Example sentences of "[pers pn] ca [adv] take a [noun] " in BNC.

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1 I ca n't take a holiday in June — you must be out of your mind !
2 And ask her about the water heater cos if I ca n't take a shower I will stink !
3 And I , if it 'll make it mandatory then we , we 've got all sorts of other forms that you ca n't , you 're running out of forms and you ca n't take a photocopy on .
4 Which means , that at the end of the day , before reaching your final decision , you must hear what people are saying , and so you ca n't take a decision as it were , a final decision about a closure , and then go out to consultation .
5 Well , as they said , why did you join the Army if you ca n't take a joke ?
6 You joke and yet , you ca n't take a joke !
7 It 's worth trying , could , just because she ca n't take a lemon it does n't mean you ca n't take a lemon ,
8 Or p because you ca n't take a measurement for , there is a relationship between whatever 's going on , but you 're looking at so many different functions within one actual function .
9 ‘ Sure you ca n't take a horse an' it 's dark already , ’ said her mother .
10 But I know from personal experience that gardens can get a bit messy — you ca n't take a dog for a walk every time it wants to ‘ go ’ , even with the best will in the world .
11 She ca n't take a share in child-care .
12 It 's worth trying , could , just because she ca n't take a lemon it does n't mean you ca n't take a lemon ,
13 But we ca n't take a chance this time , sir .
14 He said , when he come , he said , he ca n't take a photograph just yet , 'cos it 's erm , weather 's not good enough .
15 Will the criminal have to climb down from the roof ( in which case he ca n't take a lot with him ) , or can he go downstairs and let himself out of the house ?
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