Example sentences of "he [modal v] take [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Perhaps he ought to take her home before he embarrassed both of them . |
| 2 | Lisa was tempted to respond , yes , that was precisely how he ought to take it , but decided that might be unnecessarily forthright . |
| 3 | He may take me tonight and then reject me tomorrow . |
| 4 | But there is a compulsion to adopt one or the other , and whichever course he may take he can not obtain possession of his goods without handing over to the collector either absolutely or conditionally the amount claimed as duty . |
| 5 | A young wife may assume that her husband will come shopping with her and he may take it for granted that she will stay at home while he goes to the local football match , or plays golf with the boys . |
| 6 | You know , he may take you for a meal after he 's stayed a , a fortnight , and it 'll , he might lose his wallet , or , take you to the sausage and chips place round the corner , so he , he 's a nightmare . |
| 7 | Apparently this did not produce the desired reaction from Stanley , so Wyatt went on 17th December to see Scott who , with a disarming naïveté , immediately agreed to a proposal from Wyatt that he should take him on as an equal partner and relinquish half the work to him . |
| 8 | A suggestion that he should take her out to lunch , instead , did n't , surprisingly , fall flat . |
| 9 | He assumed an expression of profound gravity before saying the most pressing question was where he should take her for supper . |
| 10 | The mystified motorist whose car has gone wrong may know only that it needs repair and that he should take it to a mechanic : his competence to deal with the matter may go no further . |
| 11 | Enraged that he should take it on himself to tell her the state of her own business , and bristling at the manner in which he spoke of her precious son , Esther said sharply , ‘ Whatever is or is not in the coffers is nothing whatsoever to do with you ! |
| 12 | " If the lad takes her then he must take her for passion and hope it stays hot : " |
| 13 | But he knew that he was right and , much more , he felt that he was good , that he had been given this chance to act well , that he must take it and to take it would get him off on a new and better path ; while to succumb would be the broad and easy road to hell . |
| 14 | Sometimes the driver comes and takes one group out for half a day , then he 'll take another group out for half a day , or he 'll take them out for a full day 's picnic . |
| 15 | He 'll take them to the top of the stairs and make sure they know when to go on — usually by the gracious means of a prod in the back . |
| 16 | However , Jim says he 'll take them . |
| 17 | when he 's leaping about he 'll take them off |
| 18 | Occasionally he 'll take her out to lunch . |
| 19 | I just thought just before er , I come over , I says , just thought I says , I suppose he 'll take her over there Saturday wo n't he ? |
| 20 | I ask him if he 'll take me over to the Lennox 's in his car . |
| 21 | By itself it does n't prove a thing , but it 's my way of getting them to take me to Strathspeld for the funeral ; I can look McDunn in the eye and tell him the truth and he knows it 's the truth and he 'll take me . |
| 22 | On Father 's Day I think what he 'd like best is to go shopping and then he 'll take me out , to Dunstable Downs to see the gliders . ’ |
| 23 | Rosa said , ‘ Perhaps he 'll take me to Africa ! ’ |
| 24 | He 'll take you to see your grandma . |
| 25 | He says he 'll take you somewhere else . |
| 26 | The physician runs a madhouse , I 've heard , and he 'll take you there if you 're not good . ’ |
| 27 | Perhaps he 'll take you out somewhere later in the week . ’ |
| 28 | " You go with Pete now , he 'll take you to Tom Rooney , an " Tom will make the arrangements to get you to Dublin . " |
| 29 | He 'll take you safely out of the country and give you a hundred thousand pounds . ’ |
| 30 | Ask Rupert , he 'll take you down . |