Example sentences of "[pers pn] [modal v] take [art] " in BNC.

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1 I have decided , however , in the interests of posterity , to cut nothing , though I may take the liberty of annotating the text here and there , putting some of the facts straight and referring the reader to related documents , such as interviews you once gave or books and articles on you which have since appeared .
2 Maybe I ought to take a look at her family . ’
3 I must take no notice of their politeness or kindness which was designed to trap me into giving information .
4 As Leslie was the only officer in the missing plane ( ironically the transport aircraft was a Stirling — the same name as his birthplace ) , I decided that I must take the lead among the families .
5 To clean the water I must take the dirt out .
6 I must take the blame for thinking of this one .
7 Obviously , you the supporters already accept that I must take the greater challenge when it comes .
8 Nenna thought , I must take the opportunity to get things settled for me , even if it 's only by chance , like throwing straws into the current .
9 And hire a car also ; I must take the photographs for printing .
10 I must take the opportunity of saying what a marvellous job I thought both Captains did .
11 So , if those are the only two choices , I must take the jade . ’
12 Wait until I let you through into the last cellar , and then I must take the keys back to the steward .
13 I was quite prepared to do this journey alone , but my mother , who had given me every encouragement although well aware of the risks I was running , insisted I should take a companion .
14 Er I should take a box
15 I should take a couple with you out of your box and erm , just take those ones .
16 Well I should take an extra one the more you can get the better that 's what it 's all about is n't it ?
17 I sit on the wooden floor for a moment to gather my strength , also to decide exactly where I should take the relics to dispose of them .
18 I am not confident about how I should take the hon. Gentleman 's concluding remarks , but I shall bear with equanimity what I suspect may be a poisoned chalice .
19 Michelle loved the new , warm colour of her hair but admitted , ‘ I might take a little more than 10 minutes to achieve this amazing sculptured style ! ’
20 I might take a gamble for myself .
21 We were invited to stay with friends living in Northern Burgundy , and to visit a painting school at La Buia , in Umbria , with the idea that I might take a class there in May 1993. there was some discussion , earlier in the year , of another in Venice , and we will break our journey there , for breakfast , next week .
22 Maybe I 'll get there one day , or I might take a day trip to EuroDisney sometime in the summer months .
23 I do n't know whether , people thought that erm if they interfered with me I would n't er I would n't play or what it was but then , anyway erm when the war ended , as I say I got a bit erm worried and erm I then got in touch with er Mr who was then er , then taken over from Sir Cecil Clerk of the Council or Chief Executive and erm , he suggested that erm I might take a course for the erm Home Workers Diploma For The Blind which erm was , well it was a sort of specialized er social worker really .
24 ‘ On the other hand , ’ added my mother hastily , as though she feared that I might take the chance to postpone the ceremony in order to accommodate the philadelphus , ‘ chrysanthemums are more reliable .
25 Chris , I might take the down
26 ‘ If you do n't need anything else , ’ she said distinctly , ‘ I thought I might take the transistor up to my room for company and have a rest on my bed . ’
27 Then I might take the two out of the doll .
28 I might take the other two out of the doll , wo n't be a problem .
29 ‘ Two weeks , I 'll take no money .
30 You tell me to seduce you when you 're sober , sweetheart , I 'll take a chance on now .
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