Example sentences of "we [vb mod] take [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The point is surely that the properties of being good and being yellow are not complex properties as being a horse is , which is ( we may take him to be supposing ) a matter of having a whole lot of simpler properties , such as having a certain sort of head , a certain sort of tail , and so forth . |
| 2 | If it 's all right with Shelley , we may take our swim . ’ |
| 3 | They appear in the documents section and therefore do not , we may take it , represent the views of the editors . |
| 4 | We may take it that the utilitarian in him could accept with Ricardo 's labour theory of value his hostility to landlords , who might be regarded as unproductive and bone-idle , and share with him a reluctance to extend that hostility to master-manufacturers . |
| 5 | In fact we may take it from the wording of Section 2 of the Definition Order that , during the conference questions were asked about the liability of individuals to repatriation , or Section 2 might not have been included at all . |
| 6 | From the fairly casual manner of Nicholls ' wording and his failure to mention what he had recommended , we may take it that , at least so far as he was concerned , the problem of the status of emigres holding non-Soviet passports had not at this stage been presented as of overwhelming importance or urgency . |
| 7 | ROS : Tell us where " t is , that we may take it thence and bear it to the chapel . |
| 8 | I think we may take it as certain he had business here . |
| 9 | And if it means fifty percent of whatever we get in capital receipts going to pay off our debts , it 's a worthwhile attitude , and I think we ought to take our debts responsible . |
| 10 | We can take it down ; we ought to take it down really . |
| 11 | We should take what lessons we have learnt and work out our options for an energy-efficient future . |
| 12 | We soon became fast friends , and the brothers joked that we should take him with us on our journey . |
| 13 | ‘ We should show understanding for the fear of our neighbours ; we should take them seriously , ’ Dr Kohl told the West German flag-waving crowd outside the Church of Our Lady , left in ruins by the Anglo-American air raids of February , 1945 . |
| 14 | Maybe we should take them up on it . ’ |
| 15 | We should take them at their word and hold them to it , rather than resign ourselves to the judgment that they have been lying . |
| 16 | In closing I must remark that if we ever make contact with aliens we should take them to Bangor and let them see all that is good in the human race . |
| 17 | ‘ I suppose we should take them with water . ’ |
| 18 | We should take everyone 's experience and build up from that . |
| 19 | ‘ But we should take it seriously , nonetheless . |
| 20 | I could have brought her Undry so easily , she thought ; but I left it at Ben Hesketh 's … and then told Adam we should take it to Andernesse … |
| 21 | ‘ I know I said last night that there was no need for us to spend too much time together , but I did n't mean we should take it to extremes , ’ she said with some annoyance . |
| 22 | We should take it easy and not be led by the nose by the Commission or by the Council of Foreign Ministers . |
| 23 | We should take it as settled that drivers are liable only for such damage as has been explicitly stipulated in clear statutes , so that drivers and potential victims can insure and otherwise plan their affairs accordingly . |
| 24 | For if the relations between the individual and society are as close as he believes , we must take them into account ; instead of grounding explanations upon one part we must theorise about the whole to which all the parts belong . |
| 25 | We must take them today . ’ |
| 26 | ‘ We must take him cigarettes . ’ |
| 27 | We must take your mind off this ridiculous idea . ’ |
| 28 | That old homosexual really was one — not like Angus Wilson 's — he just says they are and we must take his word for it . ’ |
| 29 | We must take it on board , we must come together , network , campaign against this . |
| 30 | We must take it to them , lad . |