Example sentences of "would take [det] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then I 'd take all the straw off the floor . |
| 2 | It would take all the poise she possessed to spend the evening with Fen , on their new footing as ‘ friends ’ , without revealing her true feelings for him . |
| 3 | Since you can pick up a no-frills steam iron for £40 or £50 I assumed it would take all the angst out of what is arguably the last of the genuinely ghastly domestic chores . |
| 4 | That would take all the gilt away . ’ |
| 5 | She did not understand that he was mocking her , or that he would take such a revenge on her for the pleasure he found in her . |
| 6 | Her ‘ usual stuff ’ had built them both a fabulous reputation and in any case he was n't too sure how she would take such a phrase . |
| 7 | Even odder is a profession that would take such a motto . |
| 8 | Many reasons occur why it is improbable that they would take such a step which both students and professor would have cause to regret … ’ |
| 9 | The Video Electronics Standards Association in San Jose is not too pleased with one of its members , Dell Computer Corp , which has suddenly jumped up to claim that some VL-Bus products to its standard infringe one of Dell 's patents : ‘ We are both surprised and saddened that one of the companies involved in ratifying the VL-Bus standard would take such an action , ’ said Association chairman Scott Vouri ; the patent appears to claim rights to a computer system receptive to a board that plugs into both a system input-output bus and a high speed expansion memory bus ; Dell has been a member for over a year , having joined the club in February 1992 , and voted to approve the standard ; the group also says that like all the other members , Dell signed a statement indicating no knowledge of any conflicts with its patents . |
| 10 | ‘ I went on down the corridor to see my grandfather , wondering what it was that would take half an hour . |