Example sentences of "[be] take [adv prt] [prep] [art] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Chemistry in turn , even ‘ organic chemistry ’ , was considerably more advanced than the life-sciences , which just seemed to be taking off into an era of exciting progress .
2 Should another globe-trotting adventure arise , we know what notebook computer we 'll be taking along for the ride .
3 If you are not disciplined enough to arrive at the agency as though dressed for work you may not be taken on to the books .
4 A stranger asking for employment at the mine would not , unless he was skilled in the mining trade , expect to be taken on in a partnership so readily , though a labour shortage might improve his chances .
5 Haram , 23 , was one of just two artists from across the country to be taken on by the charity which promotes ‘ young musicians of exceptional quality ’ .
6 Presented to the Society by Mr J E Cadwallader from Capetown , South Africa - the last employee to be taken on by the Bishop 's Castle Railway . )
7 Furthermore , they were less likely to have applied to be taken on by the firm 's main competitor , which took over its order book , or to look for another job before leaving the firm .
8 David Wheatley , 28 , lived in a fantasy after failing to be taken on by the Force .
9 All this sort of responsibility will be taken on by the reception centre .
10 ( This plan was abandoned when rumours began to circulate that the castle was about to be taken over as a headquarters for Field Marshal Kesselring ; rumours which subsequently proved to have no basis in fact . )
11 The group was set to be taken over by a company owned by Pat Robertson , an American televangelist and former right-wing presidential hopeful .
12 The Benson and Hedges cricket competition will then be no more ; the increasingly national rugby league competition will probably be taken over by a beer , cola , telecommunications , or insurance sponsor .
13 A TINY island rich in wildlife , scenery and history is to be taken over by the RSPB with the help of a £400,000 appeal .
14 The last residents moved out towards the end of 1940 , leaving Barham House to be taken over by the army .
15 An RAF base which was due to close down will now be taken over by the Army .
16 An RAF base which had been due to close next year as part of the Government 's defence cuts is stay open and be taken over by the army .
17 I hope that this debate will be about the valuable contribution that Britain can make to the European community , rather than a sterile argument about whether the king 's prerogatives will be taken over by the Government and given away in the face of the people .
18 Are we about to be taken over by the machine ?
19 It recommends that it should be taken over by the academy because of its focus on basic research and that it should at the same time establish links with a university .
20 He said that He used to tell me about his country that you know it was taken over by the Russians and then it 'd be taken over by the Germans and You know what I mean .
21 This place will soon be taken over by the police and I 'll handle them . ’
22 The distribution of land , all land under of production confiscate with the exception of those to be nationalized to be taken over by the Peasant Association , the unified
23 No provision is to be made for liabilities to pay interest [ on loans not to be taken over by the purchaser ] ( v ) Full provision will be made for future rentals and other property costs on the Scottish warehouse lease
24 January 15 is the date by which the inhabitants of Florida 's Vero Beach will know if their most famous local employer is to be taken over by the French .
25 In that event the players ' registrations would be taken over by the League and transfer fees payable to Lytham .
26 THREE historic sites in Colchester now run by English Heritage may be taken over by the borough council .
27 The colonic epithelial cell is probably the major site of metabolism of 5-ASA and because the N-acetyltransferase enzyme is cytosolic , 5-ASA must be taken up into the cell before acetylation .
28 A final problem is that these substances may be taken up into the blood supply as it passes through the brain and carried to other parts of the body where they may have toxic effects that confound their effects on the nervous system .
29 Thanks to his hobby some splendid pictures of his son and daughter 's early life were preserved — on their tricycles , walking through the local park , playing with their cousins , skating and skiing , and some more imposing ones of them with the grown-ups — getting into the car while Kerry the chauffeur holds the door open ; looking very serious with the uncles and aunts , their mother appearing to be taken up with the idea of not being photographed with them !
30 This of course harks back to the much older debate about whether memories can be localized — something I 'll come back to later , ; much of the next two chapters will be taken up with the question of the localization of memory in space and time .
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