Example sentences of "[noun pl] take [pron] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Far better that its messengers take it only to plants of exactly the same kind where the genes it carries will unite with eggs and form seeds . |
| 2 | The trouble is that , unlike other camp icons such as Madonna , the mega-models take themselves very seriously , with the possible exception of Cindy Crawford . |
| 3 | The contractors take it away and dilute it before spreading it thinly on the soil . ’ |
| 4 | Competition punting only takes place on the Thames but the sport 's devotees take it very seriously . |
| 5 | To some westerners this seems pseudo-philosophical bunkum , but East Asians take it seriously . |
| 6 | ‘ Why do all the other flats take it so placidly for Heaven 's sake ? ’ |
| 7 | The main purpose of the conference was to provide a forum for social , community and health workers to explore social , ethical and legal issues emerging from the practice of genital mutilation , which although prohibited in Britain , affects girls resident here whose families take them abroad to be circumcised . |
| 8 | ‘ We believe the French Texel must be a strong sheep and have size , but if breeders take it too far they may lose the qualities that are fundamental to the breed as a successful crossing sire for the commercial producer , ’ says Mrs Martin . |
| 9 | These expressions of opinion may not represent overt Russian policy — indeed top men in Moscow now deny they were ever made ; but there is good evidence that they were , and certainly the Ukrainians take them seriously . |
| 10 | Controlled explosions take you only half way there . |
| 11 | Controlled explosions take you only half way there . |
| 12 | ‘ It took us some time to trace Mr Maxwell since his business interests take him all over the States . |
| 13 | The Swiss Technorama is some distance from the town centre , but regular buses take you there . |
| 14 | Social scientists take it as axiomatic that our dally lives are not entirely fortuitous . |
| 15 | Er no the girls take it home . |
| 16 | Sprayway are renowned specialists in garments for active people whose leisure pursuits take them outdoors and into extreme conditions . |
| 17 | Some regard what they do simply as a form of legitimate adult play , while others take it far more seriously and see themselves as going beyond present human limitations , journeying into a new galaxy of knowledge in a way which they find at least as exciting as the exploration of deep space . |
| 18 | ‘ Boys take it too , ’ said Robyn . |
| 19 | The Government perhaps ignore the need for safety , but many women take it very seriously . |
| 20 | Yet some writers seem to think that the laws do just that ; and that the quantitative observations encompassed in the laws take us beyond ( subjective ) experience because they are based upon objective measures of physical energy , utilizing scientific instruments . |
| 21 | You 're really clo clobbered with that though , it really smells like bad feet you smell like you have n't washed your feet I think you better clean your teeth where are those crisps take them away . |
| 22 | But MPs take it very seriously when one of them lies in the Commons . |