Example sentences of "take an [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Waldron refers to a justification of property along these lines as a right-based argument for private property , which he defines as ‘ an argument which takes an individual interest to be sufficiently important in itself to justify holding others ( especially the government ) to be under duties to create , secure , maintain , or respect an institution of private property ’ . |
| 2 | Amongst the British films selected are DAKOTA ROAD , the new release from the prolific Working Title company , a tale of sexual awakening set in the East Anglian fens ; CLOSE MY EYES , Stephen Poliakoff 's second film as director , which stars Saskia Reeves who is also in THE BRIDGE , a new film which takes an impressionist painting as the starting point of a tale of illicit passion in the repressive Victorian era . |
| 3 | The argument now takes an ingenious turn . |
| 4 | It just takes an ingenious mind and an ability to do crosswords and you can prove anything with words . |
| 5 | The route takes an impressive line on the over-handing lower section of the East Buttress and is a worthy addition to Berzins ' growing collection of hard routes on Lakeland mountain crags over the past 18 months . |
| 6 | In his new five-part Channel 4 series The Feast of Christmas , Paul Levy takes an idiosyncratic view of this important festival in the Christian calendar . |
| 7 | He takes an impish delight in shocking the press and dismaying the clients as he prepares to change direction : ‘ To be provocative is important , and change is vital for personal survival . |
| 8 | A child takes an awful lot of work , and I 'd want to make sure I was through the bulk of my career stuff . |
| 9 | When Willie Ofahengaue gets going he takes an awful lot of stopping , so the Baa-Baas need to prevent him getting into top gear . |
| 10 | Almost the whole problem of writing poetry is to bring it back to what you really feel , and that takes an awful lot of manoeuvring . |
| 11 | But , when you look at it in that context it becomes very much erm , part of your life , and it takes an awful lot to break that habit and there 's no help . |
| 12 | That er when you get these these er er reputations or whatever it is , it takes an awful lot of living down . |
| 13 | Now what we do erm and this takes an awful lot of workload from the sales consultant . |
| 14 | It takes an awful lot of the different kind of practical experience . |
| 15 | Webb takes an early dip in Chelsea mire |
| 16 | So I had to wait fo at Enfield Chase for another bus and the bus from Enfield Chase yeah you go along all these piddley little so it 's from erm ten it took me it took takes an hour-and-a-half on the bus . |
| 17 | If a body acting under statutory authority takes an irrelevant consideration into account or ignores a relevant consideration then the resultant decision will be ultra vires ( Associated Provincial Picture Houses Ltd. v. Wednesbury Corp . |
| 18 | This programme takes an entertaining look at the different ages of Northampton , from Medieval times , through the Industrial Revolution and Victorian era , to the present day . |
| 19 | NEXT takes an optional control variable If the control variable is present then FOR … |
| 20 | The sort of man who takes an old woman for everything she has . |
| 21 | Happily , Lisa Martineau takes an opposite approach . |
| 22 | Does lazy , for example , mean the person arrives late every day , or takes an excessive lunch break , or never volunteers for anything , or lies about with his eyes closed half the time ? |
| 23 | class , catechesis takes an educational form which , on the one hand , respects freedom and encourages personal development and growth , and on the other hand , provides the context within which the pupil can find meaning and purpose in the everyday experiences of life . |
| 24 | ‘ It takes an enlightened boss to realise that standard textbook career progression is not always right for certain people , ’ says Kate Hargreaves . |
| 25 | ‘ If a rusty water pipe bursts it takes an enormous amount of time to find the money to carry out the repairs . |
| 26 | It takes an initial order of objects and applies random changes to the order , viz sub-order reversals and sub-order translations ( 13 ) . |
| 27 | Will the right hon. Gentleman ensure that his Department takes an adequate interest in the subcontracts ? |
| 28 | She takes an Alsatian dog around with her ; it will make you nervous if she does n't have it on a lead . |
| 29 | He still takes an active interest in Henley Regatta , where he is a steward . |
| 30 | It is increasingly likely that anyone who takes an active role in any organisation will at some point find themselves involved in setting up a ‘ special event ’ . |