Example sentences of "take [adv prt] life " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Should I take out life insurance , Dr Ali ? ’ |
| 2 | Suddenly its dead face took on life . |
| 3 | by no means all of the large reptiles that are found in the Mesozoic rocks are dinosaurs — the reptile groups that took up life in the sea or the air were only distantly related . |
| 4 | After that story I dare say she felt that we could meet — for though it had not been ‘ taken from the life ’ it had , as Elizabeth 's very solid stories were apt to do , taken on life . |
| 5 | He contributes to the pension fund and has taken out life insurance . |
| 6 | Thus , according to the most recent readership profiles assembled by The Guardian , 56% of Guardian readers agree with the statement ‘ I disapprove of aerosol cans because of the effect on the atmosphere ’ , 139,000 of them have taken out life assurance payable on death , 5% are under 40 , 73% bought records last year , more of them attended theatre and contemporary dance events more often than readers of other quality dailies and 25,000 of them invested in unit trusts . |
| 7 | She felt that she would like to take up life drawing . |
| 8 | Although the courts do have wide powers to re-allocate property and can require an ex-husband to take out life assurance , such arrangements do not necessarily compensate for the loss of an index-linked widow 's pension in old age or a lump sum and widow 's pension payable on a husband 's death in service . |