English Sentences Focusing on Words and Their Word Families
The Word "Take" in Example Sentences
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804267	Japan's army took control of the government in Tokyo in late 1931.	Source_VOA
32026	Mary and her sister took turns at looking after their sick mother.	CK
271546	Nothing is more pleasant than to take a walk on a fine spring day.	CM
20343	Take it easy. I can assure you that everything will turn out fine.	Snout
240872	Take your time. I know you need a couple of days to reflect on it.	CK
30664	The firm might have lost all its money if it had taken his advice.	CM
269269	The newly-opened jewelry shop took away some of my best customers.	CM
636841	They looked at the photo taken of me when I was a boy and laughed.	CK
29088	We all took it for granted that the professor could speak English.	CK
27546	Work hard, or you'll have to take the same course again next year.	CK
2639618	You always say that you'll take out the garbage, but you never do.	CK
286253	You must take his age into account when you judge his performance.	CK
239536	Existing legislation does not take diversity of races into account.	CM
2042842	Have you thought about what time of year you want to take a cruise?	CK
243140	I hear Latin music is taking the music industry by storm this year.	Zifre
1956062	I only know that if I don't take this medicine every day, I'll die.	CK
1961184	I thought a walk in the park might take our minds off our troubles.	CK
253804	I took these statistics from a government white paper on education.	CM
252255	I went to every modern art show that took place in Tokyo last year.	CK
308187	If you heard her speak English, you would take her for an American.	CK
18224	Is it possible to take a shuttle bus from the airport to the hotel?	J_S
309057	It took a long time to break down her reserve and get her to relax.	CM
1347853	Jack and I agreed to take turns working at the office on Saturdays.	CK
45080	Let's have our picture taken with the statue in the back, shall we?	CM
2530642	Perhaps you'd be willing to volunteer to take care of the children.	CK
321289	Take a moment to imagine what the polar bear's environment is like.	CM
322415	The daily trek to midtown Manhattan takes about an hour and a half.	CM
275797	The important thing is not to win the game, but to take part in it.	CM
283389	To hear him speak English, you would take him for a native speaker.	CM
1093358	Tom kept walking until he was too tired to take even one more step.	CK
2957616	Tom opened the glove compartment and took out a pair of sunglasses.	CK
267731	With a little planning, I think we can take our company to the top.	CK
681451	"You have to take all this medicine to get better," said the nurse.	Source_VOA
303869	He was in the habit of taking a walk before breakfast every morning.	CK
1315823	How long does it take for the airport shuttle to get to the airport?	CK
2537080	I don't think it would take more than 15 minutes to clean your room.	CK
28445	I took the bus in order to reach the destination before it got dark.	Swift
17727	It is not necessary for you to take his advice if you don't want to.	CK
63809	Karl Lange's record breaking long jump took the crowd's breath away.	CM
275847	Most students are tired of having to take examinations all the time.	CK
2958333	Tom took a small envelope from his shirt pocket and gave it to Mary.	CK
323322	Tomorrow we go to school to sign up for the classes we want to take.	CK
16058	You had better take into consideration that you are no longer young.	Zifre
476176	"It's a good time for you to take a vacation," the boss said to Jim.	CK
264451	Don't take it for granted that the nature is always there to help us.	CK
40807	Even if it takes me ten years, I am determined to accomplish the job.	CK
764789	He was taken away by four police officers in the middle of the night.	CK
437073	I want to take advantage of the opportunity to speak to the governor.	lukaszpp
252289	I went to Nagano to take pictures of the mountains covered with snow.	CK
953959	If you want to sound like a native speaker, it'll take a lot of work.	CK