Example sentences of "take some [noun] " in BNC.

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1 that 's right , I mean she 's , she 's took some money , or taken some money if , I mean she 'll be home twelve o'clock if it do n't suit her like
2 However , it takes some skill to identify them .
3 Indeed the nature of Brand A takes some digging out of the mass of wordage .
4 Out of this , the owner of the whole building supposedly takes some responsibility for certain external damage to the fabric of the building .
5 It is a vicious circle which takes some breaking , as many girls on Tour would be the first to admit .
6 We 've got alpha , beta , gamma and gamma radiation is the stuff that stuff Really takes some stopping .
7 But a word of warning : a 1–1/4in drill takes some handling and can be dangerous , particularly when the drill jams in the hole .
8 Its timeless shape and impressive dynamics are reflected across the range and , as a value-for-money package that 's still terrific fun to drive , the 205XS takes some beating .
9 Perhaps the most wonderful place on earth ( though I am told on good authority that the souvenir shop at Graceland takes some beating ) has to be Niagara falls .
10 For a warm , attractive and practical floorcovering for the kitchen , carpet takes some beating .
11 Chub fishing with natural baits , such as slugs , snails , small fish , crayfish , shrimp , prawn and worms , takes some beating during the hot , low-water , summer months .
12 Martha certainly takes some beating .
13 For the kind of squeaky clean sound that only a solid state amp can produce , the S80 's Normal channel takes some beating .
14 Dartmoor takes some beating .
15 And the valley of the River Wharfe takes some beating .
16 For styling and interior comfort , both for pilots and passengers , it certainly takes some beating .
17 For irony , that takes some beating ! ’
18 No matter how often I arrive at Kyle , by land or sea , I can always admire its situation which , for a railhead town , takes some beating .
19 As far as awful games go this one takes some beating .
20 now when it comes to hard luck stories … or ripping sporting yarns … the tale of Oxford University 's Audley Lumsden takes some beating … on Tuesday at Twickenham he wins his blue in the annual varsity game … some achievement for a man who 's fought back from a broken neck and two fractured ankles
21 Did they complain about the Fujitsu factory , which takes some beating when one is considering eyesores ?
22 RUSSELL WRIGHT 'S hobby takes some beating — he plays ice hockey in the desert .
23 Jessica not only leaves the house unguarded but takes some money as well , saying in line 34 of Act two scene six ‘ Here , catch this casket ’ and then in line 50 ‘ with some more ducats ’ .
24 Bloody hell , that takes some money , do n't it ?
25 However , becoming accustomed to the Scandinavian way takes some adjustment .
26 All the aermacchis are destroyed , so he takes some marines to make a reconnaissance across the island , his objective Goose Green .
27 And every time a diatom is taken out of the plankton , it takes some N and P with it .
28 Learning exactly which proportions to calculate in a contingency table , which variables to control for by looking within their categories , and which to ignore by collapsing over their categories , takes some practice .
29 Draw in a little air to release the flavours — this takes some practice , and do n't worry about making slurping noises !
30 In a fourth part the objection takes some strength from the truth that , as in this case , our conceptions of particular causal circumstances , by certain possible comparisons , are inadequate .
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