Example sentences of "[pron] takes [adj] [noun] " 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 | 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 . |
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 | For semiconductor ‘ disks ’ or fixed-head disks all that is involved is electronic switching , which takes negligible time . |
5 | Start with English is a colourful , straightforward course in six parts which takes young children from beginners to pre-intermediate level . |
6 | 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 . |
7 | A CHARITY which takes deprived children on camping trips has been helped by a Middlesbrough hotel . |
8 | 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 . |
9 | 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 . |
10 | ‘ 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 . ’ |
11 | It belongs to St Anton , Austria 's most established resort , and provides an overnight sleeper service which takes British skiers into the centre of the resort . |
12 | 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 . |
13 | The upper part of the slope has been used for housing which takes full advantage of the views and the sun . |
14 | 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 . |
15 | However , a policy which takes full account of women 's needs is still a long way off ( Cockburn , 1985 ) . |
16 | 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 . |
17 | 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 . |
18 | 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 . |
19 | 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 . |
20 | She 's getting on now , but she takes good notice of whatever anyone says . |
21 | She wears a pink suede jacket with a studded fringe which she takes great care to hang . |
22 | However , her RSI could become a recurring problem unless she takes careful precautions . |
23 | In light of this , anybody who takes strange tablets should observe certain basic precautions . |
24 | It is extremely important that the princess , who takes great interest in Scotland , will be here to grace the occasion . ’ |
25 | It is illustrated by Rowlandson who takes evident delight in depicting the encounter of the gentry with peasant life ( Fig. 26 ) . |
26 | Any member of the secret society who takes public office or joins the police should declare they have taken the Masonic oath to counter , he told MPs . |
27 | Wimbledon pay my wages and my commitment to them takes top priority . |
28 | And they takes lovely photos . |
29 | It takes real determination to pack all the country house thriller cliches you can think of into half an hour , but TVS and Ian Stuart Black managed it in House of Glass ( ITV ) , an Appointment With Fear try-out for a post-franchise series . |
30 | ‘ It takes real guts to carry off such a successful fraud . |