Example sentences of "take [pers pn] [adv] and [vb base] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Their greatest fear is that as they become weaker , ‘ caring authorities ’ will take them over and whisk them away to be ‘ looked after properly ’ . |
| 2 | Next time the Snows are on the programme : ‘ It would be nice if you and I could take them on and split them up , ’ Mr Wilson said . |
| 3 | Cos I got them out and I thought I must take them downstairs and give them to Maggie for her to give them to Gary . |
| 4 | So you can just sort of take them out and put them on your desk , all the bone erm all the pottery . |
| 5 | We 'll take them out and throw them away and that 's all within the maker of the er , of the wings , er take them out , throw them away , er take the bumper off , throw that away , right , get a new number plate , a new bumper right cos the bumper 's got to come off anyway with the wings |
| 6 | He began to note down suitable thoughts and epigrams on pieces of office copy-paper , not really with the intention of learning them off by heart , but with the idea that he might put them in his jacket pocket and touch them from time to time during the programme to give himself reassurance , knowing that if the worst really came to the worst he could take them out and refresh his memory . |
| 7 | They would salt them down and let them lie in the brine for a while and they would take them out and dry them . |
| 8 | They were very attractive and they did have the advantage that you could take them down and plunge the whole thing in water and wash it and er |
| 9 | If the walls separating the two are of the partition rather than supporting variety you could take them down and incorporate the space into one much larger room which will make more family sense . |
| 10 | ‘ We could take them home and sell them as pets . |
| 11 | ‘ In your case , Mrs Allen , I 'd take them home and claim your money back from your insurance . ’ |
| 12 | Bodo said he 'd take me out and loan me one of his boards . |
| 13 | Dickie said , ‘ If they catch you , they 'll take you away and lock you up . |
| 14 | Well there is some argument in that , but , you know they should be looking at alternatives somebody to drive you out the sites where they , the whole time they would take you there and bring you back . |
| 15 | If you 'll follow me I 'll take you down and introduce you to your department . ’ |
| 16 | ‘ David will take you about and show them to you : he knows so much about it all . ’ |
| 17 | Oliver was led away to be locked up , and a reward was offered to anybody who would take him away and use him for work . |
| 18 | ‘ He said if it was his own son he would take him home and make him comfortable , ’ said Mrs McGettigan . |
| 19 | Charlie still looked upset , but Sister removed him before I could take him aside and soothe him . |
| 20 | Richard Dorment of the Daily Telegraph said : ‘ What a pity a dealer did not take him aside and tell him the work he proposed to exhibit was unexhibitable … a visual boredom so total that no amount of metaphor or allusion can give it the kiss of life ’ . |
| 21 | we ca n't take him down and put that right , would n't make it , he said he 'd |
| 22 | Then you and your driver can take her away and do as you will with her . |
| 23 | Yes , for twenty shillings I 'll take her in and give her house-room . |
| 24 | And when they fed these bullocks — when they had their breakfast they used to lay down ; and they 'd take 'em home and put 'em out in the yard and feed 'em just the same as these other bullocks with these owd skeps . |
| 25 | If I have a problem then I can take it elsewhere and find out for sure . |
| 26 | He said and we 'll take it up and repair it for you . |
| 27 | It need not be individual life , since in Bilbo 's second version others can take it up and follow it in their turn ; however in Frodo 's and Bilbo 's first version the image of the traveller pursuing the Road looks very like a symbol of the individual pursuing his moment of consciousness down the unknown road which is everyone 's future life , to an end which no one can predict . |
| 28 | of Friday and we looked at the individual steps but we know , everybody says yes we ask the business , we came across and to put Gareth , can you take it through and explain what it is , and explain each stage so let's hear from Gareth then . |
| 29 | It will be videoed , to se you 'll make two applications within that small group session and a second will be videoed but only for you to see so that you can take it away and try and learn from er seeing yourself on video . |
| 30 | Very often , parents can be helped by a clear description of the child 's abilities and the areas of relative weakness , especially if this is written down so that they can take it away and read it at their leisure . |