1.   A stenographer was taking things down.

2.   After the operation, I was told to take things easy for a month or two.

3.   At the moment my mother seems content to take things slowly.

4.   Humbling experiences on the golf course have taught her to take things slowly, and not get too far ahead of herself.

5.   Pete will still have to take things easy for while.

6.   The Market also takes other things into account, such as the size, direction and number of trades.

7.   The only way to manage when you have small kids is to take things as they come.

8.   They are not taking things lying down as many other Third World people tend to do.

9.   They learn not to take things on trust, but to make sure they fully comprehend in order to make their own assessments.