Example sentences of "to take [det] [prep] [art] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | On her first day Tess had to take some of the chickens to show to their owner . |
| 2 | Therefore , he has a problem with the Labour party , which is pledged to take some of the powers of local authorities into regional government , as well as co-ordination . |
| 3 | I prevailed with the gaoler ( the sheriff denying me ) to take some of the seamen that I thought most dangerous [ i.e. the likeliest to try to escape ] a week ago , and , notwithstanding the strength of the place , from a turret … four men slipped away by a cord in a minute … |
| 4 | But as regards going out to play we always had to take some of the others with us . |
| 5 | Peter showed this when he did not hesitate to take some of the brothers from Joppa with him on the journey to Caesarea and the house of Cornelius . |
| 6 | ‘ I had to take most of the deliveries near my head ’ , said Farbrace . |
| 7 | When I got to Holloway I found I would have been entitled to take most of the things she would n't let me take , like a hairbrush . |
| 8 | ‘ Young workers have to take most of the risks and face the unrestricted and poor employment protection of adult workers , but get few of the benefits as most have no recourse to social protection when employment or training places are not available to them , ’ the report says . |
| 9 | ‘ Young workers have to take most of the risks and face the unrestricted and poor employment protection of adult workers , but get few of the benefits ’ |
| 10 | Depending on the sums involved , it may be beneficial to take both of the issues further , subject to obtaining prior counsel 's opinion . |