Example sentences of "[pron] [noun] [modal v] take [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ If my grandmother can take Sir Hugh Casson to Venice , ’ he had said some months before , ‘ can I take you ? ’ |
| 2 | And my secretary will take messages for us . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ My steward shall take charge of the matter for you — if you so wish , ’ Elizabeth Mowbray interposed , as if she had already given thought to it . |
| 4 | For example : Dear Mr Dawson , I would like to let you know that I am pregnant and anticipate my confinement will take place in the week before Christmas . |
| 5 | As I was not pleased with this , and indeed a little sorrowful that my brother should take pleasure in another 's company , I went to bed early and lay listening to the West Wind howling round the turrets and after a while fell into an uneasy slumber . |
| 6 | My mother will take care of you while I get the house together , ’ he said , embracing her gently before taking us into the house . |
| 7 | Concessions contained within the agreement include the reduction in the number of days on which firing can take place , the replacement of high explosive high artillery rounds with training rounds by September 1998 and the exclusion of training from 400 acres of land at Quintin 's Man and Rough Tor . |
| 8 | The offer , reported by the official ADN news agency , contained no date for such negotiations , nor did it specify which groups should take part . |
| 9 | As regards the ratification process , both the Italian and Belgian parliaments had declared that their said that their vote would take account of the ( non-binding ) opinion of the European Parliament . |
| 10 | They will be able to see for themselves where their pictures will take pride of place on the 4,000-ton structure being built for Agip ( UK ) at the SLP Engineering yard in Commercial Street . |
| 11 | Although breechloading weapons had been generally adopted , the small-bore rifle , the machine-gun , and the quick-firing fieldgun had not yet altered military thinking ; they had only increased the range at which fighting would take place . |
| 12 | His appeal reflects unease among the Labour leadership that , with the polls continuing to show the party with a narrow lead , its supporters may take victory for granted . |
| 13 | He also took the unusual step of appealing to all electors whatever their political persuasion to turn out and vote , a move that reflected unease among the party leadership that , with the polls showing a narrow Labour lead , its supporters might take victory for granted . |
| 14 | Government views on national parks , saying their future should take account of the economic and social needs of the local communities , were welcomed yesterday by Ian Kibble , regional secretary of the Country landowners Association . |
| 15 | Parents in mixed marriages who are concerned about how this affects their offspring should take heart from new research . |
| 16 | Their formation would take place over two years and Soviet troops already stationed in Ukraine would form their basis . |
| 17 | The Braggs thus showed that the angle of reflection of X-rays could be related to the distance d between the two layers of atoms : This is the Bragg equation A crystal may have several planes from which reflection can take place . |
| 18 | Consequently , its recycling should take priority . |
| 19 | I think she 's , she 's ill , do n't you think you should go in and see what 's happening , I said , no , I , I do n't think so , I think , I think her husband will take care of that . |
| 20 | The debate is about what sort of magnetic container to build to hold together the incredibly hot gas ( plasma ) in which fusion can take place . |
| 21 | Cardoso de Mello had told President Fernando Collor de Mello of her intention to resign on May 6 , but was asked to stay on until her replacement could take office . |
| 22 | If the mark is unregistered it may still be protected by common law , and its owner could take steps to prevent its use by asking the court for an injunction under the tort of passing off . |
| 23 | Rather more controversial would be deciding which tournament should take pride of place in the European clay court season leading into Paris . |
| 24 | But one of the conditions set by the Japanese government was that its people should take part only if there were a ceasefire between the warring parties . |
| 25 | Video helps us provide a richer and more varied language environment within which learning can take place . |
| 26 | Dutton and Thomas ( 1984 ) , Ghemawat ( 1985 ) , and Porter ( 1985 ) all describe a range of different ways in which learning can take place . |
| 27 | Thus , tourism and conservation are closely interlinked and , as Farrell and McLellan ( 1987 ) point out , it is essential that tourism and its policy-makers should take account of the sustainability concept which , while being particularly relevant to agricultural development and forestry practices , is equally important in the context of tourism . |
| 28 | BELOW In countries where rain is likely to be a problem , shelters can be erected under which excavation can take place in all weathers . |
| 29 | The supervisory board consists of not less than five individuals and its members may take part in the deliberations of the general meeting but have no voting rights . |
| 30 | So each step has to be planned patiently with her , so that this big change in her life can take place as smoothly as possible . |