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Example sentences for "take their"

  • Some men were running to take their places in the ranks, while others, already half asleep, arose and stretched their stiff limbs with an air of exasperated weariness.

  • They might hew down those who were within reach of their sabers; others stood ready to take their place, the last squadrons were lost and swallowed up in their vast numbers.

  • There only remained at the "tchitoka," the traders, the overseers and the soldiers ready to take their part of the punch, if the king and his court allowed them.

  • The four sailors were going to take their places at the oars, and Howik would hold the stern oar, which serves to guide a boat of this kind.

  • Recently or not, the important thing for us is that the termites have left it, because we have to take their place.

  • He disabled scores of the red imps, but scores of others sprang up to take their places.

  • Hundreds of pygmies had been disabled, yet still others came to take their places.

  • After what seemed like a long time he gave the word for those who were to make the trial trip to take their places.

  • The decrease began to be rapid about thirty years ago, when the founders, who had become very aged, died off, and new members did not come in in sufficient numbers to take their places.

  • Then he made them bring forward witness of the notice, then he bade the neighbours on the inquest to take their seats, and called upon Gunnar to challenge the inquest.

  • One day when the weather was good, Kol saw the ships as they sailed up towards him, and said he had dreamt of Earl Hacon the night before, and told his people he was sure these must be his men, and bade them all to take their weapons.

  • It would show us as on deck and would help us to take their measure.

  • Two or three other ladies were chatting with her on minor topics, and before all of these had gone others arrived to take their places.

  • They hoped to take their swords to Venice, but a storm arose, and the boats on which they embarked were driven out of their course.

  • But Napoleon, when he said these words to the Governor of Milan, forgot how the Lombards, in June 1848, absolutely refused to take their freedom at the cost of resigning Venice to Austria.

  • The men were ashamed of the stampede from the south, and were sincerely anxious to take their revenge.

  • Rome by scores and hundreds, and hence hurrying to the front to take their places as privates in the Zouaves.

  • Some of them pretended to speak "Selenite," and wished to teach it to Michel Ardan, who willingly lent himself to their innocent mania, and promised to take their messages to their friends in the moon.

  • It was upon this raft that the travellers were to take their place.

  • The moment had come to take their places in the projectile; the necessary mechanism for the descent the door-plate to screw down, the removal of the cranes and scaffolding hung over the mouth of the Columbiad, took some time.

  • At a certain time, severely calculated upon electric clocks which beat the seconds at the same instant, the inhabitants were invited to take their places at the same banquet.

  • Then Gargantua led them into the hall to take their refection; but the pilgrims did nothing but sigh, and said to Gargantua, O how happy is that land which hath such a man for their lord!

  • However, they make it not their chief business to take their foes; for, if they did, they would leave their queen exposed to the adverse parties, who then might take her.

  • With the exception of Captain Byler, the rangers were the last to take their leave.

  • Shortly after midnight our guests retired, and the next morning found all, including the priests, preparing to take their departure.

  • With the kindness of a sister, the girl wife urged me to take their bed; but I assured her that comfort was the least of my concerns, complete effacement being my consuming thought.

  • At half-past four in the morning the travellers met in the courtyard of the Hotel de Normandie, where they were to take their seats in the coach.

  • They were just about to take their seats at table when the innkeeper appeared in person.

  • You ought to be ashamed to take their money if that's what you think of them.

  • His first order was for the troops to take their breakfast: after breakfast they were to fall in and wait for the word of command.

  • He set out to the place where the Assyrian outposts were planted and a garrison on duty, and there he and his men prepared to take their supper, intending to begin the hunt with the morrow's dawn.

  • The latter had to take their peltries to Canton, which, however, was a mere receiving mart, from whence they had to be distributed over the interior of the empire and sent to the northern parts, where there was the chief consumption.

  • The chief pointed to the vacant side of the room opposite to the door, and motioned for them to take their seats.

  • Emperor of Mexico shall be able to organize the troops necessary to take their place.

  • He set forth why the Browns, after tasting the courage of the Grays, should realize that they could not take their range.

  • We have to take their positions--they don't try to take ours.

  • Where these came from were other boys growing up to take their places.


  • The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "take their" 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:
    second hand; take advantage; take command; take cover; take from; take from the fire and add; take heed; take her; take kindly; take leave; take measures for the; take part; take passage; take possession; take post; take service; take time; take vengeance; take you; taken aback; taken advantage; taken captive; taken notice; taken prisoners; takes fire; takes notice