Example sentences of "and [vb base] to take [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Thus a person who carries on a VAT exempt business ( such as a bookmaker , dentist , doctor , funeral director or registered nursing home ) might deliberately start a small-scale taxable business and hope to take advantage of the rules . |
| 2 | On Monday , a number of our members took the day off work to help us set up our bar and begin to take deliveries and start tapping some of the beer . |
| 3 | Of course , if you 're more comfortable in a lounge suit or twin-set and pearls , prefer eggs and bacon for breakfast , insist on using the same boring toothbrush day and night , and like to take baths alone , then you can go to the Hilton . |
| 4 | ‘ One hint , do n't be so coy with the men you deal with , they might misconstrue your intentions and try to take advantage of you . ’ |
| 5 | They usually deal with the situation in one of two ways — they patronise you and try to take control on the assumption that you must need their guidance to do a decent job ; or they undermine you by making obscene remarks and deliberately causing problems . |
| 6 | Too many people spend too much time looking for a reason , and fail to take advantage of the simple pleasures that life offers . ’ |
| 7 | The proposals remove the benefits which a large strategic authority brings to the people of Lothian and fail to take account of local loyalties . |
| 8 | The proposals remove the benefits which a large strategic authority brings to the people of Lothian and fail to take account of local loyalties . |
| 9 | The ‘ merry-go-round ’ system which allows loading and discharge to take place while an entire train remains in motion has continued to form the mainstay of Railfreight Coal 's operations , and it is difficult to imagine a more efficient alternative . |
| 10 | I know that many general practitioners who are not eligible to join the scheme recognise the benefits of fund holding and wish to take part . |
| 11 | For most teachers I have worked with , their particular stress portfolio unfolds unconsciously up to a certain point , after which they become aware of the fact that they are getting seriously stressed and need to take care of themselves . |
| 12 | Even a career woman will have organized her life and work to take account of the children in a way men , at present , rarely have to do . |