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Meanings of take a fancy in English

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Usage of take a fancy in English
1
Perhaps it was this that made him take a fancy to Pichou.
The Ruling Passion: Tales of Nature and Human Nature
2
I am not likely to take a fancy for marrying at forty.
An Antarctic Mystery
3
But why should she take a fancy for me as a teacher.
A Roman Singer
4
She seemed to take a fancy to me-she laughed a little.
Don Orsino
5
She might take a fancy to do something kind, compassionate, and tender.
The Bride of the Nile — Volume 09
6
Only when I take a fancy to begin, I'll carry it through.
Two Years Ago, Volume II.
7
Suppose I should take a fancy to run away with the money?
Paul the Peddler; Or, The Fortunes of a Young Street Merchant
8
She might take a fancy to you, and that would be bad.
American Gods
9
Unless-here Henrietta's mind darted-unlessshe happened to take a fancy to Marshall.
Deadham Hard: A Romance
10
But what if Betty should take a fancy to change her bed?
Robert Falconer
11
I wish to heaven somebody would take a fancy to my girls!
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 55, No. 342, April, 1844
12
He might take a fancy to you and remember you in his will.
The Cash Boy
13
Maybe when you see the girl you will take a fancy to her.
Deadwood Dick, the Prince of the Road; or, The Black Rider of th...
14
I wish he would take a fancy to the army, now.
Adela Cathcart, Volume 1
15
He might take a fancy to the girl, she added thoughtfully.
Jewel: A Chapter in Her Life
16
Nobody's going to take a fancy to the likes of me.
Pinball, 1973
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