Example sentences of "he [vb mod] take [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Such a man shall be exposed to wind and weather , suspended between the high and low tidemarks , from night until morning — so that he may take time to consider his wickedness , and repent … . ’ |
| 2 | He may take office during a period of crisis when the American people are willing to suspend their paranoia about leadership . |
| 3 | He should take responsibility for doing so or accept responsibility for his party 's vote at the next election , when Labour will be returned . |
| 4 | But I found it too embarrassing to keep suggesting to a fellow professional that he should take time off from his own work to accompany me to functions where he was not able to join me at the dinner table when he got there . |
| 5 | If he has sports coaching or attends exercise classes where the instructor is not aware of the particular problems of spasticity , he should take care not to try any movement he is not capable of . |
| 6 | Venables laughed off suggestions he should take control now to rescue the nation 's American Dream . |
| 7 | These are the not-books for which he must take responsibility . |
| 8 | Surprisingly he must take part in the qualifying section of the Daily Express Newspapers and Pursers inaugural British Squash Players ' Championship to be played between March 23 and 28 at Bromley , Beckenham and Cheshunt . |
| 9 | That is to say , he must take care , and not go off the rails . |
| 10 | He must take care of her . |
| 11 | But he must take care that what he creates builds up to a monolithic whole . |
| 12 | In doing this he must take care to see that the system is complied with and bear in mind that employees are often careless for their own safety . |
| 13 | He 'll take part in the Group Three World Cup qualifying matches against Lithuania and Latvia . |
| 14 | I had n't bargained for the next difficulty : ‘ It wo n't work , ’ he commented , ‘ because my son smokes and he 'll take pity on me and give me one when I run out . ’ |
| 15 | ‘ He 's determined to die and he 'll take Pool with him if he can . ’ |
| 16 | ‘ He 'll take care of me . ’ |
| 17 | He 'll take candy from a baby , if there 's fifty cents in it for him . |
| 18 | You have n't — ’ I stopped before I said something he might take exception to . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | Philip 's great-something-grandfather , Alexander I , had been accepted as a Greek by the Greeks ( so that he could take part in the Olympics ) . |
| 21 | Charles reckoned he could take advantage of her lethargic state to push a bit further . |
| 22 | He told himself he could take life easy : |
| 23 | Through her reins she felt the horse cock his jaw in the hope he could take hold completely , but having sat enough ‘ bolts ’ on both Buttons and Paintbox , Artemis was wise to this , and she quickly shortened up her reins and then relaxed them , confusing the horse quite deliberately . |
| 24 | Freeing herself from his arms , she picked up the coffee pot and whisked out of the kitchen before he could take hold of her again . |
| 25 | Before he could take action new Chaos forces arrived in the Elf heartland . |
| 26 | The second policeman managed to get a shot off in panic , but before he could take aim properly , one of the skinheads smashed his shoulder with a baseball bat and knocked him down the aisle steps . |
| 27 | No wonder he could take time off whenever he pleased . |
| 28 | Sadly he died in August , aged 41 , from the disease that causes progressive deterioration of the nervous system , before he could take delivery of the car . |
| 29 | Gerry promised he 'd take care , promised to come back to me , but … ’ |
| 30 | Maybe Matthew would look at her with fresh eyes , realize that the innocent freckled little creature he used to take swimming ( or riding , or bicycling or something ) had suddenly grown into a beautiful woman . |