Example sentences of "he [verb] [pron] take a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He asked me to take a message to the Blackpool Conference conveying to the delegates that he felt that he could not lead the Party at the General Election , and inviting those whose business it was to do so , to take soundings about the future leadership . |
| 2 | He asked me to take a seat and listen to some music he would put on . |
| 3 | He let me take a box of groceries ( Sainsbury 's of course ) while he unloaded a couple of suitcases from the boot . |
| 4 | Guy tells them they do n't look like they 're enjoying things and he wants them to take a holiday . |
| 5 | Yes , and he told me to take a spoonful |
| 6 | Yes , and he told me to take a spoonful |
| 7 | He urged me to take a day off and visit him . |
| 8 | Everywhere he went he took a book-bag . |
| 9 | When he left he took a pile of exercise books , a scrapbook and a diary , but a first glance at their contents did not suggest that they were going to be fruitful . |
| 10 | She was able anyhow , when he suggested they take a walk around Karlovy Vary , to put her worries to one side , and give herself up wholeheartedly to the idea . |