Example sentences of "[adv] take [noun sg] [prep] this [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Though Marcus no longer took part in this process , he never missed a single morning ; he liked to know everything that was going on — how many cargo-ships berthed for loading or unloading — how many hours taken to clear each one — how many men needed on every job . |
| 2 | Children soon take advantage of this inconsistency and the ensuing reward not only negates any potential influence of the punishment ( misbehaviour is likely to increase rather than decrease ) but debases the currency of the parent 's words and deeds . |
| 3 | No one could possibly take exception to this Mathis infant . |
| 4 | National guarantees can not possibly take account of this variation , and standards can often only be met at a cost elsewhere . |
| 5 | However , procurators fiscal hardly ever take advantage of this power . |
| 6 | Joyce Allan and Fred Penfold will also take part in this meeting which will hopefully produce recommendations for our next Directorate meeting . |
| 7 | I think mothers should also take note of this case . |
| 8 | In the decade 1420–30 , a sizeable proportion of Charles VII 's army was composed of Scots who fought at both Cravant and Verneuil , a strong contingent of Genoese also taking part in this second battle against the English . |
| 9 | Officials say that this is a sensible sort of calculation and exercise that should properly take place at this stage in the fiscal year . |
| 10 | But when is he going to give an ounce of credit to the Government for having set up the TECs , for having put in place the instrument of the training revolution that is now taking place in this country , and for having taken the most imaginative step that we have ever seen in our training history ? |
| 11 | A remarkable change for the worse took place about this time in the hitherto retired neighbourhood of Southall Green . |
| 12 | In embarking on this journey , I 'd put myself into store again and set off ; like the other women I needed safety , I needed to be taken care of , to take care of myself and now to take care of this journey . |
| 13 | All current Epson PCs now take advantage of this opportunity . |
| 14 | This is a special outing and he was supposed to be here to take charge of this lot , but the poor fellow 's down with jaundice and I 'm standing in for him . |
| 15 | Spawning then takes place above this nest , the female clasping her anal fin around her vent and the male 's genital papilla , releasing some eggs which , within the fin , are virtually ensured fertilization . |
| 16 | Clients of NCB will undoubtedly take notice of this lack of attention to detail . |
| 17 | Major changes in the way we conceptualize Nature certainly took place at this time , but historians now suspect that the emergence of Darwin 's theory should not be treated as the only watershed dividing the old way of thinking from the new . |