Example sentences of "and [pron] take " in BNC.
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| 1 | Accommodation is basic , possibly a field centre , small cottage or village hall and everyone takes turns to prepare meals . |
| 2 | It 's all ‘ Cherish ’ and ‘ Three Times a Lady ’ and ‘ Deeply Dippy ’ , and everyone takes to the floor , clutching and fondling , their hands lightly patting the buttocks of their partner . |
| 3 | ‘ It is a mixed community and everyone takes a great pride in the village . |
| 4 | They 've got all spit on them and they 've got food stuck in and everyone takes them out and they go , oh look this is my brace |
| 5 | Yeah but like , I du n no , I can imagine like people like Rob and everyone taking the piss out of people and |
| 6 | Jack had gone to India soon afterwards , and although Susan wore no ring they were definitely engaged , and everyone took it for granted that they would marry as soon as circumstances would permit . |
| 7 | ‘ Beyond the Family Album ’ , which Jo showed at the Hayward alongside the elegant landscapes of Thomas Cooper and the ironic social documentary of Martin Parr , was a turning point in women 's photography and everyone took notice . |
| 8 | The words must be applied with nothing added and nothing taken away . |
| 9 | Margaret Thatcher was one of the greatest supporters of a classless society , not just I 'm not just talking about the silver spoon in one 's mouth , it 's the sometimes the stainless steel spoons of the middle class that erm that is a lot of the trouble , and no-one took on the establishments of the professional bodies erm and who have been over the years had a great deal of privilege in this country more than Margaret Thatcher . |
| 10 | She found the French mysterious and fascinating and liked to listen to them talking among each other and me to take them off for her afterwards . |
| 11 | " Did n't your uncle and me take you in even though you were tainted ? |
| 12 | Both had ended in the humiliation of that brawl at a dance and me taking a swing at a hapless policeman . |
| 13 | He asked me where a ladder like that could be found , and I took him round to the one that hangs on the side of the potting shed . |
| 14 | I knew about them because of being at art college and I took Steve and Paul down with me and introduced them to a scene they knew nothing about . |
| 15 | Pete and I took an afternoon ferry from Leknes to Napp , and sweltered the bikes over an unnamed pass to Vareid . |
| 16 | I got her letter yesterday and I took the first plane . |
| 17 | I ca n't actually recall all the numbers , but I remember I was in the States at one point and I took the album over and tried to sell it to a record company . |
| 18 | Every room in the house contained some form of Bible and I took up a large ancient looking one and opened it as if it had been a door into a cave . |
| 19 | It was entirely our responsibility and that evening to well past midnight Leon and I took her through the changes until she was satisfied that she knew the policy thoroughly . |
| 20 | Well , the Dean and I took great joy in disabusing that person of that mistaken view . |
| 21 | Looking back and seeing him trudging so patiently and you catch up , I can show you where Dad and I took the hare . ’ |
| 22 | Accommodation was pretty rough-and-ready but the people were friendly and warm-hearted , and I took endless delight in exploring on foot the wild landscapes of lakes and forest , mountain waterfalls and paths as rich with alpine flowers as a medieval tapestry . |
| 23 | It was after nine o'clock when I reached Valladolid , and I took a taxi to the Hotel Moderno . |
| 24 | But all was deserted , and I took comfort from a star : |
| 25 | The nursemaid and I took it to him . |
| 26 | And I took it and slew them all : seven thousand warriors and old men , together with women and old women and maidens , for I had consecrated it for Ashtar-Chemosh . ’ |
| 27 | ‘ I slipped it in my pocket and forgot about it till one day when I was down at yon ford and I took a swig and , by God , it 's potent . ’ |
| 28 | Alan and I took a lot of meetings … in Londonderry , Coleraine , Portglenone . |
| 29 | By now , rain had begun to fall , and I took refuge in the Imperial Hotel . |
| 30 | She agreed to come and I took her first to the more brilliantly decorated one , not knowing that she was not only a very religious woman but also a girl who had been brought up in the strictest kind of convent — no heating , nothing for show . |