Example sentences of "of take [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Still , maybe it kind of takes some of the sport out of it . |
| 2 | He had calculated , however , that he would need to give three poetry readings in order to cover his expenses on this visit : he did only the amount that was strictly necessary , since the Inland Revenue had a habit of taking much of any extra income he earned . |
| 3 | Secondly , with a car that was not far off competitive standards , the costs of taking that next step upwards rose sharply . |
| 4 | Mr. Howell then argues backwards from this that if a school is over-subscribed so that section 6(3) ( a ) is in point , there is a duty not to have regard to preserving the school 's character in deciding priorities because the only permissible way of taking that into account is by section 6(3) ( b ) . |
| 5 | I heartily agree with him , and I suspect that that is really an argument in favour of federalism in due course — I would not necessarily be too frightened of taking that course . |
| 6 | The that 's how it should happen and and one person is simply in charge of taking that and making a note of their amount . |
| 7 | When a child came in this morning , the one I , that we accused of taking that out , he said he did n't take it , I went on and on and on , he said he did n't take it , I said I want a letter from your father to say that you bought it then , that does n't mean anything , the father could lie . |
| 8 | Meanwhile the effect of taking such a stance towards the text is to bolster its authority , or at least to fail to question it . |
| 9 | ‘ Naturally , we hope you 'll see the wisdom of taking such a step . |
| 10 | The benefits of taking such a stance are twofold . |
| 11 | Mrs. Twitchett , who provided the refreshments must have been unhappy , for within one month the Club changed its policy of taking all the profit to letting her have it ‘ if any ’ and agreeing to supply her with additional help at weekends and other special occasions . |
| 12 | Your experience highlights the importance of taking all puppies for a veterinary check-up as soon as possible after they are collected . |
| 13 | Although we should be wary of taking all such accounts at face value , since party feeling often ran sufficiently high amongst local inhabitants that little encouragement was needed for them to come to blows , such practices certainly did go on . |
| 14 | As I made my way home and tried to comprehend the logic of taking another batsman on board , I kept arriving at the same conclusion — that I 'd be better off out of it . |
| 15 | Within hours of taking these photographs , Elizabeth was dead . |
| 16 | Had the invader the means of taking these newly fortified places ? |
| 17 | You must n't think of taking these people on . ’ |
| 18 | I hope that the hon. Member for Sedgefield will do the House and the TECs the credit of taking these matters seriously . |
| 19 | The importance of stopping smoking needs to be very strongly emphasised , as well as the advisability of sticking to a low animal fat diet for the future , of getting the weight down to normal and of taking those measures necessary to reduce blood pressure to an ideal level , i.e. reducing salt and alcohol intake , keeping the weight normal , taking regular exercise and avoiding anger . |
| 20 | You 're sweating and nervous and you know you 're out on a limb here , you 're in the process of taking some terrible risks and the luck , the flow that comes from being justified and in tune and not taking too much for granted , not being contemptuous or disrespectful of fate ; all that 's in danger here because you 're pushing the envelope , you 're maybe relying on one or two too many things going perfectly . |
| 21 | The Spirit who inspired their writing is perfectly well capable of taking some part of them and writing it on our hearts so that it becomes an inescapable pointer to a particular course of action . |
| 22 | You may not yourself be in the habit of taking this small precaution to avoid knocking at some highly inappropriate moment , but I always have been and can vouch that it is common practice amongst many professionals . |
| 23 | Henry had thought of taking this line , but the trouble was , he found , one became almost too jolly at Donald 's expense , the implication being that he , the jammy bastard , was well off out of it , while they , the real sufferers , were condemned to a few more years of the horrors of living in Wimbledon . |
| 24 | Within a couple of days of taking this , she began to weep , and she then became very concerned because she just could not stop crying . |
| 25 | There was talk of taking this whole matter to the European Court of Human Rights . |
| 26 | An interesting consequence of taking this much looser view of determinism is that it brings us much closer to the classical position . |
| 27 | The value of taking this kind of critical stance to the subject-classifications of sociology can be illustrated by taking a brief look at five areas : deviance , social stratification , power , the family and marriage , and industry and work . |
| 28 | One method of taking this into account is by using the proceeds per unit outlay as the ranking criterion , as seen in Table 4.5 . |
| 29 | All had suffered the greed of the local landlords to some extent and the thought of taking this revenge had really fired their spirits . |
| 30 | One method of taking this into account is by using the proceeds per unit outlay as the ranking criterion , as seen in Table 4.5 . |