Example sentences of "[adj] [verb] take a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 In fact , this involves taking a large number of TL measurements to check or correct for changes of TL sensitivity and non-linear growth of TL with dose .
2 This has taken a heavy toll of British Tornadoes , which pass low over the airfields to deliver their JP-233 runway-busting mines and bombs .
3 President Alan Garcia 's socialist government that took office in July 1985 has taken a tolerant view of the informal sector .
4 Obviously , the market must be prepared to consider taking a high proportion of their future holidays in the Lake District .
5 Above all , this means taking a strategic view of multimedia and its impact on traditional publishing practice and markets and to do so while there is still time .
6 In s. 9(1) ( a ) it is not necessary to show that the accused intended to take a specific object or even that that object was in the building : A-G 's Refs ( Nos 1 and 2 of 1979 ) [ 1980 ] QB 180 ( CA ) .
7 She had got stuck getting out of Belfast , and got lost trying to take a short cut round the traffic jam .
8 During the first two decades of the Meiji period the Japanese continued to take a strong interest in Korea .
9 Men , those working full-time and those with fixed-term contracts , are more likely to have taken a temporary job because they had been unable to find a permanent job and thus can be thought of as " involuntary " temporary workers .
10 Women ( particularly married women ) , those with part-time and those with seasonal , temporary or casual jobs , are more likely to have taken a temporary job because they did not want a permanent job and thus can be thought of as " voluntary " temporary workers .
11 It would all have taken a fair time . ’
12 ‘ All the officers of the Trust had a meeting to discuss training and we each decided to take a specific subject for one or two training sessions .
13 Shocked has taken a brave step .
14 Nevertheless , it is still worthwhile trying to take a strategic look at your present and future recruitment needs .
15 Silicon Graphics Inc has taken a worldwide licence for San Rafael , California-based Z-Code Software Corp 's Z-Mail electronic mail management software which runs under Motif : SGI is also to distribute Z-Mail on its entire hardware range — prices go from $300 for a single-user licence .
16 The so called ‘ new man ’ of the nineties has taken a conscious decision to split childcare with his working wife/partner .
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