Example sentences of "to take [noun pl] [prep] [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Abbreviations : If you regularly have to take notes about the same subject , you should find it quite easy to develop your own abbreviations which will make you able to take those notes even more quickly . |
| 2 | The advice offered in Chapter 8 on more effective reading was that you should only begin to take notes after a first reading — when you 've grasped the structure and got the gist of the topic being dealt with . |
| 3 | Jeremy 's task is to take pictures of a potty professor 's crazy creations before any rival rags . |
| 4 | Photographers were asked to pay fifty pounds a head to take pictures of the troubled businessman , who 's facing theft and fraud charges . |
| 5 | At the same time the specialist advised her to take walks in the fresh air and sunshine and also to stop using foundation on her days off work . |
| 6 | Guinness Brewing Great Britain has unveiled its ‘ Taste Sensation ’ — a five-room travelling roadshow which uses the most modern technology to take visitors on a make-believe journey through a pint of Guinness . |
| 7 | The association used to take dogs from the general public , although this acceptance has now ceased . |
| 8 | We continued to take actions in the first quarter to strengthen our product line , consolidate manufacturing and development resources and reduce our overall workforce . |
| 9 | There was no question of his telephoning Émile Chaillot : he was not going to take orders from a mere administrator . |
| 10 | One case often cited is that , for instance , it is rational to take orders from a competent doctor in a course of treatment . |
| 11 | He was n't going to take orders from a jumped-up sixth-former . |
| 12 | He replaced Gen. Jorge Moreira Rojas [ see p. 37851 ] , who had stated that " professional ethics " did not allow him to take orders from the new Defence Minister , Klinsky , who as a rear-admiral was subordinate to him . |
| 13 | They like being able to afford French champagne , to send their children to schools in France or to take holidays on the French Riviera . |
| 14 | As one senior manager said : ‘ Employees now expect managers to take decisions on a commercial basis and recognize that their interests as employees — and in many cases shareholders — demand it . |
| 15 | Mr. Burgess visited the deceased in hospital on 25 and 26 March 1986 in order to take instructions about a new will . |
| 16 | Then , having served their demand long after the works were complete , they would have a further six years in which to take proceedings in the High Court or the county court . |
| 17 | We have to take lessons with an open mind and a humility so that we may find out where we are going wrong . |
| 18 | It would have been much better if they had been getting some therapy to help them understand why they needed to take drugs in the first place . |
| 19 | He asked me to take a message to the Blackpool Conference conveying to the delegates that he felt that he could not lead the Party at the General Election , and inviting those whose business it was to do so , to take soundings about the future leadership . |
| 20 | I dodge amongst the mud and greasy boulders trying to take photographs in the gloomy light . |
| 21 | The bill gave preferential treatment to employees buying shares in their companies , and allowed creditors to take shares on a debt-for-equity basis . |