Example sentences of "[adv] takes [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Parsons seldom , if ever mentions the so- called black books , let alone takes any notice of what they , what they say . |
| 2 | I mean , if we take this as a game , as you rightly describe it , he only takes these people from th in the first place , to have hostages that he can use as bargaining chips later . |
| 3 | It dries right quick , it just takes that chill off |
| 4 | And it in the Summer which I know it is n't the Summer , in the Summer we just take these well we will cos we have n't had any for the Summer we just takes these panes out and just open them like that in the Summer . |
| 5 | Loud noise from passing vehicles is doubly unwelcome because , not only does it drown out the wanted sound , but it also causes the camcorder 's automatic gain control to lower the recording level ; this generally takes some seconds to return to normal after the disturbance , during which time the wanted sound is not recorded properly . |
| 6 | It hardly takes much decoding to translate this into racial — indeed , not far from racist — terms . |
| 7 | EXCEPT where rocks are heavily cracked or fissured , it usually takes many years for water to find its way down through the soil and the unsaturated zone to the saturated zone of an aquifer . |
| 8 | It usually takes several days for the pain to subside , although it can linger for weeks . |
| 9 | Until an alleged audit failure has been properly investigated , which usually takes some years , the Institute knows no better than anybody else whether there really has been any negligence or wrongdoing . |
| 10 | Bruno Bettelheim ( 1976 ) — — not without his critics , see , for example , Tucker ( 1984 ) — clearly takes this view , for he has provided us with a detailed study of fairy tales , The uses of enchantment . |
| 11 | One of the problems of studying nitrate pollution is that the water that replenishes aquifers — particularly the Chalk — typically takes many years to travel from the soil to the water table . |
| 12 | For example , a sales idea will be easier to implement and show a steeper slope ( e.g. takes less time from origination to commercialization ) than one requiring a new technology involving research and development . |
| 13 | Out of this , the owner of the whole building supposedly takes some responsibility for certain external damage to the fabric of the building . |
| 14 | The actual recycling processes , although similar to the normal manufacturing process , often takes more time , and costs a lot more , with only the same end result . |
| 15 | Perhaps we believe that others perceive us as weak and ineffectual when in reality we choose to make a stand only about those things which really matter , knowing that it often takes more strength to remain calm and in control than to meet aggression with more aggression . |
| 16 | Which often takes some time . |
| 17 | Do not underestimate the time required to prepare a cocktail party — a four-course dinner often takes less time ! |
| 18 | His radicalism now takes this form ( and Freddie is in more or less complete agreement ) : to help all men enjoy the same possibilities for happiness as he does himself — no less . |
| 19 | She got herself a job in Reading college , she got somebody to take her down there and a place to get an English A Level , and Mary said it 's a thing with her she wants to get this English A Level cos her father had one and she feels that is she could get and English A Level it would impress him , he , she spends her life trying to impress her father who does n't really takes much notice of her , . |
| 20 | We 've got alpha , beta , gamma and gamma radiation is the stuff that stuff Really takes some stopping . |
| 21 | It sometimes takes more courage to say no , I do n't want to you than to get into the fight yeah . |
| 22 | He then got it there , he then takes that tape and plays another tape he makes a ? |
| 23 | Pushing the tyres up again takes more energy and children will soon sort out the lightest or compete with one another to push the heaviest . |
| 24 | It actually takes some time before I get to the stage of asking for his name , the date or details of the place where he lives . |
| 25 | Althusser himself certainly takes this view . |
| 26 | Martha certainly takes some beating . |
| 27 | For styling and interior comfort , both for pilots and passengers , it certainly takes some beating . |
| 28 | If relearning to walk safely takes several months , going out in a wheelchair alone can prevent the patient from feeling too housebound and frustratingly dependent on other people for his mobility . |
| 29 | ‘ Much too fast and he never takes any notice when I tell him to go slower , so I do my knitting . |