Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb mod] take [det] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 He is if I may take this question of the appointment of the independent members , he has certainly separated himself directly from their appointment by having this regional instrument .
2 Before the hon. Gentleman moves on from his point about the proposal to locate the health common services authority in the old BBC offices at Gabalfa , perhaps I may take some credit for that not having come to pass .
3 There are many people who I 'd like to thank for their support and help , and for those I am not able to contact personally , I must take this opportunity to say thanks .
4 I must take this opportunity to say a personal thank you to each and everyone of you for your kind support and all the good wishes that I have received during the past six months .
5 I must take this box upstairs . ’
6 Even at the cost of revealing the whereabouts of the cave to one of the People I must take this specimen there — I must , so great was my urge , thundering in me like the breakers of an ocean .
7 I wrote to the Secretary of State for the Environment and was told that it was really a matter for the chief environmental officer of the local authority , but when I took the matter up with the local environmental officer , his response — and it is to his credit that he responded — was , ’ Well , it may be bad , but it is not really so bad that I must take any action . ’
8 I must take another photograph .
9 Being a foreigner , I felt I should take that advice . ’
10 ‘ He looked at me with one of those amiable stares of his , said I was overworked and I should take some time off .
11 Right , well I 'll take that address down .
12 I 'll take that chance . ’
13 And I 'll take that management one .
14 you take the brown paper off and this is the wall paper underneath and I 'll take that bit off
15 I 'll take that shower . ’
16 Oh yeah I think so , I do n't think that I can make anything of it , I 'll take that box to school because they might be doing a
17 When I go home I 'll take that list with me .
18 But we seem to have , right , I 'll , I 'll take that point back .
19 I 'll take that job then if I was offered it .
20 I know I 'm too old for you , but believe me , I 'll take more care of you than a younger man would .
21 Doone 's expression assented but he said merely , ‘ I 'll take another look upstairs now , if you please , sir . ’
22 ‘ I think I 'll take another look at the Fragonards before I go .
23 I 'll take another sausage wow !
24 I 'll take this room , ’ said Bogie .
25 I 'll take this lot to the nearest litter bin . ’
26 ‘ Look , I think I 'll take this lot home with me and go through them later tonight .
27 Yeah , erm okay well I 'll go , I shall be coming back here actually , but er , I 'll take this lot I think now anyway , well no I wo n't I 'll do what I 've got to do here now and then I 'll , I 'll go afterwards
28 You think I could take such knowledge calmly ?
29 I could take that tape to some of the houses I go to , but every other word they use is an F word !
30 Before he could speak , Culley continued , ‘ On the other hand , I could take that beer can , ram it up your ass and kick it out through your teeth .
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