Example sentences of "[coord] [modal v] take [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Non-typists have difficulty finding the desired keys and may take a long time to type even a short word . |
| 2 | After lunch ( at about two o'clock ) many of us feel tired and may take a short nap , even though body temperature does not nominally fall much at this time . |
| 3 | If we choose not to attend to the higher-level activity during cycling we simply do not notice our surroundings and may take an incorrect route . |
| 4 | Stone conservators , for example , work with chemical solvents and resins and must take the utmost care to avoid any risk of damage . |
| 5 | It is the difference between a necessary empirical shift , when reasoning is taken across to one of its presumed objects and must take the full strain of the encounter , and a deceptive ( because falsely generalized ) empiricism , in which certain kinds of attention to certain presumptively autonomous objects are held to be justified and protected by the terms of an unargued immediacy . |
| 6 | Each child could have a drink of water out of the shared cup , and could take a small piece of biscuit . |
| 7 | Last night Shaunagh 's father Sean McMurtry said the family was determined to see justice done , and would take a civil prosecution against the two doctors . |
| 8 | Edgar Wallace , a great fan of this troupe , took a fancy to one Girl in particular and would take the whole team to the races in order to meet her . |
| 9 | Some , who have experienced only the old-style rote learning of facts and dates , may well believe that the subject is already educationally bankrupt and will take a great deal of persuading that history is not only educationally solvent and viable but is vital to the balance and well-being of the curricular economy of the 1990s . |
| 10 | Novell is handling the transaction as a purchase rather than a pooling of interests and will take a one-time write-off of up to $250m the quarter the deal closes . |
| 11 | Software Developer 's Co Inc , Hingham , Massachusetts is cutting its workforce a swingeing 20% or 71 employees and will take a one-time charge of about $450,000 : as part of the reorganisation , the company accepted the resignation of Peter Brumme , executive vice-president and chief operating officer and Robert Brennan , vice-president of worldwide sales , and neither will immediately be replaced ; it says it plans to enter technically-oriented software markets for engineers , scientists and mathematicians . |
| 12 | Twin rooms have fridge , internal radio , telephone , bath/shower and balcony and will take an extra bed . |
| 13 | He or she , will have extensive experience of small business counselling and will take an active part in helping you clarify your ideas and prepare your application form . |
| 14 | The solvents persist for many years , and can take a long time to be degraded or removed ; the good news is that , unlike some other forms of pollution , spillages of volatile organochlorines are apparently becoming rarer as awareness of the consequences of poor practice increases . |
| 15 | It is also capable of considerable agility and can take a delightful part in ‘ woodwind dialogues ’ in which little phrases are tossed about and discussed in turn by the different woodwind voices . |
| 16 | Many French dishes are basically simple but may take a long time to prepare in the traditional way . |
| 17 | ‘ They should be rewarded when things are going well but should take a financial hit when the chips are down . ’ |
| 18 | Korda let him out on a three-picture deal with Fox , continued to pay him $15,000 a year but would take a large slice of what Fox paid him : from the three pictures Richard would earn about £80,000 . |