Example sentences of "but take [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Her husband is having an on-off fling which he does not openly admit , but takes little trouble to disguise |
| 2 | Jessica not only leaves the house unguarded but takes some money as well , saying in line 34 of Act two scene six ‘ Here , catch this casket ’ and then in line 50 ‘ with some more ducats ’ . |
| 3 | Parsley is hardy and can be sown outdoors in March , but takes several weeks to germinate if sown at that time in cool temperate regions , hence , it has earnt itself the reputation of needing " to go to the Devil seven times and back " before it will sprout . |
| 4 | In the 1656–8 Parliament , as a member for Surrey , he was active in committees but took little part in the debates . |
| 5 | Gloria was officially still at school but took most afternoons off to help in the shop , for which she got paid . |
| 6 | This was true , but took some time to become clear . |
| 7 | But taking all courses together there was a steady decline in the proportion of manual workers attending and a gradual drift away from subjects regarded as ‘ Social Studies ’ . |
| 8 | But taking this stand was not easy , particularly for the women . |
| 9 | When he can walk outside confidently , the patient can plan to increase the distance he walks , or to go on the same route , but taking less time to complete his walk . |
| 10 | But to take such comments as proof that de Gaulle already knew what he would have to do in 1962 is a leap made only by Gaullists predisposed to elevate the General 's prescience to superhuman levels or by fanatical anti-Gaullists predisposed to exaggerate the depths of his duplicity . |
| 11 | But the results are strongly contrasted. and perhaps the best way for the critic — as for the listener — is not to stretch comparisons , but to take each piece on its own , very different merits . |
| 12 | But to take this line is to attribute to bilinguals special linguistic powers not shared by monolinguals . |
| 13 | But to take some fact that a novelist has written of and to add it to the mishmash at the back of your mind and then to reproduce it as part of the web you eventually weave : this is the process of creation . |
| 14 | If necessary half-time your exercises to the music beat — slow exercises not only minimise the risk of incorrect positioning but take more effort to sustain ! |
| 15 | In my learning process last year I reached the point where I could ride faster but take fewer risks . |
| 16 | They will implement policies but take few initiatives themselves . |
| 17 | This image of the financially independent woman is repugnant to Leapor who would rather remain poor , but take some enjoyment from her life : |
| 18 | Erm , but take this team , there was somebody feeding information into the slowest person , |