Example sentences of "[verb] to take [adj] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mr Alec Jessel , the marketing officer , said : ‘ It is very sad that such an established company has to take such a step , but there was nothing more we could do . |
| 2 | ‘ If I get all the praise when we 're winning , then I fully expect to take all the criticism when we 're losing . |
| 3 | ‘ But the British public would like to see a fight here between me and Bruno and we can get that on , if Frank wants to take such a big risk . ’ |
| 4 | Every time you have a Prime Minister who wants to take all the decisions , it mainly leads to bad results . |
| 5 | The Dataterm advanced central heating controller is designed to take all the guesswork out of programming . |
| 6 | You do not need any artistic ability as the package itself can be trusted to take all the important design decisions . |
| 7 | They 've accused you of making water in the King 's palace , refusing to take all the enemy 's ships , refusing to destroy all the Big-Endians , seeing the enemy 's officials privately , and planning to visit Blefuscu in order to help the enemy against Lilliput . ’ |
| 8 | When asked : ‘ Why have you decided to take such a stand ? ’ he replied simply : ‘ I felt it necessary to put feet on the gospel . ’ |
| 9 | Erm my nan remembers him , was it somebody called , no no he was another character I think he sold newspapers , but erm I do , I do remember him er They 've always erm tried to get some entertainment on the pitch though prior to the matches to try and make it a family thing you know , I , I think Watford are the best club for that you know , because they , the supporters seem to take all the family along , as my son said when they went down there to the Cup replay they are very much a family sort , they do n't get a lot of trouble at Watford either . |
| 10 | She did n't think she could walk on to the catwalk twice ; once was going to take all the courage she had . |
| 11 | Admitting that to someone as detached and uninterested as the man standing in front of the fireplace was going to take all the courage she had … |
| 12 | There 's one guy up there 's got blond hair and every time I go up there she 's going to take all the fucking money out of the machine again now . |
| 13 | Striped shirt tapped a gold pencil thoughtfully against his teeth and said that of course one had every respect for someone wishing to take such a stand and that in that case we must see what could be done with the portfolio as it was . |
| 14 | I was merely surprised to note that someone who professes to take such a high moral stance should be cavorting freely with a married woman . |
| 15 | ‘ All boxers were weighed in , but because there was no chance of getting through a 28bout programme at a workmen 's club in one night , we decided to take half the bouts to another venue two nights later . |
| 16 | Why does the postman have to take all the letters away ? |
| 17 | And I said , and she said oh well she said you know well it 's that 's how you 've got ta take it stripped , for me to take that to get that done up by a restorer you 'd have to take all the upholstery off , or quite a bit off |
| 18 | The Lords of Trade did not have to take such a close interest in the activities of the chartered companies , but the three large companies trading outside Europe were clearly providing London with trade that could not come in any other way . |
| 19 | Do you try to take all the tops off as they die off ? |
| 20 | Bulmers will want to take all the apples local growers can produce . |
| 21 | Yeah alright well I 'll probably only do about four so I do n't want to take all the cards . |
| 22 | Besides , she did n't want to take such a step merely for escape 's sake and perhaps find herself ending up as a prisoner in just another house in just another town . |
| 23 | We had to take all the gear up in a hoist . |
| 24 | She had to take all the money in his wallet , she explained , because her ‘ business manager ’ would beat her up if she did n't turn in the profits . |
| 25 | My tender-hearted cousin will not refuse to take such a nobly born orphan into her household . ’ |
| 26 | The matter eventually reached the Court of Appeal which said that the Industrial Tribunal had failed to take all the relevant matters into account . |
| 27 | If your energy or health bar reaches zero it 's game over , but a knackered weapon soon reappears — you just have to take half a dozen blows while retrieving it ! |
| 28 | And you have to take three the day before |
| 29 | He chose not to read for a fellowship and once it became clear that he was no longer in the race for academic honours he was not required to take all the examinations . |
| 30 | Nisbet , the 25-year-old full-back , refused to take all the credit on the strength of his contribution to the victory over the Belgians . |