Example sentences of "[noun sg] take [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The experiment takes many forms , but one of the commonest is to show the animal subject a set of photographs — of trees , of a river , lakes , grassland and so on . |
| 2 | When industry takes such decisions , the DTI must be involved and must know what is going on . |
| 3 | The recognition takes several forms , including modes of communication . |
| 4 | If your ambition takes this line , there are certain basic truths that you will have to recognise . |
| 5 | Teaching children to make reparation is an important lesson in life ; overcorrection takes this one stage further . |
| 6 | Of course some parties will be adversely affected , but the overall effect takes this into account . |
| 7 | The effect takes more than 10ms to develop and can last for up to a few seconds . |
| 8 | I am sure that the Greater Manchester force takes that aspect very seriously ; all inquiries by police officers are logged ; and a senior officer checks about 3 per cent . |
| 9 | Mira takes these facts and re-inserts them in narrative — not the original narrative representations from which they were drawn , for these are inaccessible to her , — but playful conjectures as to what might have been . |
| 10 | Finally Big Bear takes Little Bear out to show that the darkness is n't as black as it seems — and he falls asleep in it , in Big Bear 's arms . |
| 11 | Recognize that grief takes many forms . |
| 12 | The eating takes some getting used to , but the drinking 's the same . |
| 13 | The partnership took some time to sell . |
| 14 | Most compiled , and the young actress took several photos — perhaps for her memoirs later |
| 15 | Nevertheless , these historical manifestations of class action took many different forms , their effects were diverse , and they were related in various ways to other social movements and groups . |
| 16 | Glenn Clements , a burly policeman who took a break from his job to be in charge of the Pinnochio group , says : ‘ I 've got four kids and I get far more pleasure taking these children on holiday than I do my own . ’ |
| 17 | The march took many years , perhaps more than a century . |
| 18 | In response to the news , IBM stock took another hit , off more than 3 points . |
| 19 | Friends of a soccer player who died after a street fight claim that vital minutes were lost because an ambulance took more than half an hour to arrive . |
| 20 | RESIDENTS have voiced growing concern over ambulance coverage in Teesdale after an ambulance took more than half an hour to respond to an emergency call . |
| 21 | AN ambulance chief has defended the record of his service after claims that an ambulance took more than half an hour to answer an emergency call in Teesdale . |
| 22 | The ‘ named person ’ then becomes a subcontractor with the main contractor taking most of the responsibility , but with the client bearing some responsibility , for example , if the subcontractor defaults . |
| 23 | In the last days of the campaign Churchill returned to the attack , pointing out the danger to the parliamentary leadership of the Labour Party posed by the National Executive ; but Attlee replied patiently , explaining the constitutional position of himself and his colleagues as he saw it ; naturally his supporters — with the exception of Laski himself — did not gainsay his arguments , and on the whole the electorate took little interest in the discussion . |
| 24 | However , even he admitted that the condition took some getting used to in his speech at the reception . |
| 25 | This remedy is similar to Aconite but lacks its febrile excitement and is slower in pace , its onset taking several days and often beginning in the evening . |
| 26 | A second police car took this grim harvest to Dr Barnard in Fulham . |
| 27 | Although her descent down the steep incline took several minutes , the queue at the foot remained motionless . |
| 28 | in the case of an action arising from making a deposit otherwise than in accordance with conditions specified in a disposal licence , that the defendant took all such steps as were reasonably open to him to ensure that the conditions were complied with ; |
| 29 | The defence is that the defendant took all reasonable steps and exercised all due diligence to avoid committing the offence , section 39 . |
| 30 | The whole ritual took most of them half an hour though there were always a few that gossiped so much they had to be nagged by their Head Girl . |