Example sentences of "[verb] they [modal v] take [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | How come they can take time off yet you ca n't ? |
| 2 | The sportingness and fairmindedness of those supporters has been clearly demonstrated on many occasions , particularly following their sides sad departure from the FA Cup at Bramall Lane where there was only one ‘ serious disorder ’ outside the ground — nice to know they can take defeat so graciously . |
| 3 | Nor do they intend to underwrite other banks ' loans if the firm goes under ; they say they will take part in rescues , but not as guarantors . |
| 4 | He says they may take action against the company that made the barrier , or if they ca n't be traced , the Department of Transport . |
| 5 | On page six of our agenda there are congress organization motions which clearly need to be discussed some time during this congress because they concern rule amendments , and if they do fall off the agenda because debate is long on the other things , I really do believe they should take priority because we wo n't be raising them for another three years . |
| 6 | They have been told they must take means tests . |
| 7 | Nothing was proved beyond doubt , but no one felt they could take chances . |
| 8 | She found she hardly cared and when Mr Browning , with some evidence of concern for her , said that he feared they must take Ferdinando to Rome almost as soon as they all returned to Florence in October , she simply nodded . |
| 9 | ‘ I still think they should take advantage of their education , ’ retorted Flora . |
| 10 | I think they should take things a lot more slowly and live apart , ’ she says . |
| 11 | But the Lib Dems think THEY can take North East because they beat the Tories soundly in the local council elections last year . |
| 12 | More than a third said they would take advantage of free insurance while one in four opted for free child places . |
| 13 | Our desire to please them will take precedence over our own needs , and our self-possession will be compromised . |
| 14 | Convinced of the Texel 's potential , despite the breed 's bumpy start in the early days when too many part-bred rams were passed off as pures , the Martins ensured they would take time in selecting sound foundation stock . |