Better to give than to take. From LearnThat.org. [John Heywood (1497?-1580), English playwright.]
We take the Times every day. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
take a risk. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
This surface will not take the dye. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
take any one of these cards. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
take shelter from the storm. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
I'll take a pound of that sausage. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
take sick. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
take action. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
take a test. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
take a pulse. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
take a cookie!. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
take the case of China. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
This box won't take all the items. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
take a scene. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
QUOTATION: There, take, says Justice, take ye each a shell. From Wordnik.com. [Quotations] Reference
I like you, take Tromp (confound it!) take Vautrins word for it. From Wordnik.com. [Paras. 500599] Reference
You write that I take your feeling for me too lightly and that I take the whole affair too lightly. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 14] Reference
The failure of the US to take seriously whats going on in Darfur is another face of racism let those folks take care of their own. From Wordnik.com. [Printing: If You're Black, Get Back] Reference
4There, take, says Justice, take ye each a shell. From Wordnik.com. [Quotations] Reference
9582There, take, says Justice, take ye each a shell. From Wordnik.com. [Quotations] Reference
“The phrase take care of has a variety of different meanings.”. From Wordnik.com. [Flash] Reference
I am going to pick out the men I want and the policies I want, and let the label take care of itself. From Wordnik.com. [The New Freedom A Call For the Emancipation of the Generous Energies of a People] Reference
Championship teams don't award full shares of the title take to players who joined them for just the final weeks. From Wordnik.com. [Starr Gazing: When Reality Trumps Fantasy] Reference
The term take it up a man comes to mind. 6th inning, a pitch comes inside to him, misses him but he starts off to first like he was hit. From Wordnik.com. [Bluebird Banter] Reference
We had what I call a take home test and we blew it. From Wordnik.com. [David Krone: Let Me Begin by Making Clear that I'm a Democrat] Reference
So far it sounds like this take is the most consistent. From Wordnik.com. [How ‘Lost’ Teaches Us to Grieve It « Gerry Canavan] Reference
I think your 'take' is naive, but you're surely entitled to it. From Wordnik.com. [Violence in Mexico] Reference
Another take is a subset of A called C where C = What you actually do!. From Wordnik.com. [Always. Everyone. Everywhere.] Reference
The wise course for Obama to take is to not talk up his accomplishments. From Wordnik.com. [Matthew Yglesias » The Soon-to-Change Unemployment Narrative] Reference
But I look forward to a future post in which you explain why this take is all wrong. From Wordnik.com. [The Volokh Conspiracy » What Al-Haramain Says, And What It Doesn’t Say] Reference
I have come to find that the best route to take is to voluntarily declare your items. From Wordnik.com. [FM3 - Household items] Reference
In every sense of the word take the bull by the horns. From Wordnik.com. [Ulysses] Reference
"Them's what they take from the Spanish ships," said he. From Wordnik.com. [The Lady and the Pirate Being the Plain Tale of a Diligent Pirate and a Fair Captive] Reference
Who would United fans take from the English league these days?. From Wordnik.com. [TEAMtalk Football News] Reference
It does not, in short, take a religious man to be a theologian. From Wordnik.com. [Natural Law in the Spiritual World] Reference
Every penny they take translates into higher premiums for everyone. From Wordnik.com. [Denver Post: News: Breaking: Local] Reference
"Oh, Ahmet," he said in Arabic, "take these fish and throw them away.". From Wordnik.com. [Bones Being Further Adventures in Mr. Commissioner Sanders' Country] Reference
Montenegro was to have what she could take from the Turkish forces in her vicinity. From Wordnik.com. [The Story of the Great War, Volume I (of 8) Introductions; Special Articles; Causes of War; Diplomatic and State Papers] Reference
I mean, how did this phone call take place and how did he even know it was Britney?. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Feb 21, 2008] Reference
We have got three fleets that are secured on three-year term take or pay agreements. From Wordnik.com. [pfblogs.org: The Ad-Free Personal Finance Blogs Aggregator (real estate blogs)] Reference
Azziz, who joined MCG in July, is recommending that the new name take effect on Feb. 1. From Wordnik.com. [Boston Business News - Local Boston News | Boston Business Journal] Reference
The calls take place every Wednesday, and alternate weekly - between 8am PST and 5pm PST. From Wordnik.com. [Social Media Club] Reference
Long-term take-or-pay contracts do not completely eliminate political or commercial risks. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 8] Reference
When the time is right for the working to "take" - be assured, it will!. From Wordnik.com. [Witchvox - RSS Feed - New Articles This Week] Reference
Middle-eastern nations are usually easy for large outside powers to "take" - and impossible to. From Wordnik.com. [digg.com: Stories / Popular] Reference
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