Example sentences of "[pron] take [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It can be difficult sometimes when someone takes goods on ‘ sale or return ’ terms to decide whether he was acting as an agent or as principal ( see Chapter 1 ) . |
| 2 | She was going out of the band room when she suddenly asked , ‘ If someone takes liberties with you , is it partly your own fault ? ’ |
| 3 | When in football someone takes aim at the goal we say there is a sudden heightening of tension ; when it is all over after a noble save by the goalie there is an equally sudden slackening of tension . |
| 4 | And I replied , ‘ Anastasiya Pavlovna , you have valued these things wrongly , and I do not want to nor can I take advantage of your ignorance ’ . |
| 5 | Well well can I take issue with the brigadier on one point . |
| 6 | May I take issue with one relatively minor but important point ? |
| 7 | ‘ How can I take Ruth away from them ? ’ |
| 8 | Can I take Contax then ? . |
| 9 | But do I take delight in pushing you down , making you worse ? |
| 10 | ‘ Would I take Prince Edward from you , you ask ? ’ |
| 11 | She said anyway she was away to make a wee cup of tea and did I take sugar ? |
| 12 | Why should I take pupils on Work Experience ? |
| 13 | Can I take paper with me ? |
| 14 | Can I take Linda 's book in to have the total ? |
| 15 | So can I take people who actually have n't spoken already I think that 's the fairest way . |
| 16 | SHOULD I TAKE VITAMINS ? |
| 17 | ‘ You let someone take pictures of your daughter like this ? ’ |
| 18 | Was I taking Emma 's photograph ? |
| 19 | ‘ by no means am I taking Jesse lightly , ’ said the undefeated 25-year-old Bowe , who has 33 wins including 28 knock-outs . |
| 20 | So this seems to be part of a series of incidents … or , perhaps , someone taking advantage of a series of incidents . |
| 21 | Yet it is not a picture of someone taking things easy : rather of continual , if misdirected , intellectual effort . |
| 22 | During the ‘ game ’ , the board predicted the death of the best friend of someone taking part . |
| 23 | There are exceptional circumstances , such as my total castration or my taking vows as a monk , where my only residual fitness is that which accrues to me through my assistances to relatives . |
| 24 | If it were not for my concern for my grandmother , I would — I would put you out of the car right now , I would let you wait beside the road until someone took pity on you and offered to drive you back to Milano . ’ |
| 25 | As someone took Alec Reid away I said , ‘ The house is beautiful . |
| 26 | Your potential supporter is both helped and encouraged to look on your organisation more favourably because someone took time and trouble over him . |
| 27 | I took Abdullahi with me , while Said Munge accompanied Haig-Thomas . |
| 28 | It began to pour and I took shelter in a basement café . |
| 29 | I was turned down by all the universities on my UCCA application form , because I had received a bad report from my headmaster at Downside School who said I took drugs , which was true , but was also an admission made to him in confidence . |
| 30 | ‘ I took drugs , ’ he said . |