Example sentences of "[pers pn] could take a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Fully dressed , midnight butterfly in this light of day , we hold each other , grind , baby , grind so I could take a chunk out of your neck by way of breakfast . |
| 2 | I asked the soldiers if I could take a photograph and was told : ‘ Only if you keep moving . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ I think I could take a barrister 's brief for arguing that up to , say , 1985 the squeeze was a necessary remedy for the rather free expansion which had taken place in the 1960s , and early 1970s , ’ says Sir Eric , ‘ but I do n't believe I could even theoretically argue that it has been justifiable since then . |
| 4 | Then I could take a break too . |
| 5 | So I was determined to show them I could take a joke and the next time a big stork went over I pretended not to know what it was called and asked my girl . |
| 6 | As soon as I had read this , I asked Mr Edgar if I could take a message from him to his sister . |
| 7 | ‘ Oh , I could take a stab at it . ’ |
| 8 | Well no I could take a return if I wanted to . |
| 9 | She could take a hint . |
| 10 | She could take a week to grumble into the hooks and eyes of her dress . |
| 11 | Luke was on his feet and in front of her before she could take a step towards the doors . |
| 12 | Leith skirted round it , saw as she neared the house that the french doors of the drawing-room were open , but was in too much of an emotional uproar to realise that she could take a short cut . |
| 13 | You could take a stroll in the grounds . |
| 14 | Henry wondered where the brake cable was , what it looked like , whether it was the kind of thing to which you could take a saw . |
| 15 | Alternatively , you could take a holiday specifically with the aim of windsurfing , as these carefully chosen centres are often in pleasant holiday surroundings . |
| 16 | Alternatively you could take a right turn from the lane leading to Ings ( 2 miles from the Garburn road ) , and cross over a small hill top called Orrest Head ( 1.25 miles ) . |
| 17 | Then when I took er you 'd you could take a proficiency test which was held at , at your Company Headquarters by a visiting officer and erm I then , we 'd , by then we 'd had some American weapons come , one was the Browning automatic which is a very very good good er weapon , you could r fire single shots or rapid shots . |
| 18 | Perhaps , perhaps you could take a few moments to show me the house , your room , where you work ? ’ |
| 19 | I know , dearest , that you could take a holiday this summer — You mentioned it would be possible . |
| 20 | If you have never stood up in front of other people and given a speech , you could take a course in public speaking , or buy a book on the subject and go through the techniques they practise . |
| 21 | Or you could take a bit of a short cut say well we 've already got twelve there thirteen fourteen fifteen sixteen and so on . |
| 22 | In fact I am developing a revealing , but ultimately frustrating line of correspondence with the Welsh Office and I would be grateful if you could take a look at the enclosed letter copies . |
| 23 | It would help if , perhaps , you could take a few days longer to prepare a considered report . " |
| 24 | There are several restaurants and snack bars in the park to choose from , or you could take a picnic and relax in the beautiful gardens . |
| 25 | Then you could take a friend . |
| 26 | I 'm not sure you could take a tabloid in this direction I 'm about to propose that would also appeal to some popular customers , but it 's like , last night everyone was reminiscing about Type ninety and the high points and one of the things that came out in conversation was that there was enormous amount of sex going on which I suppose there is at all conferences , you know , but this one seemed to be , you know , the randiest conference in recent memory . |
| 27 | I heard all he said to thee … though we could take a boat to France … they go regular . |
| 28 | ‘ But we were all in our twenties , taking it very seriously , and we did n't feel we could take a chance with someone still at school . |
| 29 | We could take a piece of data and quantify the hesitations , false starts , repetitions , pauses and so on . |
| 30 | We 'll follow the quai , and cross that bridge — no , the second one — and perhaps we could take a cognac somewhere , and wait until the gas-lamps dim , and then walk back . |