Example sentences of "if they took [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If they took a whirl at the minister , he would have a fine sight of the fun . |
| 2 | Maybe if they took a chance and played a song that was over three minutes long , the audience 's attention span would grow . ’ |
| 3 | Major , addressing the Welsh Conservative Party conference on June 14 , dismissed those " sulking on the fringe of talks about the destiny of Europe " and declared that " the British government and the British parliament would only move to a single currency if they took a further , separate and explicit decision to do so , not just when to do so but whether to do so at all " . |
| 4 | The careless , the not-very-bright and the indifferent ( if they took the trouble to vote at all ) would record preferences with a similar lack of understanding of their implications . |
| 5 | Safety dropped after the businessmen feared for their safety if they took the stand . |
| 6 | To come within the scope of the law of confidence , the information does not have to be particularly special and , as in the above case , ordinary and mundane information can be the proper subject matter of confidence as long as it is private to the person who has compiled the information , even though others could gather similar information if they took the trouble to do so . |