Example sentences of "[prep] taking [adj] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Had been appalled to discover , through the industry grapevine , that I 'd been allowed to continue with the assignment after taking such a beating from ben Issachar . |
| 2 | Meanwhile the effect of taking such a stance towards the text is to bolster its authority , or at least to fail to question it . |
| 3 | ‘ Naturally , we hope you 'll see the wisdom of taking such a step . |
| 4 | The benefits of taking such a stance are twofold . |
| 5 | Mrs. Twitchett , who provided the refreshments must have been unhappy , for within one month the Club changed its policy of taking all the profit to letting her have it ‘ if any ’ and agreeing to supply her with additional help at weekends and other special occasions . |
| 6 | But the problem with taking such an a priori stance is that it clashes with the nature of Christianity . |
| 7 | — And the other reason is , I 'm bored with taking all the risks . |
| 8 | But would-be proettes should be warned to think carefully before taking such an important step . |
| 9 | At Hinde House we were aware of the changes inherent in taking all the proposals , concerns and issues in education , attempting a series of separate and discreet changes , and then finding a lack of coherence regarding the whole curriculum , with the added possibility of incomplete and ineffective curriculum change causing frustration amongst teaching staff . |
| 10 | The hotel had much to keep youngsters occupied , but by day three we realised we had made a bad mistake in taking such a young child skiing . |
| 11 | Now they are claiming £10,000 damages against Church Fish Farm for taking all the fun out of their favourite pastime . |
| 12 | Many blamed the coming of sound not only for its enormous expense and for making producers rely on highly conventionalized and , by their very nature , static plots of theatrical origin , but also for taking all the essential fantasy out of film-going . |
| 13 | But while the critics gave the ABC network points for taking such an expensive programming risk , most predicted the show was too slow moving , too strange in short , too good to woo America 's couch potatoes . |
| 14 | However , the statistics seriously underestimate the incidence of rape , since the majority of women do not report cases to the police , considering that they have faced quite enough distress without taking such a case through the courts . |
| 15 | With much pride he washed the car prior to taking all the family for a run into the country . |
| 16 | To generate a biological molecule like haemoglobin , the red pigment in blood , by simple sieving would be equivalent to taking all the amino-acid building blocks of haemoglobin , jumbling them up at random , and hoping that the haemoglobin molecule would reconstitute itself by sheer luck . |
| 17 | Editor , — Congratulations to the BMJ on taking such a strong stand on such an important issue . |
| 18 | Ironically , with its determined attempt to restructure the British economy at the expense of the working class , and by taking such a hard line on scroungers and loungers , the Conservative Government has created the very social conditions which have led to the intensification of the very crime wave it was elected to end . |
| 19 | However , by taking such a high cut-off point the specificity and positive predictive value of the test were reduced . |
| 20 | Sometimes I could stave off an attack by taking two every four hours . |
| 21 | No , does n't fit on it 's stopped recording change the change the tape so a su but going back to that she was so convinced that it was gon na be a heck of a job that she would save us time by taking all the clothes out putting them somewhere else and I said it 'll take us three minutes |