Example sentences of "[noun] take [pron] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is curious how he manages to make John Major sound about as animated and self-willed as a sack of potatoes.Ask him whether the PM takes his advice , and you get a similar impression . |
| 2 | The WEA takes its pattern partly from the history of the movement but quite largely I think from the county in which it is implanted . |
| 3 | Fine Arts Brass Ensemble takes its name from the University 's Barber Institute of Fine Arts , where the group had its first rehearsal in 1980 . |
| 4 | Helen Barnett takes her pick from the bookshelves |
| 5 | As the first fans takes their seats another operation is under way to ensure that some never get to see the game . |
| 6 | In the region of the brain between the mushroom bodies are four small ocellar centres from each of which an ocellar nerve takes its origin . |
| 7 | BIKER David Bayley takes his dog Sophie walkies in Cradley Heath , West Midlands , by towing her in a house-shaped trailer . |
| 8 | ‘ Every idea which is held in the mind takes its origin from the senses … [ it ] either comes through the senses , or is formed from those which come through the senses . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ The physical thing with the feedback takes its toll on you when you play really loud . |
| 10 | O'Leary takes his place in an unchanged London side at the Stoop Memorial Ground in the final round of the Championship . |
| 11 | Britain 's solar powered car takes its place in the sun . |
| 12 | The Country Club of Mount Dora takes its name from the quaint local town in which it is situated . |
| 13 | If you have doubts take your plan along to the store and get advice . |
| 14 | There was everything to look forward to when Martin Brundle took his seat with the highly competitive Benetton team late last year , alongside the rising star , Michael Schumacher . |
| 15 | As darkness fell and the booze took its toll , people began to drop out . |
| 16 | Edward took his hands from his face and sat up . |
| 17 | Quinn 's brace of neatly taken goals took his tally to six in four games since starting a month 's loan from Newcastle . |
| 18 | Judi took her hands out of her pockets , and brushed her fingers up and down the front of her waistcoat . |
| 19 | More of the same dour defence followed when the home side took their turn soon after lunch , but in Wright and Jones , New Zealand had two past masters in the art of crease occupation . |
| 20 | If you were put on the rack , you were pinned with your back to the buttress — two boys , one on each side took your arms , put one foot up on the edge of the buttress and pulled — it was painful . |
| 21 | Lucy took her aunt 's hand and patted it . |
| 22 | Lucy took his arm , and guided him back to his chair . |
| 23 | It was n't until Creed took his arm and he looked into those black eyes that he remembered where he was . |
| 24 | When a guest speaker is invited , the cost of the fee is borne by the host Borough , each Borough taking its turn . |
| 25 | That evening , Scott took his place at the news desk and ran an eye over his script . |
| 26 | David took her hand and squeezed it . |
| 27 | Julia turned the big collar of her fur coat up round her face and David took her arm . |
| 28 | David took her arm as they reached the hospital . |
| 29 | Rachel was still fuming when David took his place beside her in her car . |
| 30 | The barman took my watch in payment by the way . ’ |