Example sentences of "i [vb past] [adv] take " in BNC.
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| 1 | Anyway , that was the other thing , it was raining so hard , rattling at the windowpane in the dark … even so , I was convinced I 'd heard something , and at that hour there 's nobody else up except the baker , and he 's over here on this side of the Piazza , so I got up to take a look and saw this girl lying there in the rain . |
| 2 | As I got up to take it from him , there was a sharp rapping at the front door . |
| 3 | The Pentland Firth and Scapa Flow , Lerwick and Sullom Voe were soon as familiar as the south coast and the Solent had become in the past , but familiarity would never make us treat these places with anything but respect and I tried never to take chances . |
| 4 | That slight stiffness I mentioned earlier takes a little getting used to , but no more than a slightly eager clutch , say , in a new car . |
| 5 | She and I separated ( it was like trying to unpick a mangled shoelace ) and I staggered through to take the call . |
| 6 | " It 's as if I 'd just taken a photograph . " |
| 7 | The duvet , I 'd just taken back from the dry cleaners ! |
| 8 | I , I 'd just taken this thing |
| 9 | I was at the wardrobe , I 'd just took me trousers off and the bloody door flew open and I turned round , he was on the bed ! |
| 10 | I 'd rather taken it for granted that she 'd come to London with me . |
| 11 | I 'd rather taken against this woman — she was frightfully solid and know-it-all and not funny , you know — and to be difficult I asked her how she knew this , thinking that she would quote out of some boring manual or other . |
| 12 | they offered me two for a boat , right and they offered me one while I was there , then I got home and they offered me one that late that evening , job , erm working like that was a Thursday and they wanted me to start on the week Monday , I could n't do it as it happens I had to give my weeks notice here get out there that quick , so I fucking said , I said to myself well they 've first day , they 're gon na offer me a few more , so yeah they offered me a couple more but way from so , a bit unlucky I , I wished I 'd fucking taken it |
| 13 | I 'd also taken stock of just how deep the ravine was a yard or so to my right — on a previous visit to this rocky Brecon summit I 'd looked down on a pair of RAF Tornadoes streaking through on a high-adrenalin exercise . |
| 14 | I 'd best take a look , just to be on the safe side . ’ |
| 15 | ‘ Aye , well — ’ de Villiers ' expression was a comical mixture of relief , guilt and boyish appeal ‘ — I 'd best take you inside . |
| 16 | I wish I 'd never taken Maurin 's money , but all I can do now is keep quiet and wait for it to end . ’ |
| 17 | I could n't work out why she should be so interested , but the answer was no : I 'd never taken her there . |
| 18 | Besides , I 'd never taken to Agnes . |
| 19 | I do n't know , I always said I 'd never took the piss out of these children , but I 'm sure I must have done at school , but I must admit I was embarrassed . |
| 20 | ‘ I think , ’ the policeman was saying , ‘ I 'd better take her in for a little talk . ’ |
| 21 | ‘ He is n't our dog , but he lives next door to us , ’ she explained , ‘ so I suppose I 'd better take charge of him and see that he does n't do any more mischief . ’ |
| 22 | I had hoped to take my time over sorting out the house contents , but I 'd better take a look straight away — at any rate for the movable stuff . |
| 23 | ‘ I 'd better take a leak . ’ |
| 24 | Me , I think I 'd better take an interest in this philosopher person . |
| 25 | ‘ I 'd better take it back , ’ Denis said , blushing at his carelessness . |
| 26 | ‘ Anyhow , I 'd better take your details , ’ Dr Kepepwe said , reluctantly . |
| 27 | However , I think I 'd better take a peep at the excavations . |
| 28 | Oh what 's that one Bare Naked Ladies , I 'd better not play that just at the moment oh what 's this one oh Billy Joel so so I 'd better take that out you I 'm always tempted to forget what I 've actually played and what I 'm not going to play . |
| 29 | ‘ I 'd better take a look at my patient , ’ she says . |
| 30 | ‘ Perhaps I 'd better take a look at her , ’ said Lindsey . |