Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] to take a " in BNC.
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| 1 | If you only want to take a few doors or windows back to bare wood for repainting , there are many other cheaper guns that would do the job . |
| 2 | The critic necessarily has to take a manifesto into account . |
| 3 | Commuters to the capital obviously decided to take a long weekend or were put up in hotels overnight by their employers , said a spokesman . |
| 4 | They should perhaps look to take a more active role in initiating advocacy projects by funding development work with local users and with agencies such as the Citizens ' Advice Bureau which have developed expertise in this area . |
| 5 | It was all going to take a good deal of sorting out . |
| 6 | The problems of Scotswood continue , and although various people are trying to tackle them , it is obviously going to take a lot of time , money and effort to solve them . |
| 7 | Travel between Praslin and the other islands is by Air Seychelles ; the baggage allowance on these flights is only 5kg , so remember to take a small bag for use when island hopping . |
| 8 | She much preferred to take a cab in to the centre of town when she was on these assignments . |
| 9 | ‘ You may have a doctor called if you so wish to take a sample of blood for the purpose of having it analysed to confirm the readings given by the machine . |
| 10 | Then she had to imagine switching on the light in that cupboard under the stairs and taking a couple of steps forward so that she was just inside — but with the door open to the hall and with the knowledge that she only had to take a single large step back to be out there again . |
| 11 | He was unrecognizable at this distance , but the woman who followed him a moment later only had to take a couple of steps for Pascoe to know that this was Gwen Evans again . |
| 12 | I only have to take a moment to get my eyes strong and then I can push it out , this strongness , at anything at all so long as I am staring at it hard enough … |
| 13 | You only have to take a little bit off ai n't enough to go under your nose . |
| 14 | Because women are generally expected to take a more dependent role in society than men , disabled women face a particularly acute struggle to overcome the obstacles against them controlling their own lives , or even defining their own identities ( Morris , 1989 ; Lonsdale , 1990 ) . |
| 15 | The first was a pang of sorrowing sympathy with the bereaved and weeping parents ; but this was quickly succeeded by a thrill of holy joy that the lovely flower , which was just permitted to take a glimpse of earth , was so soon removed from all earthly contamination ! |
| 16 | ‘ It 's all right , angel , ’ Bernice said , offering her hand and pulling the girl to her feet , ‘ I just want to take a look at this thing we 're in . |
| 17 | I just want to take a look . ’ |
| 18 | I just want to take a shower . ’ |
| 19 | ‘ It 's just going to take a little time to put into operation . |
| 20 | Sometimes you 've just got to take a chance and dive in . ’ |
| 21 | Oh yes , we definitely needed the three points today , you know , before the game we were looking to get three points erm to get one out of it we are disappointed , but as I say , the way we 've played second half , we 've just got to take a bit of heart from the fact that we did n't get beat . |
| 22 | Cook has already promised to take a 12.5 per cent stake in Owners via a tender offer , provided the Airtours bid failed . |
| 23 | The hedges were just beginning to take a firm hold , and the lawns still showed the geometric pattern of the turfs as they had been fitted together . |
| 24 | Just remember to take a few tins of things . |
| 25 | Although the latter method makes the mount far less delicate whenever it is handled , I feel that the cold-seal film detracts from the beauty of the flowers and that simple gluing is far superior — you will just have to take a little more care when handling the finished product . |
| 26 | And that she 'll just have to take a chance tonight . |
| 27 | LEARNER drivers may soon have to take a written exam as part of their tests . |
| 28 | Candidates from Scottish schools are generally encouraged to take a 6th year at school and undertake CSYS in Chemistry and one other science subject . |
| 29 | I just intended to take a quick look and then leave , but Stella 's illness seemed to complicate my departure . ’ |
| 30 | However Jim Swire , a leading member of the UK Families Flight 103 group , claimed that he had already managed to take a simulated bomb through Heathrow airport on a flight to New York , on May 18 , 1990 . |