Example sentences of "[adv] [pers pn] [modal v] [adv] take [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Perhaps you should not take Anna out today . |
| 2 | I treated her rotten whilst I was studying like I would n't take time off studying to go and see her or phone her when I saw her as often as I could , every weekend |
| 3 | They 're trying to chuck the kids off they ca n't take care of them . |
| 4 | Surely she would n't take Zambia 's remarks about himself seriously . |
| 5 | And er I he used he used he u used to take lunch he would n't he would n't take tea dinner he used to have like to have tea in a bottle . |
| 6 | If you were advised to speak more slowly it would probably take months of effort , repeated conscious effort , before you succeeded in altering the speed at which you spoke . |
| 7 | Natasha 's father was there and was siding with my mother , saying how I could n't take Natasha , I was an unfit mother and how he was going to get me done . |
| 8 | If you find an elderly person or a young child living in a cold room where the temperature is below 16°C ( 61°F ) , then you should quickly take steps to improve the situation . |
| 9 | Dr Johannsen told us all about the work you do , about how you would n't take payment for it , and you so hard up and all . |
| 10 | Without the faith that our face expresses our self , without that basic illusion , that arch-illusion , we can not live or at least we can not take life seriously . |
| 11 | They learn how they can help one another perform better , what each can contribute to a particular project , how they can best take advantage of one another 's experience . |
| 12 | No , there was absolutely no reason why she should n't take Richard along , and it might even be more comfortable to arrive with her own partner . |
| 13 | She never liked the killing of them , though , whereas now she looked forward to the moment when she would finally take advantage of his surrender . |