English Sentences Focusing on Words and Their Word Families
The Word "Take" in Example Sentences
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1211562	When he retired, his son took over the business.	alec
809961	Who will take care of the dog while we are away?	TomSFox
1346835	Who'll take over Cynthia's job when she retires?	CK
1096311	Why don't you take a long walk off a short pier?	CK
556703	Would if be okay if I took a vacation next week?	CK
2718548	You should've taken better care of your bicycle.	CK
2053825	You've got what it takes to do well in this job.	charlotte13
23997	A great revolution has taken place in technology.	CM
61834	As long as you're here, you'd better take a bath.	Nero
33178	Bob missed the last train and had to take a taxi.	CK
1494991	Don't take my word for it. Check it out yourself.	Spamster
300617	He lost hope and killed himself by taking poison.	CK
303049	He makes a point of taking the eight o'clock bus.	CM
295269	He never goes out fishing without taking his son.	CK
283258	He took charge of the arrangements for the party.	CM
294985	He took off his glasses and frowned at the nurse.	CK
298126	He took the trouble to see me off at the station.	CK
1452813	How many years did it take to build the pyramids?	Spamster
240140	How much longer will it take for the tub to fill?	CK
2985685	I always take what Tom says with a grain of salt.	sharptoothed
2718503	I can't remember the last time I took a vacation.	Hybrid
51342	I had a bad cough, so I took the bitter medicine.	CK
30262	I have a lot of activities which take up my time.	CK
261869	I like to take a hot bath every night before bed.	CK
259485	I make it a rule to take a walk before breakfast.	CK
3127954	I suggest you take a closer look at the contract.	CK
280872	I take it for granted that they will get married.	CK
1741771	I take my children to the beach almost every day.	Amastan
411869	I take my clothes to the cleaner's twice a month.	Dorenda
2537642	I thought someone had taken care of this already.	CK
260040	I took it for granted that he would win the race.	CK
323057	I will take my mother out in my new car tomorrow.	CK
1008777	I'd rather go take a walk than go see that movie.	AOCinJAPAN
2508359	I'm now uploading the pictures I took last night.	CK
398037	If I'd taken that plane, I wouldn't be alive now.	sacredceltic
1747945	If you take this bus, you will reach the village.	wwkudu
682492	In older people, wounds take a long time to heal.	Source_VOA
954027	It always takes time to get to know someone well.	CK
3022508	It only took Mary a few minutes to set the table.	sharptoothed
680798	It takes a lot of electricity to power a country.	Source_VOA
282472	It took me a long time to recover from pneumonia.	CK
253762	It took me half an hour to work out this problem.	CK
319729	It took me more than a month to get over my cold.	CK
1741998	It took me several hours to fold all the clothes.	Amastan
1741999	It took me several hours to iron all your shirts.	Amastan
265504	It took me some time to learn how to drive a car.	CK
2676360	It took some time before he realized his mistake.	Silja
41857	It took the best part of my holiday to finish it.	CK
681509	It took them a month to move to their new office.	Source_VOA
1254521	It took them some time to get used to each other.	CK