Example sentences of "[pers pn] [modal v] be take [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I 'm worried , quite frankly , about the responsibility I might be taking on . ’ |
| 2 | Instead , I 'll be taking up the ideas of Mr. Peter A. Fletcher and others for some more modern rock'n'roll and country licks . |
| 3 | I just wanted to let you know that in February , wo n't be hiding behind an OHP , erm I 'll be taking up a post with the European Commission , working with Aids services throughout Europe . |
| 4 | and I do n't feel that I could be taking too much money out without putting a certain amount back into it |
| 5 | " If I was full time , I 'd be taking home £40 a week , " said a Sheffield hotel worker who is also a single parent . |
| 6 | If not , I would n't be bankrupt but I would be taking out a second mortgage on the house . ’ |
| 7 | He said I would be taken away . |
| 8 | With defensive fields I would fire the ball in , and if I finally achieved a breakthrough I would be taken out of the attack . |
| 9 | ‘ I shall be taking along my wife and her step-mother , Lady Potter , who is flying in from Australia , ’ says Parker Bowles . |
| 10 | Should the call come within the next week , I shall be taking out a full-page advert in the Whaddon and Mitchley Argus to express my thanks to you all for your support during my short period as manager . |
| 11 | I am enclosing tickets for the new play and as they are in the front stalls , I may see you as I come on , ; but do not expect me to salute you , you understand , as I shall be taken up with my part . |
| 12 | I can be taken in by ambulance and bypass all these delays , but I could die on the way to hospital . |
| 13 | As soon as a female begins to swell up and start coming into season she should be taken away from the males and kept separately . |
| 14 | Mr Tughan said ‘ He was , without mercy , executed even as his mother pleaded on his behalf that she might be taken instead of her boy . |
| 15 | You 'll be taking over my job as cop winder , and when you do I 'll be promoted to the looms , just as you 'll be in time . ’ |
| 16 | There 's one thing sure , you wo n't have much time to grumble because you 'll be taken up with scratchin' yourself . |
| 17 | She 'll be taking over from Bob . |
| 18 | It was too amusing — that they would imagine she could be taken along so easily . |
| 19 | Once inside he left her in a dim , dingy room where she sat with her bundle and the firm belief that the cruel joke would soon be over and she 'd be taken back to her ward . |
| 20 | ‘ The agent was forever calling him , wanting to know if , this time , you 'd be taking up the ticket . |
| 21 | She would be taken there for her lessons at one o'clock : the shutters would be closed to keep out the heat , and the darkened room filled with the smell of joss-sticks and tobacco . |
| 22 | This lover will be irresistible and she will be taken over entirely by him . |
| 23 | The mother of the groom may also ask to see the bride and she will be taken off to a remote room in the bride 's house , away from the eyes of other members of her hareem , for the bride is in strict purdah for the coming wedding . |
| 24 | Many large firms of solicitors now print their own explanatory leaflets dealing with the stages in conveyancing , and it is both useful and impressive to be able to hand over a printed leaflet or pamphlet at the time of the first meeting , so as to indicate to a client each of the detailed steps you will be taking on his or her behalf . |
| 25 | ‘ My dear , since you will be taking over next week , I think it is about time I explained our system for dealing with our more special customers . |
| 26 | So you will be taking in about twice as much dietary fibre in less than half as much food . |
| 27 | In the morning you will be taken on a guided tour of the medieval city of Lucerne . |
| 28 | You will be taken on a guided tour of the theatre including the stage , auditorium , backstage , paintshop and dressing rooms . |
| 29 | During your stay in Kathmandu you will be taken on three half-day excursions — Kathmandu city and Swayambhunath ; Patan City with its beautiful carved wooden buildings and the Tibetan refugee handicraft centre ; 9th century Bhadgaon , the Pashupatinath Temple and Boudhnath with its enormous stupa . |
| 30 | On arrival you will be taken on a tour of the city , including Union Square , Golden Gate Park and Fisherman 's Wharf for views across the beautiful bay . |