Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] [pron] take [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I recognise them and with each recognition I take some comfort . |
| 2 | Dark ages ; but there are a few performers who take these pieces seriously , and their beacons light the path for others to follow . |
| 3 | However mistaken he thought that she might be , and that her vision of life was based on a charming naïveté which took little account of the cruel realities of existence , it was , to him , admirable that she should care about such things , and in such a practical way when all was said and done . |
| 4 | Mothers love squid because it 's good value ( you can eat most of it ) and easy to prepare ( unlike , say raw fish which takes considerable skill . |
| 5 | In this match he took seven wickets , the strangest of which was India 's first-innings stalwart Vengsarkar . |
| 6 | The object of the Act was to protect the minority of unwary consumers from possible exploitation by the minority of unscrupulous lenders who took unfair advantage for their own gain of their ‘ victims ’ ignorance . |
| 7 | Under the last Labour government , the minister of state in the Department of Health and Social Security who took particular responsibility for social security , Mr Stanley Orme , was a Cabinet minister . |
| 8 | He 's been rattling on about people bemoaning the passing of Trevino and Palmer , saying there are no characters left , merely machine-like robots who take five minutes to select a club , 10 minutes to line up a putt , and five-and-a-half hours to complete a round . |
| 9 | But some people it took three weeks to do I do n't know how the hell it did that , and I did n't even know |
| 10 | A third group consists of unemployed people who take casual jobs in catering for want of any alternative . |
| 11 | With higher after-tax wages it takes fewer hours to earn any given target income . |
| 12 | Earlier this year he took third prize for his leeks in the British Championship and scooped the top prize in the Welsh Onion Championship . |
| 13 | In 792 the Saxons revolted yet again ; this time it took two years of campaigning to suppress the Eastphalians and Nordalbingians involved . |
| 14 | But this time it took fewer repeats before the horse calmed and stopped . |
| 15 | His previous home had been completely refurbished by interior designers , so this time he took great pleasure in creating his own individual style . |
| 16 | If you want a bigger car you take another test . |
| 17 | It is a vicious circle which takes some breaking , as many girls on Tour would be the first to admit . |
| 18 | The overall effect of the system therefore , it could be argued , was to produce a rather impotent self-evaluation which took few risks followed by a local inspection little different from that of any other LEA . |
| 19 | In such situations we take appropriate measures to ensure that strict confidentiality is maintained in all respects . |
| 20 | In such situations we take appropriate measures to ensure that strict confidentiality is maintained in all respects . |
| 21 | In such situations we take appropriate measures to ensure that strict confidentiality is maintained in all respects . |
| 22 | In such situations we take appropriate measures to ensure that strict confidentiality is maintained in all respects . |
| 23 | In such situations we take appropriate measures to ensure that strict confidentiality is maintained in all respects . |
| 24 | In such situations we take appropriate measures to ensure that strict confidentiality is maintained in all respects . |
| 25 | And with Speak overcoming a nervous start -he took 33 minutes to get off the mark to hit a string of boundaries , the pair put on 141 in less than 30 overs . |
| 26 | Despite his flair and populism , he was a cautious man who took great comfort from the fact that his son had not become a footballer but was securely settled in the middle class as a solicitor . |
| 27 | ‘ Ah , you 're the clever fellow who took sixth place yesterday , ’ their hostess said obligingly . |
| 28 | Start with English is a colourful , straightforward course in six parts which takes young children from beginners to pre-intermediate level . |
| 29 | On 9 December judgment was delivered by the Chief Justice who took five hours to review the case . |
| 30 | Modelled here by Adele Curry , a student at the Blackpool and Flyde College of Hair and Beauty , the amazing creation which took two weeks to complete and stands well over a foot high is in celebration of Blackpool Tower 's £13 million transformation into Tower World . |