Example sentences of "[pron] [vb base] take [adv] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I want to take seriously the suggestion that the sort of inquiry that Quine has in mind could be the heir to traditional epistemology — although I shall not restrict the concerns of the latter to studying the relation of evidence to theory . |
| 2 | She 's been monitoring my progress , since I 've taken up the job again , and she is far from pleased . |
| 3 | I am writing to advise that I have taken over the role of Computer Liaison Officer for the Trading Standards Department . |
| 4 | ‘ I know it 's a long way , ’ I say , ‘ I do n't even know which line to take on the underground . |
| 5 | Claudia does n't like the dry summer beards of the marguerites , Argyranthemum frutescens , which have taken over the centre bed . |
| 6 | Localisation of protein alone may identify not only producing cells , but also target cells and cells which have taken up the protein by endocytosis . |
| 7 | And beware of those who want to take over the organiser 's job . |
| 8 | He said Mr Brooke had nothing to offer the people of Northern Ireland and he told the House : ‘ There must be condemnation of those who fail to take on the IRA and the finger must be pointed at the Secretary of State and those behind him . |
| 9 | Strangford MP John Taylor dismissed Mr Brooke 's statement as ‘ bland generalities , ’ and said there must be condemnation of those who fail to take on the IRA and the finger must be pointed at Mr Brooke and those behind them . |
| 10 | There must also be condemnation for those who fail to take on the IRA , and the finger must be pointed at the Secretary of State and those who sit behind him . |
| 11 | He sat down in the living room into which she ushered him and observed , ‘ You 've taken down the decorations . ’ |
| 12 | If there 's already a working phone line at your new address , and you arrange to take over the service on the same day as the old customer disconnects , it will be re-connected free of charge . |
| 13 | ‘ This declaration is not a blind bit of good to the workers who have to take over the jobs of those who have emigrated , ’ and ‘ Why do we have to wait till the next central committee meeting ? ’ were other grumbles . |
| 14 | There might be no ready and easy solution to the problems that taxi drivers face , but there are those , such as the Peace Train organisation , who have taken up the taxi drivers ' case and are concerned to alter public opinion and attitudes generally in Northern Ireland . |
| 15 | A personalised scroll , a car stickers and a copy of the book Investigating the Seashore are among the benefits enjoyed by people who have taken up the offer . |
| 16 | DM informed the Group that he had received a letter from the Open University , who have taken over the CNAA 's role in validating research degrees undertaken outside the academic sector . |
| 17 | Legal authorities who have taken over the case have imposed a blackout on information and until their investigations are complete and the case is ready to go to trial , probably in two to three months time , no-one can say how many fakes were involved , what their real value was , nor indeed how many people worked in the ring . |
| 18 | You get a little book , and you have to take out the tape , and you have to write down the different conversations you have in between , all your conversations , and then erm , . |
| 19 | clarification that that 's the er just the amendment relating to where you were trying to take away the rights of ward members to attend ? as you have taken away the rights of members on questions , comments er and other things |
| 20 | Since you have taken up the Mastership of Jesus College , what have you done to encourage this , especially young contemporary British artists ? |
| 21 | Or perhaps it is that if we try to take on the identity and authority of the Weaving Mother the consequences will be severe ; our own personal weavings are only part of a much greater pattern , which we can not control or take credit for . |
| 22 | We 're putting some money away for e expenses , we 've taken up the option to purchase , we 've put in a planning application for change of use , we investigated possible grant applications , we 're investigating future expenditure and income generation , and then we report back to this committee once . |
| 23 | That is why we have taken up the position that we have over GATT , a position which is widely welcomed by that industry . |
| 24 | On training , we plan to take forward the dynamic of the TEC movement . |
| 25 | ‘ We need to take seriously the strength of argument that education opportunities should be used to undermine the power of homophobia in our society . ' |
| 26 | Armed with their newest inventions ( a super-duper jeep and hi-tech helicopter ) they vow to take on the forces of evil and blast their way to freedom — so get blasting ! |
| 27 | They propose to take away the courts ' most important sanction — the power to take over a union 's assets . |
| 28 | But there have been people so sunk in self-blame they 've taken on the guilt of their firm 's collapse — which really does have to be nonsense . |
| 29 | They 've taken away the master computer file and charged him with , well , we do n't know exactly what but it involves an awful lot of money . |
| 30 | In 1988 , Ruth Barclay teamed up with her niece , Sherrie Bodie , to open Barclay & Bodie which has been so successful they 've taken over the shop next door . |