Example sentences of "[be] [verb] to take [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was hoped that medical men would be attracted to take the College course , and then be commissioned as veterinary surgeons in the cavalry . |
| 2 | Although there is no specific luggage compartment , bags go in a former radio stowage on its humped back , while the nose area ( which now houses a 45- pound lead ballast weight replacing the guns ) could be modified to take an overnight bag if needed . |
| 3 | Such models can be designed to take a large number of factors into account at any one time . |
| 4 | Even if cross-border mergers become a matter for Brussels - which might be expected to take a larger , continent-wide view — rather than national authorities , defence is specifically reserved for the attention of member governments . |
| 5 | Whether or not you can reasonably be expected to take a job of a different kind or at a lower rate of pay will depend upon the circumstances . |
| 6 | In one organization managers may be expected to take a directive style in the management of their subordinates . |
| 7 | A recent scrutiny of public sector job advertisements reveals such phrases as : ‘ You will be expected to take a lead on all aspects of work in the Division . ’ |
| 8 | Certainly the court can be expected to take a dim view of such clauses . |
| 9 | The airline we 've got to sponsor the exchange is agreeable to the deal including Nicky and the other jock 's wife or girlfriend , and obviously the two of you will be expected to take every opportunity to rave on air about what a wonderful flight you had , how royally you were treated and all the rest of it . |
| 10 | Like other groups , they are likely to be interested in expansion , and can be expected to take an interest whenever there is a possibility of another hotel coming onto the market . |
| 11 | CAN ANYBODY be expected to take the Deputy Director of Wirral Social Services seriously when he suggests that feeding curry to toddlers will help them counteract the evils of racism ? |
| 12 | There are those , however , who find it objectionable that one person should ever be permitted to take the life of another . |
| 13 | Even more importantly it showed that millions of electors could be made to take a stand in favour of the League of Nations , towards which many Conservatives were cynical or even hostile . |
| 14 | Yet it is rare for them to be made to take the responsibility for it . |
| 15 | So we should be looking to take the initiative and , in a controlled manner , working as a team with our suppliers and ensuring they know exactly what we want . |
| 16 | It is one thing for the Association to demand certain professional standards of its members ( as formulated in the Code of Professional Conduct ) , and to expect them to have loyalty to these rather than to the employer in any dispute , but the professional association itself has to be seen to take a strong stand in support of its membership , or indeed against its membership , if such situations of conflict arise . |
| 17 | Debt interest can be seen to take a sizeable portion of general government expenditure ( 7.1% ) especially during times of high interest rates . |
| 18 | While it might help submarines to detect fishing activity , it should not be seen to take the onus of avoiding fishing vessels away from submarines . |
| 19 | Health and safety also applies on our roads and bearing in mind , we may be acquiring a large transport section , we should be seen to take an interest in not only our members ' safety , but the safety of others as well . |
| 20 | The undertaker will , as a rule , be instructed to take the body straight to his premises and screw the lid down , firmly and finally . |
| 21 | The Jolly Roger Quaffers raised more than £400 for charity , which will be used to take a party of under-privileged children to Drayton Manor park and zoo . |
| 22 | Porcelain can also be TL tested , but it is such a hard ceramic that a drill can not be used to take the sample because of the heat generated and the spurious luminescence signals produced . |
| 23 | Interest was needed to obtain any office , but all too often it was also required to rise in rank thereafter , and something more than the ‘ ability and character ’ mentioned by Scott would be needed to take the junior clerk to the headship of a department . |
| 24 | If the US could be persuaded to take a similar line , many of the problems for companies contemplating an international issue would disappear . |
| 25 | Although the contact was more social than professional , the two inevitably talked shop when they met , and as Coleman zeroed in on al-Kassar as possibly the key player in the Middle East 's narco-terrorist game , he decided to visit Mayer in his office at the German Embassy one day to see if his friend could be persuaded to take a more generous view of international cooperation than Hurley 's . |
| 26 | Meanwhile , the British edged closer to the Triple Alliance and might still be persuaded to take the strain of direct opposition to Russia , if Russia moved . |
| 27 | you could n't be bothered to take the egg yolk out of the egg white ? |
| 28 | Most were from people he barely knew — mothers hoping that he might be induced to take an interest in their daughters , hostesses needing a young man who was prepared to dance . |
| 29 | It was an act of needlessly gratuitous violence and one which ensured for good and all , that Meryl Streep would be declining to take the female lead in the film version of this one , just like she had with the last two . |
| 30 | When someone dies at home and the person is to be buried , the funeral director can be called to take the body to a chapel of rest as soon as a doctor has certified the death . |