Example sentences of "and take the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Why not join in while the going is good and take the remaining few animals or trees whatever the cost , because you will never reinherit your traditional grounds . |
| 2 | But as you leave the resort metropolis — once a tiny fishing village — and take the bumpy roads through the sub-tropical jungle , American standards are left far behind and real Mexico tilts a lazy sombrero in your direction . |
| 3 | Well can , can the clerk er ask about getting three tenders , and take the lowest and get on with the job ? |
| 4 | Please let us know about EVERY class that operated at any time in 1988 , whether it was only a couple of weeks in January or a short summer course ( children or adults ) and take the highest number on roll at any time in the year . |
| 5 | You add up the total marks given to your players , divide by x — then roll a dice that number of times and take the highest number rolled … |
| 6 | The important thing is to recognise that it is happening and take the relevant action . |
| 7 | all they ever do id booze and belch and kick up a stink and take the best seat at the fire . |
| 8 | It is in this context that we should consider John Prescott 's comments — and take the best of his old vision to add to the new . |
| 9 | Is it wholly chimerical to hope that a newly elected Tory government with an unassailable majority might do its duty , however painful for itself , and take the first steps to reverse this pernicious evil and restore the tried and tested order of our ancestors by which only those fitted to rule have any right to elect the government of this country under the Crown ? |
| 10 | A trust has now been able to acquire it and take the first steps towards long-term restoration . |
| 11 | ‘ If yu keep straight on and take the first turnin' on your left , yu 'll be at Sunset Cottage in quarter of an hour . ’ |
| 12 | He did n't see them hurry down the street and take the first turning that came : Jess talking and talking now . |
| 13 | Much the easiest way to assemble a larger labour force was to buy slaves , and the Dutch were ready to help with this , giving the fairly long credit that anyone who wanted to become a planter would need in order to finance his purchases of slaves and of machinery to crush the cane and take the first steps in refining it . |
| 14 | And take the first train out of Kent . |
| 15 | An he says , oh , you follow that road there and take the first left and — ( Furiously ) . |
| 16 | And take the first person singular : Ich . |
| 17 | Continue and take the first left after the flyover into Westminster Way . |
| 18 | Should she sell him the house and take the first flight back to England ? she wondered . |
| 19 | and a lot of people take the front wheel off the bicycle and take the front wheel into college with them |
| 20 | She could change at Bank and take the Central Line , the red line , from there . |
| 21 | He offered common sense advice such as that she should ‘ have a talk ’ with her son , but refused to accept that the money was a loan and take the necessary steps to recover it . |
| 22 | Studies of ( white ) low-income households have described how women commonly manage the weekly budget and take the major responsibility for making ends meet . |
| 23 | So Mr Hurd will use his diplomatic skills — and his French — in Strasbourg to keep the temperature down and take the rough edges off disagreement , while advancing with pragmatic caution greater British involvement in the rapidly evolving structure of the Community . |
| 24 | So Mr Hurd will use his diplomatic skills — and his French — in Strasbourg to keep the temperature down and take the rough edges off disagreement , while advancing with pragmatic caution greater British involvement in the rapidly evolving structure of the Community . |
| 25 | Initially , we will set for all i and j , assume all lines are available and take the current line to be row l . |
| 26 | And when they were departed , behold , the angel of the Lord appeareth to Joseph in a dream saying , ‘ Arise , and take the young child and his mother , and flee into Egypt , and be thou there until I bring thee word , for Herod will seek the young child to destroy him . ’ |
| 27 | Eat early Make the big meal breakfast and take the smallest in the evening . |
| 28 | Resolute again , as though energised by his own words and thoughts , he told Theo to stand firm and take the broad view . |
| 29 | The Council should emulate its predecessors and , without political prejudice , serve the best interests of the communities under their charge , and take the following action . |
| 30 | ‘ Few human geographers seem willing to come out of their national shells and take the wider view which would enable them to understand what is going on within their own countries ’ ( Thrift , 1986 , 62 ) . |