Example sentences of "and [noun] take it " in BNC.
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| 1 | And Richard took it upon himself to make his friend more sociable , bringing him up from the country for dinners and parties , to Oldfield 's obvious disinterest . |
| 2 | Andy clears a way through the undergrowth and we drag the man beneath the thorns and soft fruit of the brambles and the glossy leaves of the rhodies , into the green darkness ; his rucksack catches on the branches above and Andy takes it off him , pushing it ahead of us . |
| 3 | Colin and Sue took it off our hands and have made further excellent improvements . |
| 4 | The main bridge between the two was the Council of 500 members , appointed annually from the demes in proportion to their population — so for instance Eleusis was allowed to send eleven councillors to the city , and the great deme of Acharnai sent twenty-two , while some tiny demes like Pambotadai and Syhridai took it in turn to send a single councillor , each sending one every other year . |
| 5 | He looked helplessly at the lantern pole in his hand , and Alexei took it from him . |
| 6 | The call came through less than five minutes later and Curtis took it . |
| 7 | The phone rang and Stephen took it . |
| 8 | He heaped a plate for him and Cameron took it thankfully . |
| 9 | Various groups of psychotherapists and psychologists took it up , but hypnotherapy was soon overshadowed by the development of Sigmund Freud 's psychoanalytic movement , which relied on free association instead . |
| 10 | Selina donned an apron and put her hair up under a baseball cap and prickled with female make-do and knowhow , while Mandy and Debby took it in turns to amuse me downstairs . |
| 11 | Nobody used the shed , and Conradin took it for his own . |
| 12 | He offered the bottle , and Carrington took it . |
| 13 | He pulled a piece of paper from his tunic , and Carrington took it . |
| 14 | Er sometimes that has been known and it would be right to , for a youngster to sort of through their mother and father to take it back and say well look er can we have another one , but that would only be on a rare occasion , but if we 're given an assignment in the congregation then , especially in a |
| 15 | The Copts bring the money and Osman takes it . |
| 16 | Under pressure from the others Bert advanced a bony hand and Ernie took it in his massive fist . |
| 17 | A tall thin boy with straggly hair passed her a joint and Lizzy took it from him , inhaling the fragrant mixture deeply . |
| 18 | Evidencve of the original hospital is fading as new building and departments take it into the next century . |
| 19 | ‘ Seven years ago that building was all boarded up and wee took it over and transformed it . |
| 20 | For an hour or two each day , no more , Howard and Felicity take it in turns to teach them . |
| 21 | He held out his hand , and Leonora took it , dumbfounded . |
| 22 | His attitude to Theo hardening daily , he said he knew very well that ‘ whether Father and Mother take it quietly or not will three-fourths depend on what you tell them . ’ |
| 23 | Gooch has moved himself now to a very advanced second slip , no he 's going back to the aisle or to , I thought perhaps his position as Lawrence comes into short down the leg side and Russell takes it on his knees , but the conscience I think of the ball not carrying , he just mostly can , Chris Lewis that , come up a yard or two and Lewis scraps a mark with his boot . |
| 24 | Alexandra , Lyddy and Janet took it in turns to sit up at night with her . |