Example sentences of "to take [det] [noun] [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | That such care may well characterize those activities which Scruton declares can not possess it is suggested by Andrew Lumsden 's appropriately passing remark on the casual , anonymous sexual encounter : ‘ for now I can only generalize : as I 've known it , men are never so peaceful , so unviolent ( physically and emotionally ) , so graceful with each other ( no matter how ‘ crude' ’ the act ) as they are — as we are — when content to take each other without the addition of names , or beds , or flats , or even of any clear impression of one-another 's looks ' ( Gay News , 235 ( Mar. 1982 ) , 17 ) . |
| 2 | I would like to take each tent by the comer and pull it down , and I would untether all the neat horses and the sleek , brushed bulls and send them with a huge cry into all the hills . |
| 3 | The government appeared to take little interest in the schemes of the Family Endowment Society . |
| 4 | Is it not a fact that if the right Hon. Gentleman was dissatisfied with the time that would be available by way of a normal parliamentary answer , he could have opted as any Minister , with your permission , Mr. Speaker , to take that question at the end of Question time and then face proper intensive questions , or he could have made a statement ? |
| 5 | We believe that it would be right for much of the communication between teachers and parents to take that form at the reporting ages and between them . |
| 6 | What limits would be placed , and Kennedy was very acutely conscious of the big mistake that Truman had made in Korea in , in fact , seeking to extend the intervention and bringing China into the war under no circumstances must China be allowed to take that step in the case of Indo-China . |
| 7 | Example 4:10 Tenant 's power to make time of the essence ( 1 ) if the landlord fails to take any step in the procedure for rent review within a period of time prescribed by this lease ( whether or not that step could also have been taken by the tenant ) the tenant may give the landlord written notice : ( a ) referring to the step which the landlord has failed to take ( b ) requiring the landlord to take that step within such period of not less than 21 days as may be specified in the notice and ( c ) informing the landlord that if he fails to take that step within the period specified in the notice he will be precluded thereafter from taking it and that time is of the essence of the period so specified ( 2 ) if the landlord fails to take the step specified in a notice under paragraph ( 1 ) within the time specified in that notice ( time being of the essence ) he shall thereafter be precluded from taking it |
| 8 | Tony reversed his car and turned to take another look at the theatre — there was nothing there . |
| 9 | He wanted to take another look at the chart but he had n't time . |
| 10 | Langbaurgh Coun Steve Kay has persuaded the Department of Social Security to take another look at the way the area is divided for cold weather payments . |
| 11 | He paused , working out that a shallow dent in the pasture was the remnant of a huge crater , and then got out to take another look at the marble . |
| 12 | ‘ I want to take another look at the gibbons . |
| 13 | ‘ If you do n't mind we should like to take another look at the upstairs rooms . ’ |
| 14 | He wanted to take some things from the moon back to earth with him . |
| 15 | This solution might be acceptable if the Vendor is prepared to take some responsibility for the accuracy of the management accounts — because otherwise the Purchaser will not know where he is |
| 16 | However , since then there have been further reviews and proposals which have had to take some cognisance of the creation of the single market . |
| 17 | This brings some benefits through musical cross-fertilisation between the cathedral and the wider community , but the cathedral does not always get the full benefit of one who is employed to do what is commonly regarded as a full-time job , and this at a time when the Church needs from its organists not only the highest musical expertise but also liturgical knowledge and a readiness to take some part in the running of the cathedral . |
| 18 | This is the actual er I will need to take some notes during the course of our discussion and this is |
| 19 | So , to come up with another completely different solo , or two , you 've got to dig deep , and also be open-minded enough to take some suggestions from the producers . |
| 20 | It is better to take this decision at the outset rather than have a poorly planned attempt backfire on the parents . |
| 21 | Erm , er , and he got a ticket , and he had to , you know , you have to take this ticket to the Police Station for not having worn his seat-belt . |
| 22 | I believe we have to take this aspect of the Spirit very seriously today . |
| 23 | An emergency meeting of the IEA in Paris on Jan. 11 had unanimously approved a contingency plan to take this step in the event of a Gulf war . |
| 24 | Mr Stein was unable to take much comfort from the performance of the rest of his company with only the racing division performing well . |
| 25 | 1 he Act states ‘ … the general purpose of a community council shall be to ascertain , co-ordinate and express to the local authorities for its area , and to public authorities , the views of the community which it represents … and to take such action in the interests of that community as appears to it to be expedient and practicable ’ ( Section 51(2) ) . |
| 26 | Our chief difficulties are the unfamiliarity ( to those rooted in print-based technologies ) , lack of availability and cost of current media to take these possibilities to the point of sellable products . |
| 27 | In discussions with me , representatives of all the major brewing companies have admitted that the orders did not force them to take those actions against the tenants . |
| 28 | Management committees are being asked to take more responsibility for the shaping of their bureaux by participating in the planning and assessment processes . |
| 29 | The teaching for objectives ( 3 ) and ( 5 ) may , in practice , run together as increasing competence enables the nurse to take more responsibility for the work . |
| 30 | ‘ We will do all we can to help customers as much as we can , especially those on low incomes and we want to take more time during the course of the year to evaluate the charge in detail . |