Example sentences of "we [modal v] take a " in BNC.
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| 1 | We may take a mild-mannered horse , one that is bottom of the pecking order at home , out to ride in the company of others — perhaps at a show or on a trail ride — and find to our embarrassment that it is threatening to kick every horse in sight . |
| 2 | We may take a piece of existing discourse , and add more information into it ; then instruct students to remove surplus information in order to pitch the discourse for a specified receiver . |
| 3 | The bullet in the groin at the end of Lipstick may be cathartic , and we may take a certain ghoulish delight in watching Farrah Fawcett in Extremities debate whether to bury alive in the garden the attempted rapist she has tied up in her house . |
| 4 | I would back Mr 's opinion , and I think we ought to take a responsible position towards paying off our debts . |
| 5 | Were hoping to get a mini bus , I do n't think we ought take a bus because we were very badly treated when we did that , we do n't to allow ourselves open to that again , but I have written to say were hoping to get enough people to take a mini bus . |
| 6 | We should take a more substantial point , though as one grapples one 's way through the forest they are not always easy to identify . |
| 7 | That we should take a more dispassionate view and consider the long-term effects of Briant 's work . |
| 8 | But Barry Ward says we should take a closer look at the East of England . |
| 9 | So we 're more than looking forward to reviewing this one , although before we examine it in detail perhaps we should take a quick look at Lowden 's model-numbering system , since with so many different options available , like cutaways , special inlays , different bindings and decoration , it 's sometimes hard to spot which model is which . |
| 10 | We should take a close look at what is being offered here before accepting it too readily . |
| 11 | I would like to suggest , with respect to the historic churches , that we should take a lesson from the sects . |
| 12 | ‘ Then we should take a vote , ’ shouted Samuel , oblivious of royalty . |
| 13 | ‘ I meant we should take a trip to Hadrian 's wall . ’ |
| 14 | In view of the warm weather , he suggested that we should take a walk , for which purpose he would change into lighter things . |
| 15 | ‘ Perhaps we should take a little walk , ’ he suggested mildly . |
| 16 | We should take a radical approach to the position of elderly people beyond the year 2000 , and consider whether technology can allow them to enjoy a better standard of living and to rely less on residential and nursing homes . |
| 17 | ‘ Maybe we should take a little time out … just the two of us … |
| 18 | Slemen added : ‘ We accept we must take a back seat to the national side , but we are still determined to succeed where the Midlands and England B failed . ’ |
| 19 | So we must take a text like this at face value . |
| 20 | I 'll let Peter come back to you in just a moment erm and there are more question I would ask you as well but erm now we must take a short break with time at nine twenty six . |
| 21 | Mr Major then angrily turned on Labour leader John Smith : ‘ There was a time when the leader of the Opposition once said that he had always believed that Britain 's future lay in Europe , and we must take a confident and leading role in the Community . |
| 22 | ‘ We 'll take a quick break for some tea and then we should be ready to run it up in another hour , ’ he briefs Captain Tuck-Brown , who has come across to check on progress before going home for the day . |
| 23 | ‘ Right , ’ I said , smiling , as they slid the straps of bright blue nylon knapsacks over their shoulders , ‘ we 'll take a walk into the Berkshire wilderness . |
| 24 | We 'll have that last drink — you too , no argument ! — and then we 'll take a short walk up the side here to visit one of the oldest establishments in this area . ’ |
| 25 | Next month we 'll take a look at various riffs and melodies using Pentatonic scales in fourths — so see you then . |
| 26 | We 'll take a cup of kindness yet . |
| 27 | ‘ We 'll take a short cut . |
| 28 | Well , we 'll take a run over there and see ’ — ‘ You might be there yourself , why that 's great , Michael ’ — ‘ No I 'm afraid he 'll be with me . ’ |
| 29 | I think we 'll take a break now ladies and gentlemen for fifteen minutes please . |
| 30 | Erm if we see you know , if we see somebody walking down a walkway , and he 's got a stereo in his arm , arms should I say , and he puts it into a car then obviously it a it arouses our suspicion , we 'll take a quick note of the car 's registration number , and we 'll pass the relevant information through to Police Station . |