Example sentences of "[pron] takes [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Someone takes five copies out of Sarajevo where it is faxed through to Geneva , phoned to Zagreb where it can be relayed by fax to London and it is also printed in Tuzla and Zenica . ’ |
| 2 | This relates also to the newer concern for a holistic way of life which takes personal experience , integrity , health and good relationships seriously . |
| 3 | the trouble is not having enough modern catalogues of , of things that you can actually buy today because when they manufacturer them now they do n't erm make catalogues as often as they used to do er , it costs so much money in it I 'd er , I , I think that probably the next trend is going to be in lighting fittings er which will take in er you er , low energy lamps er , at the erm , the new fluorescent lamps er where erm , well there 's one in the hall which takes eight watts and it 's given us as much light out as a hundred watt lamp , er and |
| 4 | This is a device similar to a normal cassette recorder but which takes bigger tape cassettes , each of which can hold all the data and programs on your computer . |
| 5 | However they might have trouble finding adjectives to do these performances justice : his breathtaking virtuosity , which takes appalling difficulties of the music in its stride , at times had me bogeared in admiration . |
| 6 | which takes 522 pages to outline for the novice how to modify behaviour and when it 's not likely to work perfectly . |
| 7 | We now discuss " sweeping " , which takes two forms . |
| 8 | Before use , the trimmer must be fully charged , which takes two hours . |
| 9 | Ingleborough 's many tops , pavements and moors occupy a large complex area which takes many visits to really get to know . |
| 10 | It remains to be seen how a rhino , which takes many years to evolve and which has evolved with a horn , will learn to survive without one . |
| 11 | Up to 2Mb of expansion is available through a single type 1 PCMCIA slot which takes standard memory cards and application cards that are promised from the new Amsoft division . |
| 12 | Inheriting the earth , or what 's left of it by the time the non-meek have realized the folly of their ways , is a process which takes much fortitude and patience . |
| 13 | There are four main residential blocks , or ‘ wings ’ with single cell accommodation ; Medway , which takes 171 men , Kent ( 166 ) , Weald ( 99 ) and Thanet ( 102 ) . |
| 14 | For semiconductor ‘ disks ’ or fixed-head disks all that is involved is electronic switching , which takes negligible time . |
| 15 | Start with English is a colourful , straightforward course in six parts which takes young children from beginners to pre-intermediate level . |
| 16 | The " Long Tour " goes all the way from Zurich to Rapperswil and back , which takes 5 hours . |
| 17 | Fisher ( 1990 ) has pointed out that the community care reforms are based upon a conception of case management which takes little account of those people for whom services have , mandatorily , to be provided , but who refuse to accept them . |
| 18 | The defendant in a personal injuries action is likely to be represented by an insurance company , which takes complete control of and financial responsibility for the claim . |
| 19 | Sir Christopher Wren sits behind his desk , large as life and at least as natural , until a cloth is draped over the leather bound book concealing the projector , and his head is revealed as a white splodge which takes 80 hours of modelling . |
| 20 | A CHARITY which takes deprived children on camping trips has been helped by a Middlesbrough hotel . |
| 21 | My auntie 's got one which takes six discs in a little box like that . |
| 22 | The Kawasaki Mule 2010 , which takes all terrain vehicles ( ATVs ) a stage further in their development , won the D Alban Davies Award . |
| 23 | The main factor which takes most holidaymakers abroad is undoubtedly the better weather . |
| 24 | Following criticisms by Hicks and Skea among others , that the system discriminated unfairly against small departments , in particular those with less than five students undertaking Ph D research , NERC has recently announced ( Anon 1990b ) its intention to introduce a weighting factor which takes departmental size into account . |
| 25 | Did they complain about the Fujitsu factory , which takes some beating when one is considering eyesores ? |
| 26 | It is a vicious circle which takes some breaking , as many girls on Tour would be the first to admit . |
| 27 | There have been earlier references to the changing and elastic notion of priorities which takes some time to come to terms with . |
| 28 | in the bad old days , in the bad old days before high technology caught up with us , when we used to have more literals than in your average your average academic textbook , which takes some doing . |
| 29 | There are three closely interlocking themes in contemporary urban and regional analysis which takes these class relations , and processes stemming from these relations , as their fundamental starting point . |
| 30 | Anita Skinner 's gentle watercolour landscapes — ‘ the creativity of nature requiring no embellishment ’ — find contrast on the upper floor with Kay Ritchie 's work which takes natural themes a step into the abstract with strong use of colour . |