think he said he was taking a trip down to the Orne bridges round about mid-day , and would like you to accompany him . |
| 26 | He conceded he was taking a risk by refusing to prop up a minority government without a commitment to PR . |
| 27 | If he was taking a man home he would keep him waiting while he did this . |
| 28 | He 'd hit his ball into the creek and he was taking a drop . |
| 29 | Levine later went upmarket by helping to finance De Sica 's Two Women ( 1961 ) and Fellini 's 8 1/2 ( 1963 ) , but with Mel Brooks 's The Producers , and The Graduate , he was taking a chance on relatively new film talent . |
| 30 | Thinking he was taking a call from the FBI liaison man in London to announce Simon Cormack 's release , Michael Odell did not mind the hour : 5 a.m. in Washington . |