Example sentences of "[pron] take [pos pn] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ That 's always been the Liverpool way — if someone takes your place and does well , you accept it . |
| 2 | ‘ May I take my jacket off , please ? ’ |
| 3 | Can I take my jumper off ? |
| 4 | Shall I take my meal somewhere else to eat it ? ’ |
| 5 | ‘ Can I take your dress off ? ’ |
| 6 | Can I take your pen a minute ? |
| 7 | ‘ May I take your name and address ? ’ |
| 8 | ‘ Can I take your order , Mrs Jones ? ’ he said , and as she turned away Chris leaned over the counter and said quietly , ‘ I finish at seven o'clock . |
| 9 | ‘ May I take your order , today 's special is beef , liver and kidney casserole with scalloped potatoes and the soup of the day is leek and cauliflower served with a crusty roll , ’ said Joy automatically without pauses . |
| 10 | Pray may I take your carriage and go home ? |
| 11 | Only then , Wolfprince , only when you are cowed and submissive , only when I have drawn from you every shred of defiance , when I have extracted every sliver of pleasure I can from your predicament , shall I take your soul . |
| 12 | May I take your bag upstairs ? ’ |
| 13 | ‘ Can I take your coat ? ’ she asked sweetly . |
| 14 | Can I take your coat ? ’ |
| 15 | Shall I take your coat ? ’ |
| 16 | ‘ May I take your coat ? ’ |
| 17 | Did I take your pound the other day ? |
| 18 | Will I take your jug to the howff , Angus ? ’ |
| 19 | Can I take me jumper off ? |
| 20 | So oh sorry that should be minus one because I taking your word for this one here . |
| 21 | ‘ Someone taking my name in vain ? ’ asked Penry , coming into the room . |
| 22 | I must not do anything , she thought , anything which draws attention to my taking her mother 's place . |
| 23 | A long climb through short vegetation was not helped by my taking my mountain bike . |
| 24 | Someone took her blood pressure and remarked on how healthy it was . |
| 25 | Someone took his hand . |
| 26 | The shock of her bare skin against his took her breath away . |
| 27 | I took their advice , but I must have had an inclination towards food to have ended up as I have . |
| 28 | I did , I took her bottle back to her . |
| 29 | This was all my fault for underestimating the route and our stamina , so I took her sack and helped her stagger down the snowfield and moraines to the path . |
| 30 | ‘ But when I married Lady Beatrice , she took my name and I took her house . |