take as an example

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So take, as an example, the operation that was mounted in 2011 to take down Bin Laden.

From Slate • Jul. 14, 2016

Let me take as an example the mythical biographies of Jesus.

From The Life of Buddha and Its Lessons by Olcott, Henry Steel

We may take as an example the case of the British post-office.

From A Critical Examination of Socialism by Mallock, W. H. (William Hurrell)

Let us take as an example a set of operations which we are accustomed to see carried on by one great establishment, that of the Post-Office.

From Principles Of Political Economy Abridged with Critical, Bibliographical, and Explanatory Notes, and a Sketch of the History of Political Economy by Mill, John Stuart

He is a young man whom you might well take as an example, for he has great business capacity.

From The Firm of Girdlestone by Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir