Example sentences of "[noun] [prep] [pron] take [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Equally , governments ' ability to enforce subsequent agreements , will depend both on the existing efficiency and administrative capacity of local States , and on the legitimacy of their taking positive action to defend the global environment , in the eyes of local interest groups . |
| 2 | A bachelor friend of mine takes great pride in culinary art which leaves him never short of admiring girlfriends . |
| 3 | It was all a far cry from the first ascent of Everest 40 years ago , news of which took three days to reach London — on Coronation Day . |
| 4 | In addition , the complexity of the purely military aspects of the conflict advised the appointment of someone to take overall command of the Armed Forces . |
| 5 | Wimbledon pay my wages and my commitment to them takes top priority . |
| 6 | lies in the fact that ‘ the offspring behave like wolves and look like dogs … this ‘ camouflage ’ gives them a tremendous competitive advantage because , as ‘ dogs ’ , they can approach garbage dumps in populated areas or herds of sheep without anyone taking special notice , much less reaching for a rifle ’ . |
| 7 | Can you see a young man with a background like his taking any interest in a girl from Whitechapel ? ’ |
| 8 | They did n't like the idea of her taking this trip . |
| 9 | ( Moreover , the very fact of our taking that look can , as Werner Heisenberg pointed out , anyway affect the behaviour of the particle concerned . |
| 10 | In many cases this invisible emptiness inside us takes visible form . |