Example sentences of "and take the whole [noun sg] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | He was charmed by the tune and took the whole box from her while he listened ; his face reflected an almost childlike absorption . |
| 2 | David 's long fingers plucked carefully at two of the lines , swung them over the outlying strings and took the whole pattern back from her hands to form a new one within his . |
| 3 | ‘ She met some guy in there that day , some guy she used to go with , and he must 've said something because the next thing anyone knew , she was screaming at him , Pete was in the bar the morning after , he said the window was all over the floor , apparently she 'd thrown an ashtray at the guy and it had missed and taken the whole window out instead , and when he took her by the arm and tried to calm her down , she shook him off and ran out of the bar , right out in the street , and like I said , it was the bottom of a hill and there was a truck coming — ‘ |
| 4 | You either surrender it and take the whole cash , or keep it running , you ca n't take some of the money . |
| 5 | ‘ Come over here and live and take the whole house from me ? |