Example sentences of "take [pron] [adv] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It takes me longer to stitch them up than to knit them and , strange as it may seem , I like turning the heels . |
| 2 | Doctor Turner takes me aside to acquaint me in funereal tones with the details of a colleague 's latest symptoms . |
| 3 | I wonder how long it takes them now to cut the roads . |
| 4 | ‘ They are all wonderful but it only takes someone else to sit in their chair and they 're off in a mood . |
| 5 | It usually takes you longer to decide whether to do either A or B than just how to do A. All I have to think of is how to do A. |
| 6 | You might wish to counter that because it takes you longer to go a smaller distance . |
| 7 | I have carried out several privatisations in my time in commercial and industrial departments , and my understanding of the word privatisation is that one takes something currently managed in the public sector and transfers it to the private sector — the last such transfer in which I was engaged involved British Steel . |
| 8 | He takes it away to read in private . |
| 9 | It might take them longer to get to market than they anticipated . |
| 10 | It did n't take them long to reach Kenilworth . |
| 11 | If their attackers were in any strength it would not take them long to get through . |
| 12 | That did n't take them long did it ? |
| 13 | It did not take them long to inform us that we had arrived with their traditional enemies , the Bugis . |
| 14 | It did not take them long to make their minds up : mobility , Jessica said , was the nicest thing she knew about being well-off . |
| 15 | but then again it 'll take me longer to find that one this morning |
| 16 | His mother might take me away to live with her . |
| 17 | Then she could take me backstage to meet her beautiful , talented , desirable sister , and who knows … ’ |
| 18 | When he walked in I thought , You can take me dirty dancing any day of the week . |
| 19 | It did not take me long to realize that this was the man I had needed so badly . ’ |
| 20 | It did n't take me long to realise it was very different from the kind of journalism I 'd been used to . |
| 21 | It did n't take me long to realise I 'd fallen in love with love rather than with Dave . ’ |
| 22 | It did not take me long to wish that we Christians might have a similar preparation for confirmation and acceptance as a full worshipping and working member of the Church . |
| 23 | It did n't take me long to find out otherwise . |
| 24 | Besides , it did n't take me long to figure out I was wrong . ’ |
| 25 | And then she 'll take you apart bit by bit in this very park when all the teachers have slunk off home . |
| 26 | spent half an hour maximum , maybe twenty minutes would be , all it would take you just to do that one problem , while it 's reasonably fresh in your mind . |
| 27 | It 'll just take you longer to do . |
| 28 | ‘ I will take you now to collect your things . ’ |
| 29 | And as her heart turned over , so she again remembered his , ‘ Believe me , I would n't take you anywhere did I not want to ’ of yesterday . |
| 30 | The 50–1 chance with Ladbrokes has had tablets , poultices , ice packs and laser treatment to try to clear the injury , and Witton-le-Wear based Williams will take him today to top Rugby vet Paddy Sweeney . |