Dig up
Dig up verb - To come upon after searching, study, or effort.
Take
Take verb - To reach for and take hold of by embracing with the fingers or arms.
Both terms in one sentence
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Just to make things odd, Ratcliffe seems to be saying he'll take everything they dig up for himself, but the men of the company find the song inspiring, since they seem to understand 'mine!
Source: Disney / Pocahontas - All it would take for an undying, poison-spewing monster to be released is for some unsuspecting builder to dig up the wrong rock.
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The Fundamentalist: Mehemet Bay is a fervent follower of the Karnak religion, and doesn't take it kindly when British archeologist's dig up ancient Egyptian dead and put them in museum.
Source: Film / The Mummy (1959)
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