Example sentences of "the [noun] take [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is the moment when the contestants take the solemn oath at the altar of Zeus to abide by the result of the race ; only the altar is not shown — in its place stands the god himself . |
| 2 | Accidents involving carbon monoxide or other poisoning or anoxia ( possibly associated with cabin pressure failures ) are other obvious cases in which the pathologists take a leading place amongst the investigators . |
| 3 | The percussive nature of some of the playing and ‘ rat-at-tat ’ rhythms sometimes suggest Prokofiev ( the pianos take a fair bashing ) , and at various points Messaien , Villa-Lobos , and Ligeti came into my mind . |
| 4 | Mullicking Tyre : The Incomers Take the High Road |
| 5 | " How did he and the Lab take the new appointment ? " |
| 6 | THE CHAPS take a rare break from Twisting |
| 7 | THE CHAPS take a rare break from Twisting |
| 8 | Although the acquisition and preservation of data are laudable activities they will not result in widespread use of the data unless the archives take an active role in promoting use . |
| 9 | It was September , when the days take a long time to wake up and the green of the trees is brushed with gold . |
| 10 | The ants take the sweet honeydew and , in exchange , protect their ‘ herds ’ of aphids from predators , such as ladybirds and hoverfly larvae . |
| 11 | After the palazzo take the next road to the right , Via Rugabella , and follow this to the Corso Italia . |
| 12 | For one thing they are not really cultivated , mostly because the trees take a long time to bear fruit and even then are not very prolific . |
| 13 | Obviously people in the trade take a great pride in their ability to understand their customers and to predict their reactions . |
| 14 | Some of the rooms take a fourth bed . |
| 15 | The Government take no further responsibility for them . |
| 16 | It has heard and seen evidence from witnesses including the minister of agriculture , fisheries and food , the chairman of the NRA , the Chemical Industries Association and the Institute of Wastes Management , and has recommended that the government take the fourth option of its consultation paper ( Chem . |
| 17 | The royals take an obscure pride in their penny-pinching , details of which are leaked to the press from time to time so as to suggest that they are , in fact , just like us . |
| 18 | Leading companies in the US take the whole process from beginning to end , from assistance in credit marketing , through processing applications to opening accounts and managing them , all based on a complete picture of each individual and their circumstances . |
| 19 | From Adkin 109 , London Road proceed towards the ring road and at the roundabout take the second exit into Bayswater Road . |
| 20 | I think the students take a real pride in what they 're doing , in our place . |
| 21 | The services take a serious view of bullying and it has been made very clear that bullying and ill-treatment will not be tolerated . |
| 22 | The boys take a great interest in this Subject and the work done will be of vital use to such as afterwards become Engineers , Surveyors , Scientists , etc . " |