Example sentences of "and take a " in BNC.
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| 1 | At this earlier stage Ralph goes into the close and takes a look at the human price of capitalism . |
| 2 | Wild rice has a very nutty flavour and takes a long time to cook . |
| 3 | Peter Mansfield , a distinguished British commentator on the Middle East , sketches its history from the Sumerians to Napoleon 's invasion of Egypt in 1798 and takes a more detailed look at events thereafter , right up to the Gulf War . |
| 4 | When the bloodbath begins , Emilia is stabbed by her husband who is killed by Lycander who then kills Leonardo and takes a mortal wound himself . |
| 5 | Although each screen is deceptively complicated and takes a fair few attempts to solve , the solution is found through brain-power and not trial and error — once you 've solved a screen you 'll never forget how to do it . |
| 6 | This scale has quite an unusual sound and takes a little getting used to . |
| 7 | He 's a marked man and takes a lot of stick . ’ |
| 8 | Couples practises when he needs to and takes a complete break , normally three weeks , when he considers he has done sufficient to earn one . |
| 9 | But that 's the hard way and takes a long time . |
| 10 | He sits at ease in their sunny back garden and takes a carefree stroll with Jill along a country footpath . |
| 11 | Polygamy , the general term for this behaviour , is widespread in the bird world , and takes a bewildering variety of forms . |
| 12 | Goes for a walk , for example , and takes a look at the Hamilton house and that delectable stretch of milk-white sand bordering the machair . |
| 13 | But it 's expensive , useless as an insulator when wet and takes a very long time to dry . |
| 14 | IXI founder and chairman , Ray Anderson , who owns just less than half of all IXI shares coverts his holding to a ‘ significant ’ stake in SCO and takes a vice president post at the company , reporting directly to recently appointed SCO boss , Lars Turndal . |
| 15 | DENNIS JARRETTOUTLINES THE FEATURES A TRUE NETWORK-READY PC SHOULD HAVE AND TAKES A LOOK AT A PRE-CONFIGURED MACHINE FROM APRICOT . |
| 16 | My survey departs from sociological tradition and takes a new approach to women 's domestic situation by looking at housework as a job and seeing it as work , analogous to any other kind of work in modern society . |
| 17 | An exhibition at the British Museum marks the seventieth anniversary of the opening of the pharaoh 's tomb and takes a close look at its discoverer |
| 18 | LINDA NEWMAN KEEPS YOU UP TO DATE WITH ALL THOSE MATTERS THAT AFFECT YOU AND YOUR FAMILY AND TAKES A LOOK AT THE LATEST PRODUCTS AND FORTHCOMING EVENTS |
| 19 | It regularly rises to the surface of the water and takes a gulp of air . |
| 20 | As a link person , each member of the team is allocated two Major Project schools each year , and takes a particular interest in these schools , acting as the main mediator between the team and staff responsible for the project in each school . |
| 21 | There she suspends herself by her feet and takes a well-earned rest , having done her best to ensure that her single babe , in spite of everything , has received its proper milk-ration . |
| 22 | He shrugs and takes a silver cigarette case from a pocket in one of his cardigans . |
| 23 | The gaunt , grey-haired sergeant fixes me with a studiously suspicious look and takes a note of my name and the time . |
| 24 | At present the fiction that each MP acts on his own judgement and takes a discriminating part in legislation is preserved by insisting that members must be present and pass through the lobbies night after night , though in fact such activity makes no material difference , but seriously impedes MPs in their task of keeping up to date with their special interests and with their constituency work . |
| 25 | On an impulse he leans across and takes a bite out of her right-hand buttock . |
| 26 | He goes to the Chinese desk , and takes a sheet of paper out of the Mexican paper-rack . |
| 27 | LINDA NEWMAN KEEPS YOU UP TO DATE WITH ALL THOSE MATTERS THAT AFFECT YOU AND YOUR FAMILY AND TAKES A LOOK AT THE LATEST PRODUCTS AND FORTHCOMING EVENTS |
| 28 | Zelda Isaacson examines some of the ‘ facts ’ about differential achievement between girls and boys in mathematics and takes a considered look at the types and depth of some of the varied explanations put forward to account for them . |
| 29 | Perry extricates himself and takes a chair across from us . |
| 30 | Should the path fail then the system backtracks to the previous decision point and takes a different path . |