Example sentences of "[pron] will [adv] take a " in BNC.

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1 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 .
2 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 . ’
3 I think if you 'll excuse me I 'll just take a little nap .
4 I 'll just take a drink , then I 'll be off . "
5 I 'll just take a peep . ’
6 Why do n't you hop up on to the examination couch and I 'll just take a quick listen to baby 's heart and take your blood pressure , then afterwards I 'm sure Sister will be only too happy to show you around our labour ward and let you take a look at the facilities we have available .
7 Fine I 'll just take a note of that , thank you .
8 But I 'll always take a chance with players if I think they are right , and this lad really impressed me . ’
9 The end result is a lovely camouflaged effect , but more importantly the dye has roughened up the normally smooth surface of the reed , which will now take a good varnish that will not chip off .
10 which will really take a lot of time .
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 We 'll also take a look at a popular shareware alternative , McAfee VirusScan .
14 We 'll just take a short cut .
15 To , well to run them now , they 'll still take a week to come back , even if they do run them today ,
16 Eventually , when it comes back to the switchboard , they will know that you 've not answered , and they can say ‘ I 'm sorry , there 's nobody there , would you like to leave a message ’ , in which case , that call will then be diverted to a particular message desk , where they will just take a very brief message which will be passed onto you .
17 It seems likely from Gregory v Kelly [ 1978 ] RTR 426 that they will simply take a global figure , and not aggregate separate percentages for each type of contributory negligence .
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 It will probably take a few more days before we know the source , but it would be up to the Disciplinary Committee to decide whether it will be made public , ’ he said .
23 It will certainly take a great deal of time .
24 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 .
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 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 .
28 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 .
29 It will only take a few hours of your time .
30 It will only take a few minutes , certainly .
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