Example sentences of "if [pron] [vb mod] take [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But Dad said only : ‘ You should have taken your sister with you — ’ ( as if I would take Ethel anywhere I did n't have to — and certainly not the lavatory . ) |
| 2 | Well this woman came round last night and asked if I 'd take part . |
| 3 | Cos she asked last night , I was supposed to be taking Jenny and then when Fay came she asked me if I 'd take Fay as well today so it looks as though Charlotte 's mum did everybody took everybody home . |
| 4 | ‘ I would only go if I could take Terry , ’ he said . |
| 5 | My daughter was beyond Play Group when punch card machines became popular , so I asked the mother of her school friend ( who ran such a group ) if I could take jumpers to show her mothers . |
| 6 | ‘ She asked me to give it to the lady who had been in court with her child , and to ask if you would take care of her till she could come for her . ’ |
| 7 | And you , if you 'll take advice , will sleep , and put everything else clean out of mind , while we go try the sortes Biblicae . |
| 8 | ‘ Fräulein Baum asks if you will take coffee with her . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ If you can take Paul Jones , you will be as high in the estimation of the public as if you had beat the Combined [ i.e. French and Spanish ] Fleets . ’ |
| 10 | I would be grateful if you could take action on this as soon as possible . |
| 11 | I would be grateful if you could take steps to find this out , and let me know . |
| 12 | Yes , and asking people , you know , if they would take part . |
| 13 | He had told her he might bring Marianne over to meet her and to see the show if they could take time out from all the wedding preparations . |
| 14 | ‘ I wonder if they will take orders once they have red coats on , ’ he said at last . |
| 15 | Craigs parents are now taking legal advice to find out if they can take action against Tewkesbury borough council — but as his mother says , it 'll come too late to help craig : |
| 16 | It was n't only Chilcott 's promise of a tidy sum of money and six horses if he would take Topaz as his spouse which made Manfro want her . |
| 17 | If he can take control of the Highest Science , the consequences could be cataclysmic . ’ |
| 18 | Mr. Allen : To ask the Lord President of the Council if he will take steps to make the Order Paper more user-friendly . |
| 19 | Mr. Teddy Taylor : To ask the Lord President of the Council if he will take steps to ensure that European documents are considered by the House of Commons before a common position has been arrived at by the Council of Ministers ; and if he will make a statement . |
| 20 | To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will take measures to assist in the preservation of the integrity of Croatia . |
| 21 | When he asked if he could take part , the gentlemen archers looked at him and at his bow and , thinking it doubtful he could hit anything at 100 yards , gave their permission if his father looked after him . |
| 22 | His mother had spoken to Mr McDoodle , who owned one of the few horse and carts in the village , asking him if he could take Endill to the nearest train station which was over the hills in the town of Moorloch . |