Example sentences of "[noun] take it [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A bit of a luck break there off Oldfield takes it to Collimore . |
| 2 | Each side takes it in turn to bat . |
| 3 | Andy clears a way through the undergrowth and we drag the man beneath the thorns and soft fruit of the brambles and the glossy leaves of the rhodies , into the green darkness ; his rucksack catches on the branches above and Andy takes it off him , pushing it ahead of us . |
| 4 | ‘ Why did Clem take it into her head to write to you ? ’ |
| 5 | ‘ Dora took it into her head this evening that you 'd pinched one of her golf-clubs as a sort of practical joke , ’ she explained . |
| 6 | Mrs Orton took it upon herself , watching him pick at a little heap of sprouts and chestnut , to observe that he had very likely made himself ill with being faddy . |
| 7 | Cheap land prices in the region , offering poor cash returns , have also deterred the agent taking it under its wing . |
| 8 | With bids all over the room , as well as on phones , the Baltimore Museum 's $28,000 ( £20,000 ) bid took it beyond the grasp of New York painting dealer Stuart Feld ( who really did n't need it , having nine others ) . |
| 9 | Barney took it for granted Yanto would have a cup , and made a signal to his wife through the kitchen window . |
| 10 | Even when , in 1978 , McLaren returned from Brazil with the news that Great Train Robber Ronnie Biggs was now ‘ lead singer ’ of the Sex Pistols and someone McLaren earnestly claimed to be the missing Nazi war criminal Martin Bormann was the new bass-guitarist , Branson took it with disarming enthusiasm . |
| 11 | And Richard took it upon himself to make his friend more sociable , bringing him up from the country for dinners and parties , to Oldfield 's obvious disinterest . |
| 12 | Bernice took it from him and shook her head in amazement . |
| 13 | The newcomer looked surprised , but Ewen took it without a blink . |
| 14 | and er , I think until women 's football take it on board all the way erm , they 're not really gon na stand up with the men they have to become , referees , they have to become coaches , and more and more of these people erm , taking responsibility . |
| 15 | The local skaters take it upon themselves to remove some dangerous panelling designed to withstand loose board , however the local council see this as an act of vandalism and feeling are strong amongst some councillors to get rid of the ramp . |
| 16 | People who do n't put on weight take it for granted that the rest of us are greedy and lacking in will power . |
| 17 | When the screen is completed , a local builder and about half-a-dozen husbands take it to the peace well at the corner of the village green on the Saturday morning . |
| 18 | If rape is defined as ‘ carnal knowledge of a woman without her consent ’ , then it makes nonsense of the proposition that the jury is the trier of fact if the judge takes it upon himself to tell the jury what is or is not consent . |
| 19 | Should the judges take it into their heads to question this ‘ authority ’ ( as occasionally they have ) then much of it is not too difficult to discount , as being obiter dicta , or as relating only to a rather narrow , specific point , ( e.g. the effect of a fraud on the Private Bills Committee of the House of Commons ) and leaving untouched the broader general question . |
| 20 | If Father Barnes took it into his head to ring and got no reply he 'd probably come round to see if Berowne was all right . |
| 21 | With the change from revue complete and the rest from ‘ Carry On ’ beginning , Cross took it upon himself to ‘ bully him ’ . |
| 22 | Instead of the usual stonings and demonstrations , a number of Arabs took it upon themselves to launch unprovoked knife attacks on Israeli civilians . |
| 23 | Undaunted , one of the Marines took it upon himself to pop out from hiding just long enough to hurl a grenade at the gun position . |
| 24 | As had become customary in times of financial uncertainty , Nik Powell took it upon himself to ‘ sort out ’ the accounts , as he had sorted out so much over the years , from feuding gangs in Bold Street to disputative bank managers . |
| 25 | Fierce Eyes ' spear took it in the shoulder . |
| 26 | ‘ There is no doubt in my mind the took that decision because Castlereagh Borough Council took it to task over its figures , ’ he said . |
| 27 | Without my knowledge or authorisation , Reg took it upon himself to hand the Press a list of star names I was proposing to bring to the club . |
| 28 | So taken by the Cardus pictures in words , Simon took it upon himself to visit the famous school and ‘ the most beautiful playing fields in the world . ’ |
| 29 | So taken by the Cardus pictures in words , Simon took it upon himself to visit the famous school and ‘ the most beautiful playing fields in the world . ’ |
| 30 | Now you want to , if you want to sub-divide that first paragraph , if one of you took it to : and the waters ceased , and the other half took it from : and the fountains of the deep . |