Example sentences of "but [pron] take [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The thin man complained and continued to argue but no-one took notice but Michael , who growled tersely at his cowardice . |
| 2 | But everyone took care of her , from the brassy madames to the scruffy young page-boys and the sinister young bartenders . |
| 3 | The students had not yet arrived , but I took meals in the refectory with a few of the college authorities and professors who had already started the new term 's work . |
| 4 | The hon. Gentleman is absolutely right to say that the schemes have been highly successful , but I take issue with him on his assertion that the matter should be taken out of the hands of the district council and placed in the hands of the Scottish Office . |
| 5 | The Jubilee line extension will be a major new additional part of the infrastructure and will serve certain parts of south London , but I take note of my hon. Friend 's other comments . |
| 6 | Whereas Russia is erm , is to do with the Cold War situation but I take Michael 's point that fascism and communism are not the same thing and to say that he has fascist ideas does not necessarily mean that he therefore represents Russia in this political equation |
| 7 | A large proportion of the Company 's employees work outside the United Kingdom and the directors believe that it is appropriate to establish share option schemes for those employees which broadly mirror the UK schemes but which take account of the laws , securities requirements and tax regimes in the countries where the employees live and work . |
| 8 | She frowned , dark jealousy filling her soul , and said thickly , ‘ But you took Domino for lunch that day and — ’ |
| 9 | But I mean they actually do work , er ten percent gross yield and erm if you asked me to explain how they get the ten percent , I 'd have to use some notes they gave to me cos it 's , cos it 's complicated , but they use derivatives , and they buy in er in the shares and options market , and erm the company I 'm thinking of actually own the shares , but you take options on them , and they take commission on the options , they also take dividends , er and by the time you 've read the , the , the spiel , it sounds a bit like you 've fitted all these petrol savers to your car and you 're driving to Nottingham , and the tank overflows , it 's that sort of |
| 10 | Well , this is a slightly more complicated application , where you 're not just selling for example straight from stock , but you take orders from customers , and then you would have to manufacture , perhaps to buy in , to assemble , some sort of goods for sending out . |
| 11 | The croft cottage was small , only two rooms , but she took pride in her work . |
| 12 | But she took tea up to Jonathon and Aunt Margaret showed her how to trap the heat in the cup by putting the saucer on top . |
| 13 | It was a hard decision to carry on working , leaving Thomas with his nanny at their country cottage in the quiet village of Colston Basset , Notts — but she took advice from mothers of other sick children who told her : do n't give up . |
| 14 | Trainer Lord Huntingdon said : ‘ The Queen so wanted to win the race again that we originally had two in it , but we took Piquant out and relied on Set The Fashion . |
| 15 | The mob destroyed his house , library , laboratory and notes , but they took advantage of his well-stocked wine cellar . |
| 16 | It was quite a small affair , but they took advantage of the occasion to burn some of their old clothes , throwing them on the fire with gleeful cries of ‘ Rubbish ’ . |
| 17 | But they took advantage , the boys did and they do n't care at all ! |
| 18 | Going into the last quarter , Rebels held a slender one-goal lead , but they took hold of the game completely . |
| 19 | But they took people in Angola and Zambia and they murdered and they raped them . |
| 20 | But they take opinion polls all the time , I mean shortly after the recent general election they were taking opinion polls a week later . |
| 21 | No , I think we all have it in us , but they take intuition much more seriously than we do . |
| 22 | Is that something that the logistics of it is worked out in and then but , but everybody takes part in it , the whole parish council somehow takes part in it ? |
| 23 | But he took charge of men ; organized them ; persuaded or inspired or commanded them to endure incredible things . |
| 24 | But he took care to publish them as ‘ Sine nomine ’ or ‘ Missa primi toni ’ and when he issued his Second Book of Masses ( Rome , 1567 ) he claimed that he had composed ‘ music of a new order in accordance with the views of the most serious and religious-minded persons in high places ’ . |
| 25 | The new system continues the services provided by its predecessor , but it takes advantage of the latest developments in technology to provide a high quality service in the most cost-effective way . |
| 26 | It ai n't far back to the house , but it takes ages cos we got to walk slow . |
| 27 | that electrolysis , that 's the best way but it takes ages . |
| 28 | But it takes shape as it is woven . |
| 29 | It is a difficult wood to glue , but it takes stain and polishes to an excellent finish when filled . |
| 30 | But it takes bottle to bury your feelings and accept defeat , no matter what the competition . |