Example sentences of "you [modal v] take me " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sampson feels ‘ a very great aversion ’ to Slinkton as soon as he sees him : ‘ His hair , which was elaborately brushed and oiled , was parted straight up the middle ; and he presented this parting to the clerk , exactly … as if he had said , in so many words : ‘ You must take me , if you please , my friend , just as I show myself . |
| 2 | ‘ You must take me as you find me ’ , ‘ A leopard ca n't change his spots ’ and other maxims take an essentially pessimistic view about the malleability of behaviour . |
| 3 | ‘ You must take me as you find me ’ means ‘ I 'm going to carry on and behave as I always do even if it does n't suit you . ’ |
| 4 | You must take me for a fool ! |
| 5 | ‘ We 'll fight them , but if we get your ship back for you , you must take me back to England . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ You 're ordering me around again , if that 's what you mean , ’ she replied , ‘ and if you think I 'm going to trot obediently upstairs and take off all my clothes you must take me for a fool . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ I ca n't speak for others , Doctor , and you must take me as you find me , I 'm afraid . ’ |
| 8 | You might take me there and then run away and leave me ! " said the tiger fearfully . |
| 9 | " Then you 'll take me into the organization ? " |
| 10 | ‘ Well , as we 're in the presence of two students — postgraduate students — I daresay you 'll take me to be sucking up , but the times are rather interesting , do n't you find ? |
| 11 | ‘ You 'll take me — to see Aunt Bertha ? |
| 12 | ‘ If you 'll take me , James , ’ said Amaranth , her laugh tinkling like so many distant cow bells . |
| 13 | ‘ If you 'll take me to the concert in the cloisters at Pollensa this weekend . ’ |
| 14 | You 'll take me out with you ? ’ |
| 15 | You promised you 'd take me . ’ |
| 16 | You said if I 'd quit bugging you about it , you 'd take me . |
| 17 | ‘ I wish you 'd take me with you , ’ said Aelis from under the shadow of her tangled golden hair , in a tone he had never heard from her before . |
| 18 | She goes to me , oh how you getting to well I was hoping like , you 'd take me , she goes , oh yes ? |
| 19 | I suppose you could take me out somewhere nice for dinner , but I 'm not fit to be seen anywhere nice . |
| 20 | why I , I wanted to go around with you , but I wanted you , what I was thinking of when I was sat in the car that you , when you come back you could take me round when you 've been round |
| 21 | ‘ And if I took the classes then you would take me onto your books ? ’ |
| 22 | If you would take me to the station , passing the florist on the way , it would be very helpful . ’ |
| 23 | Perhaps tomorrow you will take me to the National Gallery ? |
| 24 | When he walked in I thought , You can take me dirty dancing any day of the week . |
| 25 | " Right , " said Bigwig , " then you can take me . " |
| 26 | You can take me out with you when you go . ’ |
| 27 | ‘ You can take me to a hotel , somewhere I can stay for a couple of nights until the police can find the very sick person who sent that letter to me . ’ |
| 28 | ‘ But since it 's obvious that I do n't have a bloody army at my back you can take me directly to the Countess , or the Sheriff of Gloucester , if he 's here . ’ |
| 29 | ‘ You can take me home , ’ she said . |
| 30 | She was silent while the girl unloaded the tray then when they were alone again she shook out her serviette , glanced round at the others and said , ‘ When we 've had our lunch , Ken , you can take me to watch the donkey derby and we 'll leave these two to talk . ’ |