Example sentences of "we [modal v] take a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We may take a mild-mannered horse , one that is bottom of the pecking order at home , out to ride in the company of others — perhaps at a show or on a trail ride — and find to our embarrassment that it is threatening to kick every horse in sight . |
| 2 | We should take a radical approach to the position of elderly people beyond the year 2000 , and consider whether technology can allow them to enjoy a better standard of living and to rely less on residential and nursing homes . |
| 3 | We should take a close look at what is being offered here before accepting it too readily . |
| 4 | So we 're more than looking forward to reviewing this one , although before we examine it in detail perhaps we should take a quick look at Lowden 's model-numbering system , since with so many different options available , like cutaways , special inlays , different bindings and decoration , it 's sometimes hard to spot which model is which . |
| 5 | ‘ Perhaps we should take a little walk , ’ he suggested mildly . |
| 6 | I 'll let Peter come back to you in just a moment erm and there are more question I would ask you as well but erm now we must take a short break with time at nine twenty six . |
| 7 | and sometimes we 'll take a long weekend |
| 8 | We 'll take a packed lunch in case we do n't encounter a suitable place to eat . ’ |
| 9 | Erm if we see you know , if we see somebody walking down a walkway , and he 's got a stereo in his arm , arms should I say , and he puts it into a car then obviously it a it arouses our suspicion , we 'll take a quick note of the car 's registration number , and we 'll pass the relevant information through to Police Station . |
| 10 | ‘ We 'll take a quick break for some tea and then we should be ready to run it up in another hour , ’ he briefs Captain Tuck-Brown , who has come across to check on progress before going home for the day . |
| 11 | We 'll take a quick break here , but man the phones because coming up … |
| 12 | ‘ We 'll take a short cut . |
| 13 | We 'll have that last drink — you too , no argument ! — and then we 'll take a short walk up the side here to visit one of the oldest establishments in this area . ’ |
| 14 | But I thought we might take a quick look at the muniments room first . |
| 15 | Not entirely ; to begin with we might take a pragmatic line in the light of new knowledge about the long-term effects of such treatment on a child 's subsequent development . |
| 16 | As our first example we shall take a straight piece of wire moving perpendicularly to the direction of a static magnetic field . |
| 17 | For our second example we shall take a magnetic field varying sinusoidally both in space and in time : |
| 18 | ‘ It was not as much a question of whether we would take a new step in our computerisation , but if we would subcontract it out , ’ said Olivier and Xavier Decelle , Picard 's president and managing director , respectively , in an article in Les Echos . |
| 19 | Under these circumstances we would take a sympathetic attitude and only deduct one excess for the family . |
| 20 | I hope that the Minister is not back-tracking on them because we would take a dim view of that . |
| 21 | In this chapter , we will take a brief look at the variety of grammatical categories which may or may not be expressed in different languages and the way this area of language structure affects decisions in the course of translation . |
| 22 | Here I am ! ’ and we can either pretend that it is ‘ out there ’ , or we can take a serious look at ourselves . |
| 23 | We 'll fly nose-down , but we can take a rough ride and it might just save you a laser shave when I start shooting . |
| 24 | We can take a good look at the Wheel , ’ she explained with embarrassing stridency . |
| 25 | It encourages us to believe we can take a protective attitude , by acting in the clients ' 'best interests ' , in making decisions about what stock to provide . |
| 26 | It is a time when we can take a deep breath , assess where we are and make a start on our anticipatory mourning for our fate . |
| 27 | On the other hand , we can take a well-known rhythm and change the notes , but the music will still be identifiable . |