Example sentences of "we [vb base] take a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If we do take a victim 's view of ourselves — that we are helpless and it 's all impossible — then we wo n't shift . |
| 2 | ‘ We 've taken a cottage a couple of miles from the slopes . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ We 've taken a bit of stick and rightly so because we 've had a bad week and had two disappointing performances . |
| 4 | I believe we 've taken a decision on that for the health conference , last time round . |
| 5 | We 've taken a number of factors into account one of which is the lower occupancy levels at Beaver Vale . |
| 6 | Education Committee chairman John McTernan said : ‘ We have to take a stand against racism . |
| 7 | Well we have to take a chance . |
| 8 | When we take our residents out , we have to take a wheelchair out for everybody . |
| 9 | We establish order and think we are in control ; then Nu throws over the table and breaks what we have taken a lifetime to construct . |
| 10 | For the purposes of the plan , we have taken a fire as our incident . |
| 11 | ‘ We have taken a step backward , ’ Ryan said — and on this sorry evidence it looks as if it will be backwards all the way when the Test takes place at Cardiff Arms Park on 4 November . |
| 12 | Mr Ward said : ‘ Something has to be done here as we have taken a step backwards . |
| 13 | That having taken this momentous decision to join the Exchange Rate Mechanism , we have taken a step of the most important step towards economic monetary union from which there can be no turning back . |
| 14 | Since that point we have taken a number of steps to reduce students ' reliance on benefits . |
| 15 | Again we have taken a lead . |
| 16 | This book argues that we need to take a step towards a sociology of the global system . |