Example sentences of "[n mass] [conj] take " in BNC.
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| 1 | After take-off Beaton surveyed his surroundings : ‘ Silk-lined walls , arm chairs like Pullmans , various compartments for eating , sleeping , smoking — this is the aircraft that took Churchill to America … how grateful I am to be among the lucky ones on the last lap for home . ’ |
| 2 | The money-lender gave her £20 and took a further charge on her furniture — Bill of Sale no 1 . |
| 3 | I remember Stromness dry for I was I used to drive a car then I used to pick up folk and take them to the Pomona and take them back again . |
| 4 | Buy them loose for £1.40 per lb and take your pick from such flavours as Peanut Butter , Lemon , Toasted Marshmallow , Just Peachy , Tutti Frutti and Piñ Colada . |
| 5 | The 4-cylinder 16V DOHC 2259cc engine , mated to a four speed automatic gearbox , can push the 623GSi to a top speed of 134mph and takes 9.5 seconds to reach 60mph . |
| 6 | Its operators bring the dip to the sheep and take away the left-over chemical which is disposed of at an approved site . |
| 7 | The first of France 's war pilots flew in Blériots that cruised at fifty m.p.h. and took an hour and a half to climb to 6,000 feet . |
| 8 | It has a very high fat content , so eat more white meat and fish and take the skin off poultry . |
| 9 | Pocketing the £2 and taking sandwiches will not work ! |
| 10 | The plaintiffs were dealers in second hand lorries and agreed to transfer to the defendants two lorries for £475 and take in exchange two other lorries valued at £225 , provided they were delivered within one month . |
| 11 | The People 's Provincial bus sped off , but a driver from the rival company , Red Admiral accepted Sarah 's 15p and took her the three miles home to Paulsgrove . |
| 12 | And those people that take or get extra , either their body is not producing or they want an extra bit for something so they can run a hundred yards at er in an extra five minutes . |
| 13 | also had one of its diesel locos on show and the many people that took part in the sponsored walk along the tracks to Mells Road , three miles towards Frome , were able to see the other two locos and the site of where the association will have its engineering base . |
| 14 | Er I 'm one of those people that took a two year er low pay rise , to put me into the Health Service when my husband was ill . |
| 15 | Five acts , and the people that took |
| 16 | Oh the people that took over the . |
| 17 | Holding out her hand enticingly , Penny called softly and persuasively to try and attract the bird down , but Kelpie stayed on his perch and took no notice at all . |
| 18 | Country sports are a heritage and a way of life to literally millions of people and to take them away is to prevent freedom of choice within the law . |
| 19 | This balance is more in keeping with the needs of young people and takes into account the low self-esteem of many of those in public care . |
| 20 | Heads need to find time to wander into classrooms , parents and toddlers groups , dining halls and playgroups to chat to people and take an interest in what 's going on . |
| 21 | If possible , always lift them with two people and take great care not to drag the skin in any way that could cause tearing . |
| 22 | If you and your girl/boyfriend are at youth group — talk to other people and take part in the activities . |
| 23 | Assertive people respect themselves and other people and take responsibility for their actions and choices . |
| 24 | In 775 Charles began by invading Westphalia , dispersing the people and taking their large entrenched camp at Sigiburg . |
| 25 | Police have now interviewed more than 600 people and taken 1,500 statements in the year-long probe . |
| 26 | The most obvious link with The Lost Prince ( I do not suggest it was a conscious one ) is The Emerald Crown , the story of fourteen-year-old Alexander Valesciano , brought up in England by his mother 's people and taken after her death to Mavonia , a kingdom usurped from his paternal ancestors seventy years earlier . |
| 27 | For ‘ a child ( needs ) to grasp from the inside what following rules means and take rules into himself between which he has to choose ’ . |
| 28 | He appears progressive in advocating an income tax as the basis or an arrangement by which people might give according to their means and take according to their need , and sees this in terms of the possibilities of socialism , but at the same time he lends himself to a strong laissez-faire interpretation highly restrictive of the involvement of the state ( 1978 : 315–18 ) . |
| 29 | They will have a statutory duty to inquire into offenders ' means and take these into account in sentencing , but they will be free to scale fines up or down at their discretion . |
| 30 | The wealth and power of the Victorian cities and the civic pride expressed in their impressive town halls , first enabled them to pioneer public services ; later it permitted them to build up teams of technical staff and take on a range of tasks of increasing complexity and sensitivity . |