Example sentences of "take [pron] [noun pl] in [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Oh yes it 's , it 's been changed a lot and a , and er , it 's made such a difference and I 've met er , I 've got a er fr a very good friend who 's , who 's a Red Cross young man who I met at Leah Manning and he takes me out in the car which I would n't , never get out otherwise because my boys are all working you see they ca n't , they 're busy working and erm do shift work and security work , one 's got his own security business and the other one 's got a factory in Bishop 's Stortford so that they do n't get much chance , they work away , some of them do that they can not get to take me out see , so he takes me out , which he 's very , very good you know , he 's , yesterday he took me to erm , yesterday we , he took me to Ongar to see his sister in the bungalow and then he took me for a meal at erm The Chariot at er , at Brentwood , Brentwood , yes Brentwood The Chariot , it was quite nice I had rather , a good time , erm cos usually I ca n't get out unless I go out in the wheelchair you see I 'm confined to a wheelchair , though I struggle out into the kitchen with me two sticks and I 've got a stool in there that I do all my own cooking and I make cakes and that and I 'm doing a cake gon na make a cake for Christmas for me brother and make a cake , er another one for myself like , but , and then I go to my erm daughter-in-law 's to spend Christmas Day and then I , I 'm going to my son 's and spend Boxing Day which is my birthday , I 'll be seventy four on Boxing Day I 'm dreaded to say , yeah , but erm , this young man that takes me lives in Northbrooks , he 's er a widower , but he 's very , very good , he helps all us old people , you know , he 's ever so good he is to me , he comes up and brings my shopping today , does my shopping for me as well , so , well he 's , yes , he 's most kind , for , nearly two years I 've know him , that 's a photo over there , it was taken at a wedding look , of my , that 's it , over there , taken at a wedding dear , very good |
| 2 | And boring Ken Barlow takes his holidays in Gdansk |
| 3 | But Tudor sovereigns did not take their decisions in isolation from pressure and advice . |
| 4 | Scotland must take their chances in London against a side that has been the most consistent for the last few years if they are to come away with the spoils of victory . |
| 5 | The view that teachers should take their responsibilities in respect of the linguistic development of their pupils more seriously is not of course new . |
| 6 | ‘ I shall not be taking my holidays in Sardinia , ’ Taylor quipped . |
| 7 | HUMORIST Dave Barry has just published a book which anyone thinking of taking their holidays in America might want to read . |
| 8 | Not surprisingly , the Emperor preferred rowing quietly on the lake to scrambling up and down rocks , though sometimes both sovereigns would organize excursions , taking their guests in carriages on more decorous visits to the surrounding countryside . |
| 9 | Compared to the freewheeling Rangers team under David Murray and Graeme Souness , critics have dismissed Celtic as a club that has taken its roots in poverty and charity to extremes . |
| 10 | It can let its guilty pleas stand and then take its chances in court . |
| 11 | But if the bulk of the CPP continues to reject the election result and refuses to take its seats in Cambodia 's assembly , the UN will have to come up with ways to winkle the party out of power . |
| 12 | The Sunday Telegraph tartly commented ‘ If someone is nasty to me again , I shall send a photographer round to take their pictures in 3D . |
| 13 | To European eyes it may seem that in summer their cities and beauty spots are overrun by Daughters of the Revolution in trainers and beige macks , but most Americans take their holidays in America . |
| 14 | However , many people these days take their holidays in places which are much further afield . |
| 15 | Then a negotiation could be conducted along the lines ‘ You take my opium — I take your Islands in return — we are therefore Quits , — & thenceforth if you please let us live in friendly Communion and good fellowship ’ ( Jardine to Palmerston , 5 December 1839 ) . |
| 16 | You no longer take your vitamins in pill form these days — the latest trend is to rub them into your skin . |