Example sentences of "[pers pn] can take a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now , I can take a sermon from any pretty woman and Mathilda was no exception , but I also caught the threat in her words . |
| 2 | I can take a joke . |
| 3 | Ann can be funny sometimes , I can take a joke ca n't I ? |
| 4 | McKim said : ‘ I can take a punch or a kick but to be spat at for no reason is disgusting . |
| 5 | ‘ But I can take a train . |
| 6 | I mean I can take a form up to the porters in Goodricke and they 'll give me a key to a minibus . |
| 7 | Enraged , Miranda said , ‘ Okay , I can take a hint . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ Do n't worry … you can sleep alone — I can take a hint that I 'm not wanted without you having to hit me over the head with it , ’ he finished bitterly . |
| 9 | Signe took the money gleefully and ran out of the room shouting , ‘ I can take a hint . |
| 10 | I can take a hint , ’ and laughing . |
| 11 | I can take a hint . |
| 12 | I can take a hint . |
| 13 | ‘ I can take a hint . |
| 14 | I had five shots of local anaesthetic , and after about 10 minutes the surgeon pulled out this wriggling black larva and everyone burst into applause , but the photographer said , ‘ Oh , I missed that , can you put it back in so I can take a shot ? ’ |
| 15 | Breathes there a woman with soul so dead that she can take a trip round Bath 's exhilarating architecture without wanting to take home ‘ a touch of the Georgians ’ — even if it 's only a silver spoon ? |
| 16 | But erm , that 's Linda , and er , as I say I 've known her for seven years , you can have a bit of fun , she can take a joke , she 's got a good sense of humour , and nice to work with , and she 's nice to work with . |
| 17 | If you can take a member of the family with you to stand in as a practise subject , so much the better . |
| 18 | You can take a newt to water , but you ca n't make him swim . |
| 19 | 1 ) You can take a cheque for the full amount — tax-free . |
| 20 | In fact , you can take a day off . |
| 21 | You can take a day trip to the Esk Valley , famous for its tweed and knitwear mills ( where you can purchase goods at mill prices ) and where you can enjoy the stunning countryside . |
| 22 | You can take a day trip to visit Wanlockhead , the highest village in Scotland , with its Museum of Lead Mining , where you can visit an underground mine gallery , and not far away , Drumlanrig Castle , the magnificent 17th-century home of the Duke of Buccleuch and Queensbury . |
| 23 | You can take a day trip to Bodelwyddan Castle with its walled garden , aviary , maze and adventure woodland . |
| 24 | And in an idle moment by the fire 's warmth you can take a knife and improve on the art of nature , carving into the wood , or cutting designs into the bark . |
| 25 | Before you can take a bearing at all there 's something you have to do , which is what , what am I about to do ? |
| 26 | You can take a journey of three hundred miles if you like . |
| 27 | You can take a dialogue where all the sentences are complete and make all the deletions you can , still making it natural . |
| 28 | You can take a 12-mile or 20-mile circular walk around the village . |
| 29 | you can take a donkey ride up into the mountains in the morning , before spending the afternoon on a jet ski or paragliding down the beach . |
| 30 | just say , you can take a poem home and learn it and then recite at the next lesson and then used it just |