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Example sentences for "take any"

  • The only two individuals capable of exercising any influence upon him now were Bryan and his daughter Dora; yet even they could not prevail upon him to take any sustenance.

  • Rochefoucauld, which turned into vexation against himself, rendered it impossible for us to take any steps in the matter, and so overwhelmed me with displeasure, that I retired to La Trappe during Passion Week in order to recover myself.

  • Orleans ceased to take any share in the command, walked about or stopped at home, like a man who had nothing to do with what was passing around him.

  • Never did I give her the slightest intimation of my passion, never attempted to take any of the advantages which my situation might be supposed to give.

  • I have been assured that the actual discovery of the intrigue was made to the marquis some months previously to the birth of his child--and that he forbore to take any notice of this, lest it might affect the legitimacy of that child.

  • Only Lewis Flagg did not beset him, did not ask any questions or seem to take any interest in the matter; but that would easily be accounted for by the coolness which had arisen between Percy and himself during the last few days.

  • Compose yourselves, gentlemen; the King of Prussia is too much absorbed in his own role to take any notice of you.

  • I refused to take any share in its arrangements, and all the negotiations have been conducted by the emperor, Prince Kaunitz and Marshal Lacy.

  • The nobles, not having condescended to take any notice of Horja's summons, the people began to pillage and murder with redoubled fury.

  • He is so stingy a fellow I care not to see him; I quite cleared myself of his office, and did give him liberty to take any body in.

  • Coventry, calling for more fire-ships: and an order from Council to enable us to take any man's ships; and Sir W.

  • Coventry, calling for more fire-ships; and an order from Council to enable us to take any man's ships; and Sir W.

  • I had no leisure to take any notice of them now, though, for whatever was on my line was coming up hand-over-fist.

  • Moreover, he offered--nor would he take any denial--to come with the whole of his crew and help us finish.

  • I was always spoken to harshly when he condescended to take any notice of me at all, and was very frequently beaten.

  • Whilst I sat at work the then representative of the family, my father's first cousin, came out upon the lawn; but I did not speak to him, nor did he take any notice of me.

  • In this uprising the Dutch people, although hopes of freedom were beginning to dawn upon them, did not for some time venture to take any part.

  • Elizabeth was indignant at the language of this document, but at this particular time the dangers which were threatening her throne and people were too serious for her to take any steps to alienate the States.

  • A large number of the magistrates refused to take any part in the cruel persecution that arose, following the example of Orange, Egmont, Berghen and others of the stadholders and leading nobles.

  • The prisoner was handcuffed, but Jack did not intend to take any chances.

  • I have no right to take any chances of an escape.

  • Some of you will go to sleep in smoke if you try to take any of my remuda.

  • So as not to take any chances, he makes it a habit to be sudden death with a six-gun.

  • I much regret that I neglected to take any measurements in this part of the cave; but farther down, where it was certainly not so broad, I found the width of the ice to be 75 feet.


  • The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "take any" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.


    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    one would have said; something good; take action; take anything; take chances; take charge; take cognizance; take fire; take from the fire and add; take heede; take him; take long; take one; take over; take part; take post; take refuge; take the; take thee; taken away; taken back; taken down from the; taken into; taken place; takes possession; this town