Example sentences of "[vb mod] [be] taken [prep] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Maps : The Schneider map of the Kathmandu Valley is invaluable ; outside the valley , the Nelles map of Nepal should be taken with a pinch of salt . |
| 2 | Although a well-designed sports shoe should absorb the impact on the 28 bones in each foot , claims about miracle technology , making your feet feel fantastic while helping you to attain Olympic standards , should be taken with a pinch of salt . |
| 3 | and therefore what he said was , should be taken with a pinch of salt because , I mean he was selling his idea . |
| 4 | So the argument that Mr Major needs only to wait for the inevitable victory , after the inevitable economic recovery , should be taken with a fistful of salt . |
| 5 | These seem to me considerations that should be taken with a seriousness at least equal to that for which the case in favour of the study of language has been urged . |
| 6 | The meeting resolved on the proposition of , seconded by that the chain should be taken to a jeweller to obtain design patterns with prices and format . |
| 7 | In other words , the cable should be taken through a hole in the wall to the hallway or bedroom . |
| 8 | This should be taken as a message both to the Western allies and the Soviet Union that West Germany 's first concern is the gradual , well-disciplined reform of East German society , not the country 's destruction and its absorption into West Germany . |
| 9 | In exchange for information Thurloe undertook that no Royalist life should be taken as a result of it . |
| 10 | Terms like ‘ stimulus categorization ’ have to be used , because we do n't have any other language in which to describe what parts of the brain do , but a term like this should be taken as a shorthand for ‘ neural processes that could mediate stimulus categorization , whatever they may be ’ , rather than a conclusive statement about what an area does . |
| 11 | There is no country better at patriotism than the U.S. and its treatment of the match should be taken as a compliment to European golf . |
| 12 | Any sign of tingling fingers or triggering motion in the thumb or fingers must be taken as a warning . |
| 13 | He said that Stompie must be taken to a hospital if his life was to be saved . |
| 14 | The same view must be taken of a claim for compensation for the wrongful repudiation of such an agreement as the basis for such compensation is the failure to comply with a contractual obligation . |
| 15 | GIVEN THE reflective nature of ‘ Harvest Moon ’ and the fact that Young has been engaged in putting together an ambitious retrospective over the past few years , his claim that he only considers the past when talking to journalists must be taken with a pinch of salt . |
| 16 | While the first statement is no doubt true , the second must be taken with a pinch of salt . |
| 17 | In actions which demand the character of ordination and in which Christ himself , the author of the covenant , the bridegroom and head of the church , is represented , exercising his ministry of salvation — which is in the highest degree the case of the Eucharist — his role ( this is the original sense of the work persona ) must be taken by a man ’ ( Inter Insignores art.5 ) . |
| 18 | If it affects more than one function , the decision must be taken by a manager senior enough to provide consultation with and cooperation with the other functions affected by the business . |
| 19 | At the end of the police investigation the suspect must be taken before a prosecutor who decides how the case should proceed . |
| 20 | Any touch of white on their black coats might be taken as a sign that they were not , after all , cats consecrated to the Devil . |
| 21 | That might be taken with a pinch of salt . |
| 22 | If he was n't careful , it might be taken for a bid , Mungo thought . |
| 23 | They 'll be taken by a convoy of local lorry drivers in March . |
| 24 | This set of objects and events could be taken as a set of elements which would have to be included in a representation of this speaker 's topic , i.e. what he was talking about . |
| 25 | His prescription for success in the desert — ‘ Wave a Sherif in front of you like a banner and hide your own mind and person ’ — could be taken as a motto for Indirect Rule . |
| 26 | The previous sentence could be taken as a definition of the word ‘ reinforcing ’ . |
| 27 | Charlie 's crack could be taken as a compliment and as such , to the relief of George and Jack , Maurice took it . |
| 28 | The insurance valuation of the contents was probably lower than it should be in these days of rising prices , but if it could be taken as a guide and the amount split in two it might be regarded as fair . |
| 29 | He has a blessing to give his eldest and favourite son , but it is a poor thing compared with Jacob 's , so poor it is hardly recognizable as a blessing and could be taken for a curse : |
| 30 | In many parts of the Kandyan Kingdom both civil and criminal disputes could be taken to a gamsabhava , or village council which attempted to bring about an amicable settlement . |