Example sentences of "[adv] they [modal v] take [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They march in columns so long they may take several hours to pass one spot . |
| 2 | But perhaps it would not come , after all , perhaps they would take one look at Mrs Thorne and refuse her admittance into a ward of lunatic old ladies . |
| 3 | Besides , she had said , perhaps they would take more time repairing the heating system if they knew the two of them were able to keep warm without it . |
| 4 | which we did , and I 'm pleased to say that they endorsed that that general position , in other words their not going to come to a conclusion whether or not they should take any part in the proceedings , whether they should intervene or seek to stop the project until much later in the day . |
| 5 | Raphaelo Florienborque , leader of the Phantasms , joked that maybe they should take that phrase literally . |
| 6 | And at that stage , our members were then at the s at the point where they could take industrial action , if they so desired . |