Example sentences of "[vb base] [adv] take [adv prt] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Eventually , the polyps bud in a different way and produce miniature medusae which detach themselves and wriggle away to take up the swimming life once more . |
| 2 | This is not to say that older men do not take on the role of ‘ carer ’ , nor that the perceived threat to independence is only an issue for women . |
| 3 | If not , do not take out the loan . |
| 4 | er How many people do actually take up the offer and , and have flu vaccines nowadays ? |
| 5 | After I come back to take over the club again , you wo n't be in it for more than a week or two at a time . ’ |
| 6 | Nonetheless , there is a clearly definable move , even in 11–18 schools , to provide the sixth form with its own base — and its own rules — often markedly different from the remainder of the school and in many 11–16 schools , the fifth form have successfully taken over the duties and responsibilities traditionally given to sixth formers , |
| 7 | Meanwhile New Scientist understands that ministers have not taken up the offer of the Greenfield committee to hold further meetings to consider the issues of generic drugs further . |
| 8 | So far — perhaps because of difficulty in finding a sufficiently masochistic emissary — the Americans have not taken up the suggestion . |
| 9 | The NUS and several other student unions have also taken up the campaign and it is hoped that the campaign will extend beyond the student movement to trade unions and women 's groups . |
| 10 | The police have also taken on the football hooligans , the hippies , and the criminal gangs . |
| 11 | Townspeople who form the Loftus Development Trust under the chairmanship of Barbara Welford have now taken over the work of the Civic Trust Project . |
| 12 | In contrast , the utility-based argument associated with Buchanan ( 1958 ) does not quarrel with when the resources are used but rather points to the fact that debt-holders have voluntarily taken up the debt and are being compensated for decreased present consumption by the enhanced future consumption that interest and repayment will allow , and hence are not made worse off . |
| 13 | I do n't think the theatre 's ever been endowed with a great deal of fundings but one or two companies in the town that have been prepared to fund obviously the one that strikes me is Gilbey 's cos the Gilbey bar I mean that was funded and like they 've been over the years they have given money even fact as a sad note cos Gilbey 's have actually demised now erm General Portfolio have actually taken on the role in Harlow of funding many things if you actually look all most things that have sponsored until recently have been sponsored by General Portfolio so they 've been to the fore in er fundering funding . |