Example sentences of "we [modal v] take the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This may also be written in the form Since F ( ) is monotonic , we may take the inverse of ( 7.5 ) : |
| 2 | As another ( commonly quoted ) example , we may take the Faulhaber ( 1975 ) case involving economies of scope . |
| 3 | We may take the ambiguity to imply that Wordsworth was unwilling to admit that the visionary gleam was entirely self-deception , and was trying to have it both ways . |
| 4 | Either we may see them as qualifying the properties inherent in the nouns , or we may take the view that lawfulness and distance serve to mark out certain generally recognized subcategories of heirs and cousins ( whereas one can scarcely argue for any generally accepted subcategories of strangers and kids marked out by totality and mereness ) , so that they can be treated as ordinary ascriptive adjectives . |
| 5 | ‘ Perhaps we should take the opportunity to grab a bite ourselves , ’ suggested Sergeant Bird with an appealing look . |
| 6 | That gangplank is still there , so we should take the opportunity , I say . ’ |
| 7 | So maybe we should take the opportunity … |
| 8 | I think we should take the chairs and things outside |
| 9 | We could say simply " ( edited ) " but perhaps we should take the title page at its word and say instead " ( selection and arrangement ) " . |
| 10 | If that thing really is dead , I think we should take the chance . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ In the light of the Divisional Court 's decision , we have naturally considered very carefully whether or not we should take the matter any further . |
| 12 | ‘ I believe we should take the risk seriously , ’ he pronounced . |
| 13 | I do realize that there are problems in finding suitable sites and that possibly that costs would be involved in setting them up , but for the reasons I 've outlined we should take the bull by the horns and make an effort to find sites and budget for the costs involved so the benefits can be felt as soon as possible . |
| 14 | Next we knew , we must take the road which led to Cherbourg , where we hoped to find out more of what had happened on that tragic occasion — and we were soon on our way to the Château de la Brehouse at St Pierre Eglise , where we were to spend the night . |
| 15 | But we must take the legislation as we find it . |
| 16 | If we are to understand the significance of subject specialization , then we must take the choices made by women seriously : we can not assume that the student who chooses physical science is somehow ‘ right ’ while the student who chooses the humanities is somehow ‘ wrong ’ . |
| 17 | ‘ You and I. We must take the boat and save them . |
| 18 | ‘ Why , my lord , when we were left alone — and I think if they had not been in such haste to move on they would not have left a man of us alive to tell the tale — we first tended the worst hurt , and took counsel , and decided we must take the news on to Ramsey , and also back here to Shrewsbury . |
| 19 | We must take the sailor as he is . |
| 20 | The exhibition was there to display ; we must take the trouble to understand what it displayed . |
| 21 | We must take the box to the police station and ask them to check it out . ’ |
| 22 | ‘ We 'll take the specimens in the treatment-room . |
| 23 | We 'll take the Range Rover . |
| 24 | So you you 're not supposed to get it , you know , it 's er we 'll take the leaves off . |
| 25 | Then a few years later when the problems develop they say , oh god we 're terribly sorry , we 'll take the drug off the market . |
| 26 | Right so we 'll take the voucher |
| 27 | It may or not surprise you that there is already an element of regional Government actually in the U K already and since development is the issue that the Labour Group has raised , we 'll take the work of the Development Association , which I was involved in in the mid eighties and which actually does some good work to actually bring industry actually to this region . |
| 28 | And we 'll take the marmalade . |
| 29 | We 'll take the Walkman this downstairs with the video tape recorder , come on let's go |
| 30 | ‘ We 'll take the cab , ’ ordered Malpass . |