Example sentences of "[was/were] [verb] to take their " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nutritionists and food industry representatives were invited to take their pick from a menu which boasted less fat and more fruit , vegetables and cereals , particularly wholemeal bread . |
| 2 | The pressure was becoming too much for him , and though at first they had taken the challenge with both hands , and had almost made a joke of it , now the months of confinement and running , running and confinement , the eternal hiding , were beginning to take their toll of his spirit . |
| 3 | Her emotional upsets were beginning to take their toll , and she knew that if she thought about the hopelessness of her love for Silas she 'd begin to weep . |
| 4 | The story goes that one dismal morning they were detailed to take their Mosquito , ‘ D ’ for Dog , up for testing , and as there had been quite a party in the Mess on the previous evening , neither was feeling in the best of moods as they trudged out to dispersal at the crack of dawn . |
| 5 | The waiter was waiting to take their order . |
| 6 | Mrs Brooks went back downstairs to wait until she was called to take their breakfast away . |