Example sentences of "to take [noun] [prep] the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Zhelev organized on Sept. 1 and 11 meetings between Lukanov and leaders of the UDF and other opposition parties , but the UDF consistently rejected participation in a coalition on the grounds that the BSP alone had to take responsibility for the present state of the country , and that a strong parliamentary opposition was needed to guarantee Bulgaria 's democracy .
2 The Partnership should therefore be encouraged and allowed to take responsibility for the Compact strategy .
3 The Partnership should therefore be encouraged and allowed to take responsibility for the Compact strategy .
4 And the head — above all — needs to take responsibility for the whole programme .
5 Every child aged between seven and 11 living in the borough will be invited to take part during the two-week summer campaign organised by Darlington police .
6 Britain was one of a number of European countries to take part in the annual sea dumping , which included the disposal of radioactive materials used in hospitals and research laboratories as well as waste from nuclear power .
7 THE Prince of Wales was expected to shake off his back injury to take part in the annual Garter ceremony at Windsor this afternoon .
8 Eleven members of Stockton Baptist Tabernacle and Norton Baptist Church are going to Virginia in the U.S. for two weeks next month to take part in the 200th anniversary celebrations of William Carey who founded the modern missionary movement .
9 On March 15 Prime Minister Bird announced his proposed Cabinet reshuffle , but Lester Bird ( offered the Finance portfolio ) , Marshall ( offered a new Caribbean and OAS Affairs portfolio ) and Simon refused to take part in the reorganized government , necessitating further changes .
10 INMATES of Risley remand centre have been invited to take part in the first recycling scheme of its kind in the country .
11 Morton had not taken up arms previously , but he knew that some of his friends would have gone to the conventicle and would have volunteered to take part in the unequal contest against the soldiers .
12 20,000 past and present employees of the Harwell laboratory are being asked to take part in the new survey .
13 One problem the French planners have still to solve is the role of female graduates , some of whom have requested to take part in the new scheme .
14 Today the Royalists were back in Worcester … to escort the present mayor to London … he 's been invited to take part in the civil war anniversary celebrations at the palace of Westminster .
15 Today the Royalists were back in Worcester … to escort the present mayor to London … he 's been invited to take part in the civil war anniversary celebrations at the palace of Westminster .
16 Until recently the most serious problem noted by outside observers was the approximately 1,000 former members of the National Guard who were held in Tipitapa and who refused to take part in the five-stage programme of rehabilitation .
17 As in Lithuania in February , the refusal of the Latvian , Estonian and Georgian governments to take part in the all-union referendum was reinforced by the holding of their own national referendums .
18 Glasgow restaurateurs , Kee Lee and Yam Fat Tsim said triad gangs had forced them to take part in the million pound world-wide credit conspiracy .
19 His group was negotiating to take part in the Jessi project , led by Philips , Siemens and SGS Thomson , which is intended to reduce Europe 's dependence on chips from Japan and the US .
20 Earlier this year East European countries , including the Soviet Union , agreed to take part in the European Environment Agency .
21 Akabusi agreed to take part in the European Cup 400m hurdles after Frank Dick persuaded him that newcomer Gary Cadogan was too inexperienced .
22 Even so they made it through to take part in the fast-moving challenge of wits with ‘ Mr Magic ’ himself .
23 The top scoring six club members are invited to take part in the grand final at the FBAS Supreme Festival of Fishkeeping at Pontins , Weston-super-Mare each November .
24 Now here are the great eight selected by our judges to take part in the Grand Final at London 's swish Sheraton Park Tower on Friday , September 18 .
25 In 1147 he succeeded to the dukedom of Swabia , and within a year he set out to take part in the Second Crusade , under the command of his uncle Conrad III and Louis VII of France .
26 There are 43 cars scheduled to take part in the second World Solar Challenge , which runs from Darwin on Australia 's northern coast down to Adelaide in the south , using public roads .
27 So he was far from impressed with having to take part in the entire build-up , only to learn at the last minute he would not play from the start .
28 And she 'd like to take part in the advanced driving course so she can spin other people 's cars instead of mine , and pass them .
29 More than 1,000 classic and vintage vehicles are due to take part in the 350-mile event .
30 Compare that with the fence-sitting gutlessness of Honest John Major , our very own world leader and ‘ EC President ’ who refused to take part in the French TV debate for fear of upsetting Tory rebels .
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