Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] take a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Commuters to the capital obviously decided to take a long weekend or were put up in hotels overnight by their employers , said a spokesman . |
| 2 | It was all going to take a good deal of sorting out . |
| 3 | Travel between Praslin and the other islands is by Air Seychelles ; the baggage allowance on these flights is only 5kg , so remember to take a small bag for use when island hopping . |
| 4 | The surveys we have discussed so far in this chapter have all involved taking a single cross-section sample of a particular population . |
| 5 | You only have to take a little bit off ai n't enough to go under your nose . |
| 6 | Even if you are hoping to work in a subordinate position for the very person who is interviewing you , you do not need to take a passive role in the interview . |
| 7 | ‘ It 's just going to take a little time to put into operation . |
| 8 | The hedges were just beginning to take a firm hold , and the lawns still showed the geometric pattern of the turfs as they had been fitted together . |
| 9 | Could she somehow have taken a wrong turning on the straight , unbranching surface ? |
| 10 | LEARNER drivers may soon have to take a written exam as part of their tests . |
| 11 | Do not forget to take a full driving licence if you intend to drive whilst abroad . |
| 12 | Candidates from Scottish schools are generally encouraged to take a 6th year at school and undertake CSYS in Chemistry and one other science subject . |
| 13 | to achieve the immediate objective and thus have taken a significant step towards achieving the overall aim |
| 14 | Because the dogs belonged to Fen , Robbie could not help taking a deeper interest than usual in their welfare . |
| 15 | I just intended to take a quick look and then leave , but Stella 's illness seemed to complicate my departure . ’ |
| 16 | However Jim Swire , a leading member of the UK Families Flight 103 group , claimed that he had already managed to take a simulated bomb through Heathrow airport on a flight to New York , on May 18 , 1990 . |
| 17 | But she still has to take a daily cocktail of drugs . |
| 18 | Many of them struggle on bravely and still manage to take a limited amount of daily exercise , but sometimes a point is reached when they are no longer able to go out alone at all to enjoy any kind of social life . |
| 19 | There was that very nice place in Keswick where he 'd always longed to take a smart woman to stay a day or two . |
| 20 | ‘ Cameron always did take a hard line on these things , ’ she tells her . |
| 21 | There is entertainment on your doorstep ; Andrew has created a fairway on the farm for guests to practise their golf and they are also invited to take a planned walk around the 280-acre farm . |
| 22 | The curriculum in secondary schools also began to take a predictable shape , mathematics , English , RE and PE for all plus a ‘ choice ’ from six option columns . |
| 23 | Art also began to take a distinctive style and many surviving examples combine elements of subtlety , barbaric splendour and beauty . |
| 24 | The operation also entailed taking a huge swathe of land permanently to allow repairs and maintenance to take place and would disrupt farming much more than pylons would . |
| 25 | Marxists too often tend to take a cavalier attitude towards the findings of such polls — anything which people ought not to think , according to socialist ideology , is regarded as the product of ‘ media manipulation ’ and can not really be people 's own considered view . |
| 26 | Arsenal and Leeds have both been linked with the Italian World Cup hero but Liverpool must now prepare to take a significant loss on their investment if they want to offload him . |
| 27 | And he now wants to take a 100-strong group of carers to the House of Commons to attract national attention to their case . |
| 28 | In any event , the courts now seem to take a softer line on police practice so far as this can be discerned from the undiscussed elements in cases that reach the law reports for other reasons . |
| 29 | Banks are important and often do take a leading role , but they are not the spider . |
| 30 | However , convincing myself the pebbles I was climbing on would n't pull out did take a little time . |