Example sentences of "[noun sg] be taking [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now it 's made the people , I have friends in Moscow , who are saying that they are losing a lot of their food supplies , because the West are taking the most throw down prices so that the Yugoslavs and the Romanians can get the goodies they want for us . |
| 2 | Now the medical association are taking the Argentinian , Miguel Pereira , to court because he is not authorised to practise in Chile , and the country 's flyweight champion and former world title challenger , Alli Galvez , has begun a hunger strike to defend his right to work . |
| 3 | The , the , the , the the er certain sections of the Communist Party of which Mao was a member and certain sections of the left wing of the Kuomintang were taking a very similar view on , on rural revolution . |
| 4 | The president is taking the key decision as to whether to increase his forces in the Gulf and to switch from a defensive to an offensive posture . |
| 5 | Such is the demand that the club is taking the road up to Southport for regular Monday night sessions at the Palm Court . |
| 6 | New research is taking a different tack . |
| 7 | British industry is taking a clear interest in the opportunities that exist in Vietnam , and I hope that others will follow our example . |
| 8 | ‘ Or his killer was taking no chances on the bodies being discovered too soon . |
| 9 | Half of the patients are taking dummy capsules … the other half are taking a drug made from fish oil . |
| 10 | Mr Woodhead , 62 , announced he and the mayoress were taking a week off after he appeared before Teesside magistrates in Middlesbrough . |
| 11 | One sure sign that winter is taking a grip — the gritting lorries are out . |
| 12 | Granny 's taking a tiny one along to the kitchen . |
| 13 | Forty five percent of our work is taking a bit off when we do n't money gon na make any |
| 14 | British Petroleum is taking a lead in advising Hungarian ( and Czech ) industry on what to do about large-scale redundancies in a country where unemployment has been limited by law to little more than 5 per cent . |
| 15 | Oxfordshire County Council 's taking the developers to court on the criminal charge of Obstructing the Public Highway . |
| 16 | One 's sympathies are with the pragmatists , but it has to be admitted that if the markets do get the impression that the Chancellor is taking a soft line on inflation to promote growth , then the pound could come under pressure , and the next move in interest rates could then be up not down . |
| 17 | Anyone seeking political asylum is taking a major step . |
| 18 | It all checked , but the guard was taking no chances now , not in view of Manville 's openly aggressive attitude . |
| 19 | Economy and Environment Minister Robert Atkins , speaking at the launch of the report , said he was pleased to see the Council was taking an interest in energy conservation . |
| 20 | Why , when the opposition goalie was taking a goal-kick , did he crouch forward and remain motionless like Johnny Fartpants ? was this some attempt to psyche out the opposition ? |
| 21 | ‘ I do n't think anything has been decided for Sunday yet , but if the boss was taking the chance to have a look at me I was reasonably happy with my performance overall . |
| 22 | RESIDENTS of a Cleveland town are taking the chance to see plans which will make a long-awaited bypass a reality . |
| 23 | Those hyacinths in the cauldron are taking a long time to come out are n't they ? |
| 24 | The band were taking a break from each other , but they 'd be working on some new material soon with a view to releasing a new song as a single to coincide with Reading . |
| 25 | This is particularly likely to arise when the original purchaser is taking an inordinate length of time to proceed . |
| 26 | ‘ The recovery is taking a little more time than I 'd hope for but I 'm rather impatient . |
| 27 | If the average rate is rising with income , then the tax is taking a higher proportion of higher incomes , i.e. the tax is progressive . |
| 28 | On the UK economy Jim admits small business is taking a hammering but blames the banks , and problems in Germany and the U.S. , ahead of the Tories . |
| 29 | CITIZENS Financial Group is taking a major step towards its goal of doubling in size within a 100-mile radius of its Providence , Rhode Island headquarters . |
| 30 | Marcella is taking the piss . |