Example sentences of "[pers pn] will [adv] take a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | I 'll just take a drink , then I 'll be off . " |
2 | I 'll just take a peep . ’ |
3 | One evening , as they worked happily together , feeding and attending to the livestock , George said , ‘ I 'll just take a walk along the beck before we settle down , and check those sheep I 've brought down for lambing . ’ |
4 | Once when I was young , innocent and unaware of eating amnesia , ‘ weighers-wilt ’ ( ‘ I 'll just take a guess at this — looks like two ounces … ! ’ ) and other related disorders , I became so alarmed about all the people who could n't seem to shed weight on 1,000 calories a day that I interviewed many of them , carefully selected a group of twenty of the most baffling and genuine cases , and incarcerated them in a health farm for a week . |
5 | Fine I 'll just take a note of that , thank you . |
6 | But I 'll always take a chance with players if I think they are right , and this lad really impressed me . ’ |
7 | ‘ I will not take a penny of collection money to pay for Jennifer , ’ she said . |
8 | I will not take a point of order . |
9 | I wo n't take a minute . ’ |
10 | ‘ But I wo n't take a penny from you for visiting the Princess . ’ |
11 | ‘ Jake 'd have wanted me to see her right ; but she 'll never take a penny piece off me … ’ |
12 | One is married already , one has declared that she will never take a husband , and the third has two suitors after her as it is . |
13 | She wo n't take a penny , that was our arrangement . |
14 | ‘ Are you sure you wo n't take a lift ? ’ |
15 | We 'll also take a look at a popular shareware alternative , McAfee VirusScan . |
16 | ‘ We wo n't take a step back from pursuing these scum on both sides but the public should know that the legal profession has significantly crippled our efforts against killers on both sides . |
17 | To , well to run them now , they 'll still take a week to come back , even if they do run them today , |
18 | They will then take a ferry to France to visit Paris before flying to Honolulu via San Francisco . |
19 | It 'll only take a couple of minutes — what I 've got to say . ’ |
20 | But it 'll only take a couple of days . ’ |
21 | I promise you it 'll only take a minute . ’ |
22 | Richardson , Texas-based Micrografx Inc warns that it has uncovered corporate funds mismanagement in its Japanese subsidiary Micrografx , KK which may result in a loss of $500,000 , and it will likely take a provision for the non-recurring loss in the fourth quarter ; the company further realigned its worldwide operations to respond to changes in software purchasing trends and the costs of marketing products and services and expects to report a loss for the fiscal . |
23 | The 80386-80486 translator is the latest to be finished after the original Transputer implementations and Hinsley says that now they have first couple under their belts , it will only take a month or two to write each additional processor implementation . |
24 | The 80386–80486 translator is the latest to be finished after the original Transputer implementations and Hinsley says that now they have first couple under their belts , it will only take a month or two to write each additional processor implementation . |
25 | It is perishing in the tent , but I ca n't be bothered to dress — it will only take a moment , I tell myself . |
26 | It will only take a moment of your time and will help the Institute to serve the entire membership better . |
27 | Nicolo , please , it will only take a moment . ’ |
28 | But whether you choose horses or oxen , it will still take a day to plough an acre . |
29 | He will not take a decision on his own that his team does not respect , so colleagues find him caring and tolerant . |
30 | ‘ It wo n't take a second . |