Example sentences of "i [vb mod] [adv] take [pos pn] " in BNC.
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1 | I did n't go till about half ten ah no cos I had a few letters and stuff to write first and I thought right I 'll just take me time and , cos I wanted to I did n't wan na go faster than you know than I should , I should have done sort of thing cos I wanted to time it properly . |
2 | Obviously er if er you came in in the morning and you were n't feeling to good , for whatever reason , then you could n't slack back and say och well I 'll just take my time with this . |
3 | ‘ I 'll just take your plate and — ’ Ashley stopped ; the table was empty . |
4 | And you might say well I 'll not take their advice I 'll invest it directly with Global and you 'll find that cos Global 'll keep it for themselves . |
5 | The little kid wanted to be an anti-star , and I could n't take my eyes off him . |
6 | When her Mum undressed her to try it on I could n't take my eyes off the lovely white underclothes she wore . |
7 | I could n't take my eyes of her . |
8 | I could n't take my eyes off her as she swivelled to rinse the mud from her legs , then flexed her arms , swept back her hair to shake it , and the motion rippled through her body . |
9 | I could n't take my eyes off him at the office and five o'clock was such a wrench — all those hours before I would see him again . |
10 | My insomnia became chronic whenever Dana stayed the night , simply because I could not take my eyes away from his sleeping form beneath the bedside lamps . |
11 | There was something strange about these and they seemed to scare me though I could not take my eyes away . |
12 | If I could just take your address . ’ |
13 | I swore I 'd never take my hands out of my pockets again . |
14 | Yet I dare not take my restless baby in . |
15 | I WOULD rather take my children into the main bar or lounge of a pub and expect them to sit sensibly and reasonably quietly so that we can all relax , drink , talk and eat in a proper pub atmosphere . |
16 | I saw sense and decided I would n't take my bat home after all . |
17 | I toyed with the idea of committing suicide , but I knew in my heart and soul I would never take my own life . |
18 | Hence smokers ' etiquette : ‘ Have one of mine , it 's my turn ’ ; ‘ No , I ca n't take your last one . ’ |
19 | I ca n't take my eyes off this beautiful woman and as if sensing my gaze she hurries off to the adjoining room to get dressed . |
20 | ‘ I ca n't take my drink either . ’ |
21 | ‘ I ca n't take my eyes off people 's footwear . |
22 | I ca n't take my homework with me . |
23 | This was followed by Workers ' Playtime — Arthur English and Ken Platt with his catch phrase , ‘ I wo n't take my coat off , I 'm not stopping . ’ |
24 | ‘ I wo n't take your refusal , ’ he said in a soft voice that made her quake . |
25 | ‘ Now , if I can just take your prints , Mr Fernie , I wo n't bother you any more . ’ |
26 | So I can just take my folder , sir . |
27 | I can only take your word for it . |
28 | I can only take your word for that . |
29 | because otherwise you or I can only take your best estimate . |