Example sentences of "[adv prt] [noun] [conj] take " in BNC.
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| 1 | I charged over rocks and taking a run at sand , found that the wheel would skate for short stretches . |
| 2 | Once out of the village they picked up speed and took a road that would zigzag through five hamlets before bringing them to the only cart track that wound up the lower slopes of the mountain . |
| 3 | It was found that single daughters , as carers , were under greater pressure to give up work or take part-time employment rather than remain in full employment ( Wright , 1986 ) . |
| 4 | I remember Stromness dry for I was I used to drive a car then I used to pick up folk and take them to the Pomona and take them back again . |
| 5 | That 's that 's the way we do fractions that 's the way you do adding up fractions or taking away fractions you change them to the same . |
| 6 | Knowing the speed that floppy disks take to format , I allowed half a day for the job , but it was done in a couple of minutes — it 's the absolutely essential task of backing up files that takes the time . |
| 7 | She had braked the pram outside a newsagent and was just stooping to pick up Charlotte and take her inside for the chocolate , when she thought : I must n't . |
| 8 | My immediate neighbours were miners ; and in my walks on the hills , eating up time and taking the free air , I had often met groups of miners going along the old Roman road that ran along the spine of the hill above my home . |
| 9 | In some instances Community law itself may permit or require Member States to carry out inspections or take other measures , but it is now clear that the Council or Commission may not authorize a Member State to take measures which go beyond those which would be justified under Article 36 . |