Example sentences of "[vb base] take [adv] a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When a floorboard is difficult to lift or when you only want to take up a short piece , a floorboard saw is helpful . |
| 2 | To pick up David 's point now , if this is the client who 's already running the house , the mortgage , it 's , you know , a few years old , they want to take out a further advance , for some house improvements , or something , then obviously they now need more , so it might be at this stage we then want a P S P for the remaining , you know , ten years , eleven years , twelve years , or whatever , because they 've borrowed some more money from the building society . |
| 3 | Add take away a negative number is the same as add the positive number . |
| 4 | You seem to take up an awful lot of energy and time . |
| 5 | Sub-headings seem to take up an inordinate amount of space ; do we really need separate headings for ‘ What is Tincture of Benzoin ’ , ‘ How to use Tincture of Benzoin ’ , ‘ How to carry Tincture of Benzoin ’ , and ‘ Where to buy Tincture of Benzoin ’ ? |
| 6 | Injury doubt , Mark Hateley will also play , as Rangers begin to take on a menacing look again . |
| 7 | If the patient 's lips , tongue or face take on a purply-bluish tint . |
| 8 | ‘ They give us a sense of achievement too because we like to take on a caring role and feel responsible . |
| 9 | If you decide to take out a personal pension , what are the costs involved in commissions to advisers as well as the costs and expenses of the pension provider ? |
| 10 | However , if you do take out a foreign currency loan , make certain that it is possible to switch back into sterling at least once , and at short notice without incurring heavy charges , otherwise you are very exposed . |
| 11 | What they did not do is cohabit in advance of the wedding , which could well be a good thing if we choose to take seriously a recent report which says cohabitees who subsequently marry are 60% more likely to divorce than those who marry without first living together . |
| 12 | We 've sent someone out to meet them , because they 've taken rather a long time . |
| 13 | We 've sent someone out to meet them , because they 've taken rather a long time . |
| 14 | ‘ I 've taken over a local building firm which has unfortunately gone belly-up , ’ Vitor told her , ‘ and included among their assets is a plot of a sizeable number of acres which encompasses your property . ’ |
| 15 | Welcome back : Coming up shortly , the ghostwatchers who 've taken on a whole houseful of spirits . |
| 16 | ‘ I 'm afraid I 've taken up a good deal of your time for no purpose Mr. Preston . |
| 17 | ‘ You have taken on a great responsibility , ’ the turtle told her . |
| 18 | The recruits themselves have taken on a new air of self-confidence . |
| 19 | Undeniably the birth certificates of such as Jeff Probyn , Wade Dooley , Mike Teague and Peter Winterbottom have taken on a new significance since 4.30pm on Saturday . |
| 20 | FIVE war veterans have taken on a new challenge producing a regular news booklet for their fellow medal holders . |
| 21 | Even though the certificates have taken on a different appearance , their structure remains the same . |
| 22 | I suspect it is no accident the politics of the times seems to parallel the growing toughness of the police image , or that the police have taken on an increasing resemblance to the black-clothed enemies of goodness who sprinkle the popular science fantasy films such as Star Wars , Superman , and the like . |
| 23 | Preparations for bonfire night have taken on an extra sparkle at one Kincardine school . |
| 24 | Graduates in German have taken up a wide range of jobs in recent years , in advertising , journalism , local government , tourism , banking , insurance , hospital administration , librarianship , the Civil Service , broadcasting , and in industry and commerce , in Britain and abroad , as well as in teaching . |
| 25 | Not only have the Government disregarded the electricity supply industry 's disdain for that achievement , but they have sat idly by and watched collieries close which , in the past five years , have taken up a large part of that sum of money about which the Minister boasted just a moment ago . |
| 26 | It means we have taken out a major supplier of cannabis in the south of England . ’ |
| 27 | Then allow your goal or Dream to take on a symbolic form , and appear on the grass in front of you . |