Example sentences of "[vb base] [pron] [verb] take a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some of you er you know it 's taken a long time to get this message over . |
| 2 | For instance , suppose we want to take a random sample of ten students from a class of 50 . |
| 3 | I reckon we need to take a sideways step — see things from a different point of view . |
| 4 | The ministers claim we have to take a different approach from the Poles or Hungarians but they do not say in what way different . |
| 5 | No , I , I gather he has taken a long weekend , I do n't know where he 's whisked himself off to , but I 'm afraid I wo n't be here , er next week , I do n't know , quite know who will be , but er , Dominic 's taking er , a well needed rest . |
| 6 | We shall return to this issue later in this chapter , but before we do we need to take a brief look at the way in which ideas of change have influenced other aspects of education , in particular curriculum development and innovation . |
| 7 | … And at times in retrospect you wish you had taken a certain stat , because it turns out that the whole thing has boiled up , completely beyond what you know it to be , but it 's become political and the authority is being attacked and the chiefs ca n't defend it and say , ‘ OK . |