TAKE in a Sentence

Learn TAKE from example sentences; some of them are from classic books. These examples are selected from a corpus with 300,000 sentences, including classic works and current mainstream media. Some sentences also link to their contexts.
420 example sentences for TAKE, such as:
1. He vowed to take legal action.
2. We may have to take military action.
3. My cousin knows how to take care of me.
4. I would let them take me there in my chair.
5. Between grief and nothing, I will take grief.
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Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
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 Meanings and Examples of TAKE
take
 v.  take somebody somewhere
 v.  be seized or affected in a specified way
Classic Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1  I will ring for you when I want you to take her away, said Mr. Craven.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XII
2  I'd always take Susan Sowerby's advice about children myself.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XII
3  He told them to take it off and keep me out in the fresh air.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIII
4  I would let them take me there in my chair.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIII
5  Then a big doctor came to see him an made them take it off.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIV
6  He'll be shyer an readier to take things ill.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XV
7  My cousin knows how to take care of me.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIX
8  You must not take liberties because you are in the secret.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXIII
9  They'll die of starvation if they can't be persuaded to take some nourishment.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXIV
10  Ole missis she'd take an tar de head off'n me.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer By Mark Twain
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER II
11  He would hang out no signals, he would take notice of none.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer By Mark Twain
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER III
12  The first thing the beetle did was to take him by the finger.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer By Mark Twain
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER V
13  She wondered also who would take care of her now her Ayah was dead.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER I
14  Sometimes they would take fifty or sixty eggs out of one hole.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer By Mark Twain
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XVI
15  Twice she put out her hand to take the garment again, and twice she refrained.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer By Mark Twain
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIX
Example Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1  Make up your mind to act decidedly and take the consequences.
2  We need tangible evidence if we're going to take legal action.
3  Prison officers have decided to take industrial action.
4  He vowed to take legal action.
5  It wants the government to take action to boost the economy.
6  We may have to take military action.
7  I'll just take a note of your name and address.
8  No other organisation was able or willing to take on the job.
9  The government wants to take a hard line against the strikers.
10  The travel agent recommended that I take out travel insurance.
11  He sent three scouts ahead to take a look at the bridge.
12  He is always ready to take on heavy responsibilities.
13  When I am sad, I take refuge in remembering happier times.
14  It is difficult to take issue with his analysis.
15  Between grief and nothing, I will take grief.