Example sentences of "[pron] takes [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This relates also to the newer concern for a holistic way of life which takes personal experience , integrity , health and good relationships seriously . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | For semiconductor ‘ disks ’ or fixed-head disks all that is involved is electronic switching , which takes negligible time . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | The Kawasaki Mule 2010 , which takes all terrain vehicles ( ATVs ) a stage further in their development , won the D Alban Davies Award . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | Did they complain about the Fujitsu factory , which takes some beating when one is considering eyesores ? |
| 11 | It is a vicious circle which takes some breaking , as many girls on Tour would be the first to admit . |
| 12 | There have been earlier references to the changing and elastic notion of priorities which takes some time to come to terms with . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | Many horses which ‘ have ’ to be kept stabled can be helped by visual and tactile communication ( a stable companion , or a hole knocked through partition walls ) , more bulk in their food , or food which takes more work to eat ( turnips , or small-mesh hay-nets ) , the provision of a playpen outside , and the realisation by the owner that keeping an animal in stressful conditions amounts , quite simply , to cruelty . |
| 16 | ‘ The Labour Party must produce policies which convince voters that their own prosperity depends on a government which takes active responsibility to promote a strong economy and that their own security — and that of their families — is best advanced by a government which works for the welfare of the whole community . ’ |
| 17 | the organization of native pastimes and the promotion of athletic fitness as a means to create disciplined , self-reliant , national-minded manhood which takes conscious pride in its heritage of unrivalled pastimes and splendid cultural traditions as essential factors in the restoration of full and distinct nationhood . |
| 18 | The upper part of the slope has been used for housing which takes full advantage of the views and the sun . |
| 19 | Together they offer a range of courses devised in partnership with industry , commerce and the public sector to provide a fulfilling programme of study and training which takes full account of the needs of the individual and the demands of information technology today . |
| 20 | However , a policy which takes full account of women 's needs is still a long way off ( Cockburn , 1985 ) . |
| 21 | A careful record should be maintained of the subjects completed so that future revision plans can follow a pattern which takes past work into account . |
| 22 | The crew must remove the ball and powder before the cannon can shoot again — which takes another turn ! |
| 23 | Mothers love squid because it 's good value ( you can eat most of it ) and easy to prepare ( unlike , say raw fish which takes considerable skill . |
| 24 | The real highlight is the chunky ‘ Cry ’ version , which takes this tune to an ethereal level . |
| 25 | Journalists can not claim to be above the law , but what they can claim , in every country which takes free speech seriously , is a right to publish first , and take the risk of conviction afterwards . |
| 26 | Eligibility for such increases if somebody takes premature retirement and they 're actually below the age of fifty five the increases do n't apply until you attain you fifty fifth birthday . |
| 27 | Nobody takes much notice . |
| 28 | Rotten pun , but seriously , it drives the neighbourhood wild when the thing rings for hours , and most importantly , nobody takes any notice if it happens too often . |
| 29 | Oh well that 's because nobody takes any notice about |
| 30 | nobody takes any notice of poor Simon , even though he is the only one admitting that they are only afraid of one another . |