Example sentences of "[subord] [pron] [modal v] take a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The nearest lakes are Derwentwater and the larger Ullswater where you can take a cruise . |
| 2 | Another popular aspect is the hotel 's bar where you can take a break from the midday sun for a welcome sandwich or toastie . |
| 3 | A sparkling array shops , bars , refreshment stalls and restaurants are scattered right across the Park , catering to all tastes and pockets so you can take a break any time between rides , sit back and watch the magical world of Disney unfold before your very eyes . |
| 4 | What we 're gon na do now , it 's just coming up to twenty past three , so we 'll take a tea break and then after tea we 'll come back and we 'll spend about an hour or so looking at identifying trainees . |
| 5 | Could you let us know the application number so we can take a look at the file ? |
| 6 | Although it can take a panoply of four-dimensional shapes , Dr Tipler prefers it to be a single point ; in the manner of the 20th-century Catholic evolutionist and mystic , Teilhard de Chardin , he calls it the omega point . |
| 7 | Although it will take a while to complete a fully working graphics adventure game , the creation is very enjoyable and , who knows , you may even end up with a game that can be sold through the shareware concept . |
| 8 | However , their initial charge is 6% , so it would take a while to get any return on your money ! |
| 9 | Complex component testing even with ATE available can take hours ( >4 hours ) and sometimes days , so it can take a lot of valuable testing time just to declare ‘ no fault found ’ . |
| 10 | The evidence was of the way in which the rocks of the oceanic crust are magnetized ; it 's not the kind of thing that one comes across every day , so it will take a bit of explaining . |
| 11 | As soon as I had read this , I asked Mr Edgar if I could take a message from him to his sister . |
| 12 | I asked the soldiers if I could take a photograph and was told : ‘ Only if you keep moving . ’ |
| 13 | If dealing with a large number of candidates you may like to ask the candidate if you may take a polaroid picture for the application form if this has not been supplied already . |
| 14 | If you can take a member of the family with you to stand in as a practise subject , so much the better . |
| 15 | In fact I am developing a revealing , but ultimately frustrating line of correspondence with the Welsh Office and I would be grateful if you could take a look at the enclosed letter copies . |
| 16 | Well cos you can take a lot from a job description anyway and er job spec . |
| 17 | ‘ It looks as if it could take a week — or more , ’ he read her question . |
| 18 | He wondered if he might take a walk before the others were up . |
| 19 | Perhaps disgusted with the business , Owens retreated and wondered if he should take a day job . |
| 20 | She 'd have to be very hard-up before she would take a man like him . |
| 21 | Luke was on his feet and in front of her before she could take a step towards the doors . |
| 22 | Before you can take a bearing at all there 's something you have to do , which is what , what am I about to do ? |
| 23 | He turned , but before he could take a step the door opened and Horatia was there . |
| 24 | The Chesapeake Bay Program was born in 1977 and almost died before it could take a breath . |
| 25 | I heard all he said to thee … though we could take a boat to France … they go regular . |
| 26 | 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 |
| 27 | fra , ma frame of mind , you got to demand and wait for the answer , even though it might take a minute for the to say erm , erm , oh we use erm , you know , we 've got a , a , a local van that comes and se , like , you know . |
| 28 | That hair looks as though it 'll take a lot of coping with . ’ |
| 29 | ‘ Before you say we 're not lovers , Claudia , remember that many things are possible in this world , though it will take a miracle to make me forget whose lover you really are . ’ |
| 30 | For it will take a while for unemployment to level out and then start falling . |