Example sentences of "[prep] taking [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ We do evict people on a regular basis for non-payment after taking all sorts of measures to make sure they are not in need . ’ |
| 2 | For his abrupt switch to English had come after taking one look at her knitted hat , cheap raincoat and brogues . |
| 3 | Last March , an acid house partygoer in Surrey collapsed and died after taking two ecstasy tablets . |
| 4 | A TAXI driver was robbed at gunpoint after taking two men on a 15-mile trip from Melton Mowbray to Leicester . |
| 5 | Engineer Michael Stoneham , 43 , was retired on medical grounds after taking 1,158 days off sick at the BT depot in Clerkenwell , London . |
| 6 | We shall also be asking centre co-ordinators to help us in collecting important information about candidates ' first destinations after taking general SVQs . |
| 7 | After taking much evidence from masters and employers in the woollen manufacture , the statutory outcome was the repeal in 1809 of the old legislation , not only that on machinery but also that requiring apprenticeship . |
| 8 | Willis had one of his inspired days and , after taking four wickets in the first innings , went one better this time , with 5 for 65 . |
| 9 | But McHale has another option after taking former Bridlington Town keeper Ian Taylor on trial following his release from Fourth Division Carlisle United . |
| 10 | The Secretary of State for the Environment told the House of Commons that ‘ after taking legal advice ’ he had decided that ‘ the term ‘ maximum admissible concentration ’ in the European Community Drinking Water Directive should relate to individual samples and not to averages over a period ’ . |
| 11 | However disagreements arose between the two parties and after taking legal advice Mr Manners challenged the terms of the Licence and argued that his occupation had all the rights of a protected tenancy . ’ |
| 12 | Shipping lost £11 million after taking unrealised losses on the value of dollar loans which finance the shipping fleet , and losses in mechanical engineering widened to £23.2 million , mainly due to the depressed market for ship fittings and equipment . |
| 13 | After taking heavy Widnes pressure in the early stages , Salford replied with two penalties from Birkett and a try from Fox on his First Division debut in the 19th minute , which Birkett converted . |
| 14 | It seemed that Walsh had reached a career crossroads after taking 174 wickets in 50 Tests . |
| 15 | A 33 year old man was admitted to another hospital after taking 30 tablets of paracetamol with alcohol some 17 hours previously . |
| 16 | In the unlikely event that the matter remains unresolved after taking these steps , you can apply to the Banking Ombudsman for arbitration . |
| 17 | Samuel Taylor Coleridge had been reading Purchas 's His Pilgrimage after taking some opium : In Xamdu did Cublai Can build a stately palace , encompassing sixteene miles of plaine ground with a wall , wherein are fertile Meddowes , pleasant Springs , delightful Streames , and all sorts of beasts of chase and game , and in the middest thereof a sumptuous house of pleasure . |
| 18 | Girl , 16 , died after taking single tablet of Ecstasy . |
| 19 | If after taking this action you are still dissatisfied , please write to the Chief Executive , Norwich Union Insurance Group , Surrey Street , Norwich , NR1 3NG . |
| 20 | ‘ He put up a brave fight , ’ Jahangir said after taking 53 minutes to beat Parke , one of England 's leading prospects . |
| 21 | In the very year when , after taking British citizenship and joining the Church of England , he wrote the famous ‘ Preface ’ to For Lancelot Andrewes ( dedicated to Eliot 's mother ) , Eliot was recalling his own childhood in his introductory remarks to This American World , and his days at Fishermen 's Corner in Gloucester . |
| 22 | But yesterday Dunnes Stores ( Billingham ) made a £1,000 offer and a former Oxford blue promised a £50 cheque to end worries that Richardson 's build-up would be affected after taking ten weeks ' unpaid leave from work . |
| 23 | Their courses are based on the BHS and National Vocational Qualifications ( NVQ ) standards , which will certainly complement your practical training for these exams , although you do not have to work towards taking any exams to follow any of the courses . |
| 24 | The Working Party emphasised the importance of good drafting in the documents originating pension schemes , and stressed the importance of taking legal advice on the conduct of the scheme throughout its life , as well as at its inception . |
| 25 | That 's where legal expenses insurance helps — it protects against the cost of taking legal action . |
| 26 | Labour councils , desperate to avoid the final sanction — a sale of goods in a debtor 's home — are now agonising at the prospect of taking legal action against their own supporters . |
| 27 | More important , the cost of legal action to seek redress had become so prohibitive that the consumer had little chance of taking legal action against suppliers . |
| 28 | But , as Robin Powell reports , some experts are wary of taking political correctness too far . |
| 29 | They also accuse Christians of pretending to be morally superior and of taking great delight in their virtue . |
| 30 | It was rumoured that as the monarch 's virility grew less reliable he developed a habit of taking substantial quantities of aphrodisiacs . |