Example sentences of "to take [art] [num ord] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He had supported Pennethorne 's design because it was the cheapest and did not encroach on the park , but if they abandoned that design they were bound to take the first prize design , ‘ but as there was some difficulty about that ’ , it should go to the second prize-winners . |
| 2 | The German totally overwhelmed America 's Michael Chang , 6-2 , 6-3 , 6-2 , in the final to take the first prize of $2m — but , more importantly for him , instil renewed self-confidence that the Wimbledon triumph was no fluke . |
| 3 | Indeed honours were shared all the way to a tie-break in which Adebisi was able to switch up a gear and take a firm hold of the situation , winning 7–2 , to take the first set . |
| 4 | I resolved to take the first thing that came along and from that base to look further afield if need be . |
| 5 | Sweden tried to take the first initiative only two days after the ending of the Maudling negotiations , inviting other states to send representatives to Stockholm to discuss how their trade policies might be better coordinated . |
| 6 | In the final , Royston and Cawkell settled quickly and took full advantage of their five-point start to take the first game 15–5 . |
| 7 | We do not need to wait for new efficient technology : as Stewart Boyle described in ‘ More work for less energy ’ ( New Scientist , 5 August 1989 ) , the technology exists to take the first step towards the targets we have set to save energy and fossil fuel , and to cut back on carbon dioxide emissions . |
| 8 | CSM fears to take the first step that might disrupt its partnership with industry . |
| 9 | Indeed , to combine a noun with a verb , he says , ‘ is to take the first step toward narrative ’ ( 1969 : 84 ) . |
| 10 | Even though workers are prepared to accept a general reduction in the level of real wages , they are unwilling to take the first step of accepting money wage cuts in case other workers with whom they regard themselves as comparable fail to follow suit . |
| 11 | GRAHAM BARROW hopes to take the first step towards a brighter future for Chester City today . |
| 12 | PRESIDENT Boris Yeltsin appeared last night to have narrowly won a reprieve after the Russian parliament had voted overwhelmingly to take the first step towards his possible impeachment . |
| 13 | Without this they could not communicate with one another , if each claimed to take the first place " . |
| 14 | Hendry made a break of 54 to take the first frame , but lost the next to a run of 50 . |
| 15 | However , to take the first point first , the Chinese concepts appear concrete to us only because the inquiring outsider , unlike the insider who habitually thinks with them , needs to fix his attention on their metaphorical roots . |
| 16 | We wo n't be able to take the second case of wine . ’ |
| 17 | To take the second element first , it does seem to be true that there is not much mention in Beccaria 's book of reformative effects on the individual offender ; he is far more concerned with frightening off potential offenders . |
| 18 | A good way of gauging whether the dogs are owner or dog-attached in a two-dog environment is to take the second dog for a quick walk , leaving the first at home ; when you return , the first dog will almost certainly greet you first . |
| 19 | It is crazy that ( to take the second example ) the Inland Revenue is prepared to treat such a payment as exempt whereas the DSS claims that NICs are due . |
| 20 | But somehow Leconte pulled himself together to take the second set and the decider became a rout . |
| 21 | Rees , however , hit back to take the second set 7-5 and then moved 6-2 ahead in the next but Gourlay replied with two doubles and a single to take the set 7-6 . |
| 22 | He had been invited either to refute the allegations publicly or to withdraw from the elections , and reportedly chose to take the second option . |
| 23 | ‘ You 'll need to take the second right after those lights , dear . |
| 24 | You 're going to take the second right , just after that pub . ’ |
| 25 | The following season Jerry was a vital member of the Palace team which won the 2nd Division Championship and then went on to take the 1st Division by storm . |
| 26 | We should not be misled by any temptation to assume that what we are dealing with here is the familiar disposition of many words , mentioned above , to vary in their referential effect according to the standard considered relevant for the type of the noun ; as if , to take the last sentence in ( 34 ) it was simply a matter of adjusting our standard of what counts as old from the range suitable for schools to the smaller one which is appropriate to individual human beings . |
| 27 | And er , so she said she , she wants to take the last couple of days away |
| 28 | To take the last point first , it is true that several scholars have observed that " specification " is a function of the B-line of a couplet . |
| 29 | Because you have to take the last number off it . |
| 30 | Alistair telephoned — He then discussed the matter with Hazel and decided to take the next day off work . |