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Example sentences for "would take"

  • The Sergeant politely answered that he would take my presence as a favour, having something to say about the servants in general, and having found my experience in that quarter already of some use to him.

  • I watched the dog, to see how he would take it.

  • We talked this matter over a great deal after we had lived in our new home for about a month, and we came at last to the conclusion that we would take a boarder.

  • I suppose you thought he would take up so much of your time and thoughts, that we couldn't be to each other what we used to be, didn't you?

  • So she took the work home, and she labored faithfully at it for about a week, She did not suppose it would take her so long; but she was not used to such very plain sewing, and was much afraid that she would not do it neatly enough.

  • The curate understood him, and said he would very gladly comply with his request, only that he feared his master, finding himself at liberty, would take to his old courses and make off where nobody could ever find him again.

  • To all this Don Fernando answered that he would take it upon himself to speak to my father, and persuade him to speak to Luscinda's father.

  • I said it would let the reader see for himself how things were going in half the time that it would take me to explain them to him.

  • If I were a musician I would take it as the subject for the adagio in a Wesleyan symphony.

  • They say it takes nine tailors to make a man, but Ernest felt that it would take at least nine Ernests to make a Mr Holt.

  • It's my guess that she has thought matters over, and that her mind is made up; but I would take it as a mighty big favour if you would put that little piece of special pleading squarely up to her.

  • It would take all I have, woven into a rope, to do that.

  • It was too bitterly cold to keep me there while they worked, but Laddie said that if I would watch, and come to meet them, he would take me up, and I might ride home among the Christmas greens on the log.

  • All this was told at unawares, drawn forth by different questions and remarks, till Guy inquired how much it would take to give them a start?

  • Mr. Edmonstone went on to ask him to come and stay at Hollywell for a week, vowing he would take no refusal.

  • Besides, I didn't know how he would take my writing about him, though if you had not written, I believe I should have let Mrs. Henley know by this time.

  • After some pondering he said that when he took it I was sleeping soundly; also, that it would not be lost; he would take me to the place where he had dropped it, when we could search together for it.

  • Beyond that great water that flows all round the world, but far away, so far that it would take months in a big boat to reach them, there are islands, some small, others as large as this world.

  • It would take me some time to give my reasons in full.

  • The young lawyer decided to ride that wave as far as it would take him.

  • Looks to me as if he would take a lot of beating.

  • He agreed to play, and, just as a matter of courtesy, they asked the priest whether he would take a hand.

  • If they wouldn't come any other way, he would take them by the ankles and drag them after him.

  • As for describing the animals themselves, it would take volumes.

  • It would take a long time to tell you everything; I thought I had enough trouble, but this last was the worst.

  • I didn't like to tell her exactly how long it would take, as I was afraid she might consider it too much bother, so I said that when the artist arrived I would tell her to get along and finish the portrait as quickly as possible.

  • I did not like to offend her, so I took the pills and told her I would take them by and bye.

  • I did not like to offend her, and said that I would take it into consideration.

  • There'll be fifteen of us to eat-besides your Grandma Ming-so I knew it would take lots of vittles.

  • And it would take me the balance of the night here to explain what all Wes said, but years back they did have a bad feud through here between the Williamses and the Parkers.

  • Mama said it would take her a solid week to brush the leaves and matted tangles out of my hair.

  • Oh that he that gripeth and grindeth the face of the poor, would take notice of these two Scriptures!

  • He would take them on a little further and till they could look about them.


  • The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "would take" 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:
    explosive shells; great surprise; should fall; would accompany; would amount; would consider; would cost; would desire; would enable; would have; would have given anything; would look; would lose; would mention; would move; would not have been; would not live alway; would rather; would recommend; would require; would ride; would save; would speak; would turn; would vote; would want