Example sentences of "take turns [prep] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You can often get them back on track by suggesting that they take turns at riding the tricycle or that they make the Lego building a joint effort . |
| 2 | Although there are specialist positions — Temple , for instance , is a turntable ladder operator — most of the men take turns in manning the pump , sitting in the watch room or cooking the supper . |
| 3 | So some of the young of the pair stay with their parents for several years and take turns in transporting the new infants . |
| 4 | They co-operate in preparing the nest , after which the female lays the eggs ; both parents take turns in incubating the eggs and , after the eggs have hatched , they both bring food for the young . |
| 5 | It stops INTERRUPTIONS If you take turns in listening to each other you will wait for the other person to finish before you come in . |
| 6 | But he also mates with several other young females who take turns in coming to the nest and adding their own contributions to the clutch that he is incubating . |
| 7 | Take turns in hitting each other 's rounded end with the pointed end of your own egg . |
| 8 | Some parents naturally take turns in distracting or managing the child . |
| 9 | In other collaborative activities individuals take turns in sitting vigilantly alert while others feed , thereby functioning as watchdogs or guards . |