Example sentences of "to take [adj] [prep] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Am I to take that as a sign of your confidence ? ’ |
| 2 | I thought , I thought you said you had n't used , we were going to take that as a specimen . |
| 3 | She 's only supposed to take that for a week at a time Tom . |
| 4 | You 'd have to take that from a half . |
| 5 | After 1970 the newly created Department of the Environment , under Secretary of State Peter Walker , began to take more of a lead on urban problems , and in 1972 three inner area studies were commissioned : Small Heath , Birmingham ; Stockwell , South London ; and Liverpool . |
| 6 | And I think that instead of sitting round and bitching about them , which you can do , it 's better to try to take more of an interest and make interesting videos , because if you 're a creative person I think you can make creative videos . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ It seemed to take less of a hit to give me a concussion and it 's taking me longer to recover , ’ he says . |