Example sentences of "[adj] take [adv] the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is understood that Sock Shop directors were in the US yesterday trying to find someone who might be prepared to take over the American end of the operation and continue to run it under the Sock Shop name . |
| 2 | One correspondent asserts that whilst there is no shortage of organists , there is a dearth of those who are prepared to take on the regular commitment of parish church music . |
| 3 | The society has launched a search for an actor willing to take on the key role of Young Walsingham in their latest production . |
| 4 | As competition for places on the Kindertransporte mounted to panic proportions , the chances of success turned increasingly on knowing the right people — an official who could hurry through an application or , more critically , someone in Britain who was willing to take on the financial responsibility of acting as a guarantor . |
| 5 | In 1973 , a Japanese motoring enthusiast bought a Super Seven and before long he was back , determined to import the cars into Japan and more than willing to take on the red tape . |
| 6 | Because of this , it is hard to take seriously the various interpretations of linguistic sex-marking which are based upon the notion of prestige . |
| 7 | Other TI partners likely to take on the new technology for X-Terminals include C.Itoh , which launched the CIT-XE+ range at the show , ADDS/NCR , DEC , IBM , Megatek , Princeton Graphics , Sun River , Tandberg Data , Visual and Zentec . |
| 8 | Eight years later Theudebald died without an heir , and on this occasion Chlothar was , it seems , able to take over the eastern kingdom without opposition . |
| 9 | Choirs will be diligently fostered in their efforts … ’ and ‘ Bishops … will take good care to see that in all sung services the whole congregation may he able to take therein the active part that is theirs … ’ |
| 10 | Mr Fallon was told some forces in previous years have not been able to take up the extra posts , which have then been redistributed to other places . |
| 11 | We might never be able to take apart the atomic clock to see its wheels and springs , but there would still be the metaphysically soothing thought of its steady ticking . |
| 12 | So Murphy , a man with a deep knowledge of the game , will be a help to the beleaguered Ciaran Fitzgerald as the whitewashed Irish take on the All Blacks . |
| 13 | Mr Reid will not be available to take up the full-time post until next October , although he becomes chairman-designate on January 1 . |
| 14 | They must be daft to take on the British Empire . |
| 15 | At one time sharing the old Norn language , even there we had been forced to diverge , because while Shetland became absorbed into Scotland and obliged to take on the Scots/English language , the Faroese managed to retain and develop their own language , using that of their ‘ parent ’ country Denmark as the second tongue . |
| 16 | Mr Wilson said yesterday that comments by the rail minister , Roger Freeman , completely contradict the impression given by the Transport Secretary , John MacGregor , that private operators would be obliged to take over the existing timetable . |
| 17 | Indigenization implies that there are locals , official or private , standing in the wings ready to take over the indigenized companies . |
| 18 | Relevant state benefits for which the plaintiff must give credit should still be estimated and deducted when fixing the amount to be paid into court before a certificate is received as the plaintiff will be entitled to take out the whole amount in court and the defendant remains liable to reimburse the Secretary of State . |
| 19 | The theological colleges were eager to take up the new opportunities and transfer the teaching of arts subjects to the new colleges and universities . |