Example sentences of "he [verb] take a [adj] interest " in BNC.

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1 The only part of the United States in which he seems to take a consistent interest is Brooklyn .
2 The story of a former pupil who becomes a master at the school ; his affection for the place survives ill-treatment , for after inheriting money , retiring , and marrying the ‘ wardrobe-woman ’ , he continues to take a kindly interest in the boys .
3 At one time he had taken a mild interest in literature , especially erotic works , but of late it had flagged .
4 He had taken a personal interest in them ; there , he said , a little pettishly , Edouard would find room for no complaints .
5 He continued to take a keen interest in anything connected with espionage , and in 1915 published German Spies in England .
6 Richard Clutterbuck is a lecturer in Law in our School of Social Sciences at the University , and he 's taken a particular interest into legal aspects of violence in society .
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