Example sentences of "[pron] could take a [noun sg] " 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 | As soon as I had read this , I asked Mr Edgar if I could take a message from him to his sister . |
| 3 | Well no I could take a return if I wanted to . |
| 4 | ‘ 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 . |
| 5 | I asked the soldiers if I could take a photograph and was told : ‘ Only if you keep moving . ’ |
| 6 | Then I could take a break too . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | ‘ Oh , I could take a stab at it . ’ |
| 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 | You could take a stroll in the grounds . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | Then you could take a friend . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | Alternatively , you could take a holiday specifically with the aim of windsurfing , as these carefully chosen centres are often in pleasant holiday surroundings . |
| 19 | I know , dearest , that you could take a holiday this summer — You mentioned it would be possible . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | ‘ Well , do you think you could skip a Saturday and I could pick you up somewhere , then we could take a run out into the country , across into Northumberland , beyond Hexham way ; it 's wild and wonderful up there . |
| 24 | ‘ 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 . |
| 25 | This is for next summer , but I think we could take a chance do n't you ? |
| 26 | I heard all he said to thee … though we could take a boat to France … they go regular . |
| 27 | Final reason , is that fo for borrowing , is that we could take a view , that borrowing in a particular year has to take account of the of the valuable circumstances at that particular time . |
| 28 | ‘ We could take a leaf out of their book , ’ says Dair , mildly . |
| 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 . |