Example sentences of "[conj] take [noun] at the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If there is an important and difficult question of law , however , I do not anticipate that senior judges will either feel ‘ demeaned ’ or take umbrage at the possibility of the courts looking at the question again on fuller argument . |
| 2 | Erm , I 'm I 'm never sure about Bishops and Archbishops , erm I remember Archbishop Runcie once commenting about er , an activity that took place at the installation of a Bishop and it 's , I gather , I mean I 've , I have n't actually been to one , but if you 're Bishop or an Archbishop when they act to the triumph and act of installation took place there were you 'll find that the person was surrounded by Bishops and they were all sort of looking in on this er , this body that was gon na be installed and somebody once asked what are they doing ? |
| 3 | It is appropriate at this point to digress for a moment on the subject of the faunistic changes that took place at the end of the Palaeozoic . |
| 4 | The through room is where Dirkin lolls around , watches TV and takes exercise at the dartboard . |
| 5 | He held a shotgun at Mr Lamb 's throat and when he wheeled around and took aim at the shop 's owner , Mr Lamb grabbed a pistol from under the counter and fired once . |
| 6 | Weber scurried to the ship 's blower , and shouted down it in fury , while Katze knelt below the shattered windowpane and took potshots at the dock with his Luger . |
| 7 | Diane Miles , marketing manager of Lancôme , identifies the shift as taking place at the level of presentation rather than formulation : ‘ There are very positive signs that consumers are becoming bored and frustrated by claims for anti-ageing creams which are couched in over-technical language . |