Example sentences of "[noun pl] [coord] take [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Not that a girl would ever be allowed to touch the great hammers or take the white-hot metal from the furnace with the giant tongs . |
| 2 | Has the next generation of unemployed white youth followed in the footsteps of their elder brothers or taken a new route ? |
| 3 | Then she shut her eyes and took a deep breath , collecting herself . |
| 4 | When Bernice glanced over her shoulder , he averted his eyes and took a consuming interest in the door hinges . |
| 5 | Whilst this situation has changed in recent years , it will only be when local female populations attain the same educational standard as their male counter-parts and take a key role in management decisions that substantial progress will be made . |
| 6 | Already his men would have heard his words and taken the appropriate action . |
| 7 | She sold their wedding presents and took a civil service job at £12 a week . |
| 8 | For a moment the flesh hung slackly on his face as he gaped at the damage , and then he sucked up his lips and took a deep breath . |
| 9 | Wander around the flora carpeted landscaped gardens and take a leisurely lunch in one of the many restaurants with choices to suit everyone 's taste . |
| 10 | There she suspends herself by her feet and takes a well-earned rest , having done her best to ensure that her single babe , in spite of everything , has received its proper milk-ration . |
| 11 | But Cambridge found their feet and took an audacious lead . |
| 12 | But she rejected the notion as he leaned back against the cushions and took a quick swig of his brandy . |
| 13 | I got up on shaking limbs and took a deep breath . |
| 14 | He did his teeth and took a long shower , first hot then cold . |
| 15 | Do you buy environment-friendly products and take an active interest in nature ? |
| 16 | June 1941 , German forces launched their surprise attack and were able to break up the Russian formations and take a huge number of prisoners . |
| 17 | PRESIDENT Bill Clinton last night prepared the country for a painful package of tax increases and spending cuts , saying he was trying to ‘ change a direction of 12 years and take a new course ’ for the economy that would quickly provide half a million new jobs . |
| 18 | Having ‘ given his best ’ to the centre for four years and taken a major role in setting it up , he obviously felt ‘ very disappointed ’ he would n't be part of its new phase . |
| 19 | Having thought through some or all of these questions and taken a hard look at the future you next need to analyse the job itself . |
| 20 | In any event , all the adventurers who can see what 's going on feel excruciating hunger pangs and take an automatic Wound . |
| 21 | The Windsors will look at the last four monarchs and their families and take a detailed look at their changing fortunes up to the present day . |
| 22 | In the Christian communities , discussions on personal relations between both men and women placed emphasis on the need to make men more responsible for their families and take an equal part in domestic work . |
| 23 | A chance to mix and match your favourites and take a perfect journey of discovery . ’ |
| 24 | David 's long fingers plucked carefully at two of the lines , swung them over the outlying strings and took the whole pattern back from her hands to form a new one within his . |
| 25 | Billy squatted down on his haunches and took a single elver from his scoop . |
| 26 | Reverting to the construction of sand features and taking the small scale features first it may be said that the formation of sand ripples is closely connected with the process of saltation . |
| 27 | The women have become more feminist in their outlook and this has helped them to stand up against the men of the villages and take a firm stance in their lives . |
| 28 | Robyn scrubbed at her face with the tissues and took a huge breath . |
| 29 | To reach the farmhouse they could follow the muddy and pit-marked cart track between the fields or take the short cut across the meadow to the little wooden gate at the side of the garden . |
| 30 | Level paid twenty-five francs and took the beautiful work home under his arm . |