Example sentences of "[prep] [noun] take the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | New users of water or those who require more than the maximum amount scheduled in an existing licence have to apply for permission to take the estimated quantity to the water authority in the area in which the works is situated , which will then decide whether sufficient water is available for the new abstraction . |
| 2 | The two basic postulates of SR are as follows : firstly the laws of physics take the same form in all inertial frames , i.e. in all frames which are moving with constant velocity with respect to the frame of the distant galaxies ; secondly the velocity of light is a constant c . |
| 3 | I did n't go into this line of work to take the easy option every time things get rough . |
| 4 | Bentham was willing , however , on the basis of his version of the command theory of law to take the heroic step of denying that the common law was law . |
| 5 | Stephen Cross ( Wirral ) produced a national standard throw of 57.00m to take the under-17 javelin title , with Peter Johnson ( Sefton ) confirming his place at the ‘ national ’ with a throw of 56.04m in the senior competition . |
| 6 | The course commences with a Premedical year of studies taking the same course as is offered to the first year Biological Sciences students . |
| 7 | The Chiefs of Staff took the unusual step of going down to the Royal Naval College , Greenwich , in the late spring of 1952 , where they worked for a fortnight on Churchill 's requirement with their principal scientific and technological advisers , free from the day-to-day hubbub of Whitehall . |
| 8 | From April , Mr Huntingdon plans for either himself or another member of staff to take the Advanced Certificate in Food Hygiene as an added precaution . |
| 9 | Thus this set of arguments takes the four roles of women — wives , mothers , daughters and paid workers — and elevates the first two for special treatment and recognition . |
| 10 | and a lot of people take the front wheel off the bicycle and take the front wheel into college with them |
| 11 | It is therefore extremely encouraging that , only this morning , my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State took the 250,000th call on the single market hotline — and he could give the answer to the caller 's question . |
| 12 | In the case , however , of a mandatory life sentence for murder ( into which category all the present appeals fall ) the minister of state takes the judicial view into account but does not necessarily adopt it as the tariff . |
| 13 | Conservative dissatisfaction with the episode of 1963 led almost immediately to the adoption of a procedure for election of the party leader by a ballot of members taking the Conservative whip . |
| 14 | James Finnegan of Armagh took the top award in the colour section and Henry Irwin , also of Armagh , took second prize . |
| 15 | THE SAVIOUR OF Hackfall took the unexpected form of the Woodland Trust . |
| 16 | In fact , during the Hundred Years War ( 1337 to 1453 ) , the people of Bordeaux took the English side , and many of the vineyards were destroyed in revenge . |
| 17 | Paul Accola of Switzerland took the overall World Cup title ahead of Tomba last year and the Italian 's refusal to compete in the super-G or downhill races mean the crown will probably elude him once more this year . |
| 18 | The House of Representatives took the unprecedented step of citing Burford for ‘ contempt of Congress ’ — a charge that , if proved , could put her behind bars . |
| 19 | It must now be a matter of top priority for hauliers to take the best insurance advice available on the risks being run and the cover available for operations by road and sea to mainland Europe . |
| 20 | It is common practice for workers to take the spare pack home to peruse — the bureau that assigns time to a worker specifically for reading is rare ( see Chapter 4 ) . |
| 21 | A childhood full of games and innocent adventures , the changing retinue of family dogs , ponies to ride and hunt , with Frank taking the leading rein . |
| 22 | Virgin will take 25% of US stores and a 50% stake in Australian business , with Blockbuster taking the remaining equity . |
| 23 | Jim Lovelock accorded autonomy to the planet as a whole , with humans taking the humble role of Gaia 's brain cells . |
| 24 | For this reason , it 's not surprising that in some careers friendship blossoms between people taking the same path . |
| 25 | To Barth , this could only indicate that Bultmann was in effect taking the same path as their nineteenth-century forefathers . |
| 26 | This effect was more pronounced in rats taking the high phosphate diets . |
| 27 | There was good high jumping with Darragh Murphy , from North Down , clearing 1.97 metres in Division Two as Peter Hazlett from Annadale took the top event with 1.92 . |
| 28 | Macedonia , which in January took the first steps towards independence [ see p. 38704 ] , faced hostility from Greece which felt that its name implied a territorial claim on the northern Greek province of Macedonia . |
| 29 | In Conterchi take the concealed right-turning between the church and the supermercato , then left under the bridge , following signs to S. Pietro in Crespi . |
| 30 | Unfortunately Brian could n't attend the celebrations so the number two in the UK , Peter Youngman from Chester took the engraved tankard on his behalf . |