Example sentences of "[pos pn] [noun] take the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Her charms increased every day , not only in my eye but in the eyes of all who beheld her , for my mother took the greatest delight in her waiting maid . |
| 2 | My mother took the little girl into our family , and Elizabeth became the daughter that my mother had always wanted . |
| 3 | At times the broadcasters themselves did not really understand the significance of what they were broadcasting , so it was hardly surprising that their listeners took the same view : enthusiasm , and the lack of it , are equally infectious . |
| 4 | The overriding benefit , however , is its readiness to take the long view . |
| 5 | First , do their goals take the Great Commission seriously ? |
| 6 | While her boss took the unsuspecting Carolyn out to lunch , workers hoisted her H-reg Volkswagen Polo 20ft into the air with a borrowed crane and parked it neatly on the roof . |
| 7 | Its promoters took the extreme step of running independent Conservative candidates in by-elections . |
| 8 | His refusal to take the easy option is admirable . |
| 9 | When the Duke died of dropsy in 1827 , his financial affairs were in such a state that his executors took the unprecedented step of placing his chattels up at public auction , entrusting the sale to the young James Christie . |
| 10 | We would wish a second investigator to consider whether his predecessor took the right route , whether all the relevant leads were followed , whether sufficient attention was paid to evidence which was inconsistent with the working hypothesis , and whether the methods used ( particularly in interrogation ) did not distort the result . |
| 11 | One of his mates took the dented tube away from him and opened it , splashing froth over a window . |
| 12 | He remembered pleading with his mother to take the little creature on the train to Moscow and safety . |
| 13 | Capel was the captain on this day and he ordered up his brother to take the important penalty kick . |
| 14 | Lord Denning in his judgment took the following view : |
| 15 | A considerable list of diseases which the problem lies and enable you or your vet to take the correct steps to put things right . |
| 16 | well I ca n't put a hat on me hair takes the same shape and I take me hat off me hair 's the same shape as me hat |
| 17 | Of order in the universe ; of our ability to take the raw materials and weave them into a pattern of our choosing . |