Example sentences of "[prep] [pron] take [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Balancing between them took a great deal of agility . |
| 2 | Opportunity has now been presented for someone to take a sober look at her writings which have been collected into one volume recently by Liz Johnson and Cecily O'Neill ( 1983 ) . |
| 3 | It was not uncommon for someone to take a wrong turning and be found wandering three weeks later , cold and hungry . |
| 4 | That 's what all the papers keep telling them and yet none of them take a blind bit of notice . |
| 5 | All of them take the working actors ' problems into account and attempt to create classes which can make free hours both disciplined and profitable . |
| 6 | Both of them took an active part in the artistic life of the community , pioneering clubs and founding exhibition societies . |
| 7 | ‘ Angus ’ — he dropped the timber he was lifting , letting it clank off the others , and turned to look at him with widened eyes and squared mouth , like the face of someone taking a great strain . |
| 8 | I repeat it here , as in sections 3.3 to 3.5 we will be looking at three different theories , each of which takes a different starting-point to the debate over the service economy , which in turn influences their conceptual framework and what counts as valid kinds of evidence . |
| 9 | ‘ 'Morning , ’ he said cheerfully , as she walked towards him to take the proffered bottle . |
| 10 | Most of us took the easy way out and accepted a helicopter ride back to Kleine Scheidegg , but Drummond and eight others stayed on top for an all-night vigil . |
| 11 | So if we 're talking about something talking about something taking a light year to reach us in terms of light , any possibility of human contact we 're talking about millions of years , probably , rather than a few years . |
| 12 | According to the Unemployment Unit 's calculations including them takes the jobless total to more than three million . |
| 13 | Just as the clinical professions can provide parents with the language and the concepts with which to take a negative view of the child , so they can provide the unwitting stimulus for the parent to enter a new , positive world in which things ‘ fall into place ’ . |
| 14 | By the late age of 37 , I finally felt secure enough in myself to take the ultimate risk — and I became pregnant . |
| 15 | The many different Rocastle transfer rumours ( ‘ ROCKY XVIII : The Move to Derby ’ ) , and appeals for him to take the first-team field . |
| 16 | Mozart , whose feelings for her took a long time to cool , later wrote more music for her , including the role of Madame Herz in his Singspiel Der Schauspieldirektor ( The Impresario ) , and she was the first Viennese Donna Anna in Don Giovanni . |
| 17 | When he motioned for her to take the wooden spoon from him she did so , avoiding touching him at all costs . |
| 18 | It was close enough to the cottage for her to take an early morning dip or a quick swim before dinner . |
| 19 | And of course it is open to them to take a contrary view to any conclusion reached on any matter by the panel . |
| 20 | Well they , I had to go to Road police station , London , it was quite good , the detective took , took me around that little area and er then when I got ready to collect to take him to Liverpool Street Station , I saw him for the first time , man about sixty one and he 'd got two suitcases , one lighter than the other , and while I was signing for him and his property I said to him , you take that light one and I 'll take the bigger one with the view to getting on the bus to get to Liverpool Street st but the inspector there was very good , he said I 'm not going to oh and I said to you take the light case I 'll take the high one , he said I ca n't carry anything , I got a rupture . |
| 21 | He started to see that in his opinion more could be done for humanity by Churches than by political parties , even the best of political parties such as he took the Liberal Party to be ; or at least that the Churches engaged at a more profound level with the predicament of humanity . |
| 22 | It , it highlights the need for us to take a rational approach does it not , to er , the local government review , and realize that cooperation is essential between all parties concerned for the best interests of Shropshire as , as a whole , the people of Shropshire as a whole . |
| 23 | Even in the post-war period Britain 's understanding of itself has continued to be fashioned by our taking a leading part in the containment of Germany that was the unspoken second function of the Nato Alliance . |
| 24 | Asked how the impasse was overcome a spokesman for ICL Moscow says : ‘ It was by us taking a firm line . |