Example sentences of "[vb past] [pron] [modal v] take [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Gerry promised he 'd take care , promised to come back to me , but … ’ |
| 2 | Charles reckoned he could take advantage of her lethargic state to push a bit further . |
| 3 | At last I felt I must take action , and I went to the Establishment Branch to ask for a transfer . |
| 4 | I thought you could take charge of that . ’ |
| 5 | We all unanimously felt we should take action . |
| 6 | She found she hardly cared and when Mr Browning , with some evidence of concern for her , said that he feared they must take Ferdinando to Rome almost as soon as they all returned to Florence in October , she simply nodded . |
| 7 | I never dreamed anyone would take offence because my feet are always under the court benches . ’ |
| 8 | I always knew it would take time . |
| 9 | He wanted her to relax into happiness — physically , mentally , spiritually — but he knew it would take time . |
| 10 | She knew it would take courage to ring that number . |
| 11 | More than a third said they would take advantage of free insurance while one in four opted for free child places . |
| 12 | Philip hoped he would take advantage of the chance and do his best . |
| 13 | Henry 's replies were equally blunt ; he offered help but said it would take time and , if matters should prove too difficult , she was to return immediately to England . |
| 14 | The International Squash Players ' Association said it will take action this week on the 20-year-old Pakistani , and the likelihood is a fine and a zero point score for the World Open . |
| 15 | When I told her I was longing to start up on my own she suggested I should take advantage of some of the outhouses — convert them into surgery , waiting-room , office et cetera — and have several rooms in the house for myself . |
| 16 | Mrs Ivory became unsettled and talked of returning home but her husband , a 39-year-old unemployed surveyor , never suspected she would take Chatchai . |
| 17 | ‘ We wondered who would take care of our orange groves . |
| 18 | Convinced of the Texel 's potential , despite the breed 's bumpy start in the early days when too many part-bred rams were passed off as pures , the Martins ensured they would take time in selecting sound foundation stock . |