Example sentences of "[conj] they [modal v] take a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I do n't know which firm they were from , but as well as stopping people from hurting each other , they helped the more diminutive among the crowd on to the stage if they had problems getting free of the moshpit so that they could take a dive . |
| 2 | I do n't know which firm they were from , but as well as stopping people from hurting each other , they helped the more diminutive among the crowd on to the stage if they had problems getting free of the moshpit so that they could take a dive . |
| 3 | Even then , he believed there was hope and persuaded her that they should take a holiday together . |
| 4 | ‘ You know full well that your brief is to produce articles which will interest the wives of City men , so that they will take a copy of the paper home with them . ’ |
| 5 | She had promised Julie that she would be well enough to get up the following day and they would take a trip in the pony and trap to visit friends in the area who Julie had not seen for years . |
| 6 | There was an upfront charge and they will take a proportion of any reduction in debt . |
| 7 | Then someone will call us and they will take a blood sample , and I will be terrified as the needle goes in and I feel that they are draining me , that I have no blood left to give . |
| 8 | But they will take a lot of convincing that any county has had better value from their ‘ foreign ’ recruit this season than they had out of Dean Jones before his early departure to join the Australian party to tour Sri Lanka . |
| 9 | Feeding is no problem as they will take a range of food , as diverse as earthworms , flake food , shrimp , food sticks and greenery such as the occasional lettuce leaf |