Example sentences of "[verb] [adv] take a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's a massive work and has obviously taken a great deal of your time and trouble . |
| 2 | Our discussion this time will restrict itself much more to the two chosen passages , and will need only to take a brief look at a few details of the narratives leading up to them , and at the stories that immediately follow them . |
| 3 | Faye pulled the flannelette blanket aside a little , already tender and protective of her child , and Belinda bent down to take a closer look . |
| 4 | The Library Association has thus taken a consistent position on censorship over a period of at least 25 years . |
| 5 | Neil Young has just taken a three-minute break between the arrival of the NME and the departure of Radio 1 's Johnny Walker . |
| 6 | Only four results left and so far Lenny Henry has just taken a clear lead from Victoria Wood . |
| 7 | The Prince of Wales , who like the Sultan has a passion for polo , has already taken a close interest in the environmental impact of destruction of the world 's rainforests , a key factor in global warming . |
| 8 | Liz has always taken a great deal of interest in make-up and admits to being ‘ so vain that I wear Revlon 's Aqualash waterproof mascara when diving ’ . |
| 9 | The industry has also taken a neanderthal attitude towards the training and further education of its workers . |
| 10 | Another senior police officer who more than once captured the headlines , James Anderton , Chief Constable of Greater Manchester , decrying ‘ the rot that has now taken a firm hold in the fabric of our society ’ , was so moved as to describe crime as Britain 's ‘ Top Growth Industry ’ . |
| 11 | However , the problems were so huge and required so much finance that other resources were required and the European Community has now taken a leading role . |
| 12 | The original meaning , as defined by Collins , has certainly taken a mean whipping before re-release into this streetwise prose but we 're talking the same thing here , are n't we ? |
| 13 | ‘ It has certainly taken a great deal of time for myself and the other ten or so members of our committee . |
| 14 | But if anyone should try to get the better of Jimmy Dick , they 'd better take a lengthy piece of cutlery with them . |
| 15 | ‘ Mrs Funnell thought it better not to call him because you 'd only taken a small dose . |
| 16 | They 'd only taken a few steps when a man gave an appreciative wolf whistle . |
| 17 | Recently at an important business function several of the managers from the company for whom she works came over to take a closer look . |
| 18 | Graham Tennant , 81 , has been writing poetry for a hobby since he was 10 and his poem Looking Back taking a humorous look at the Biblical tale of Sodom and Gomorrah has been judged one of the top ten funniest poems in a national competition judged by comedian Ronnie Corbett . |
| 19 | A CENTRE aiming to promote the European Community 's research and technological development programme across Scotland and the north of England was launched in Edinburgh yesterday by the Scottish industry minister , Allan Stewart , seen here taking a well-deserved break during proceedings . |
| 20 | Joan had turned round to take a last look at the prince . |
| 21 | The left hand bulkhead window was blanked off to take a fare-table frame . |
| 22 | alright just shut up a minute , I 'm talking to ya , so she said afterwards oh I says that was good were n't it could n't even switch the machine on and she said it does n't matter does it , she said it 's not what happens its the way you deal with it , and I made a joke of it and I said to him oh this is good i n't it ? relax you 're in safe hands I ca n't even switch the machine on , but anyway I did it in the end and he was alright , and he said thank you very much , that was , you were very good , you were very kind , cos it is frightening and one thing I said to him do n't hold your breath , because people think when their having an E C G they 've got ta hold their breath for some reason , just lie there take a deep breath and do n't breathe again but you 've never had one so you would n't no , I 'm just going to mix this up |
| 23 | The Rhine passes through Stein-am-Rhein , crossed by an elegant arched bridge , and you could almost imagine it slowing down to take a good look at this delectable little town . |
| 24 | A Cun walked over to take a closer look at the two travellers . |
| 25 | Surrey , with the shooting of Barbara Taylor and Sheila Edwards outstanding , had started the last quarter 44–38 in front but Essex Met fought back to take a three-point lead . |
| 26 | Horrified … and yet strangely relieved and satisfied , and tingling with primitive energy and release , she turned on her heel and threaded so nimbly through the crowded guests that she reached the French doors that opened on to the side veranda before Greg had recovered enough to take a single step . |
| 27 | JASON Livingston 's future in athletics looks even more bleak following his reported newspaper ‘ confession ’ that he must have inadvertently taken a banned steroid before the Olympics . |
| 28 | On the other hand , the two British entries , Richardson and Hynds , worked together to take a substantial win in men 's K1 with Hemmings and Gilby doing the same thing in the ladies ' K1 event in a field of only three . |
| 29 | And er I I was pulled in to take a little part in this play er I remember that . |
| 30 | Nevertheless , these are the key principles held by those who see themselves more as multiculturalists , and continue explicitly to take a critical distance from antiracism ( cf. |