Example sentences of "[coord] [noun sg] take [adv prt] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When the pain becomes intolerable , the numbness and disbelief take over again to protect us . |
| 2 | He was a writer of the fidgety , costive kind whose works are long in the planning , and meticulous in the execution — only at the very end of a project , when the scaffolding , the foundations , the walls and roof and even the plaster were laid down , did spontaneity and delight take over , in the actual play of , play with , words themselves . |
| 3 | Together Sinton and Hero take over the Limelight every Thursday and offer a platform to new bands . |
| 4 | With the national vote split three ways , what positions should the press and broadcasting take up ? |
| 5 | In the summer , athletics , cricket and tennis take over from the winter sports . |
| 6 | The important technique , which keeps you going as an automaton until interest and desire take over , and concentration sharpens to a fine point , is that of having a rigorous time-table of study laid down in advance . |
| 7 | After dinner , the hotel cabaret and band take over the easy task of keeping you happy . |
| 8 | Not unnaturally one consequence of this reductionism is that action and pragmatism take on an extra dimension in the police mind , holding a special place in the institutional imagination . |
| 9 | Some of the personalities themselves have provided unhappy proof of what can happen when stress and temptation take over where the much-publicised diet leaves off , while the thousands — sometimes millions — who bought their books have come to realise that the Hollywood way to fitness is a career in itself , a course in self-absorption and physical management that only those who are paid to pursue it can afford , either in terms of time or money . |