Example sentences of "take a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We should take a radical approach to the position of elderly people beyond the year 2000 , and consider whether technology can allow them to enjoy a better standard of living and to rely less on residential and nursing homes . |
| 2 | I think clubs should take a radical look at the whole question of junior supporters and come up with some answers NOW ! . |
| 3 | She long ago learned that the pressure of fame and the goldfish bowl existence it brings can take a terrible toll . |
| 4 | First , there is a point of logic : sanctions may take a religious form but have a political or economic purpose and effect . |
| 5 | There were thus many reasons , grounded in both Æthelred 's reign and his own , why individual churchmen may have harboured resentment against Cnut , and it will be suggested below that this could take a religious form . |
| 6 | The surrounding countryside is quite lovely and you can take a pleasant amble along the river or a more challenging hike along the South Downs Way , which passes nearby . |
| 7 | Critics claim the technology is 1980s passe and not for Unix and that it would take a tremendous amount of engineering to make it suitable for modern enterprise-wide client/server applications that demand object-oriented solutions . |
| 8 | Here I am ! ’ and we can either pretend that it is ‘ out there ’ , or we can take a serious look at ourselves . |
| 9 | Financially it is a great asset for Tain , and with this sort of money I hope the council will take a serious look at the town 's lack of leisure provision , ’ he added . |
| 10 | Marshall said , after he had gone , that he doubted Wainfleet could take a serious view of anything . |
| 11 | Most phone lines can only take a total REN of 4 , so a phone plus the Ascom would be the limit . |
| 12 | However , it does warn you that vine weevils are about , and that you should take a close look at potted plants . |
| 13 | We should take a close look at what is being offered here before accepting it too readily . |
| 14 | Three or four weeks later , you can take a close look . |
| 15 | In any case the old man was n't the sort to let you take a close look at anything that did n't directly concern you . ’ |
| 16 | Extract 3 : Catford Girls ' Possee Let us take a close look now at what actually happens in this conversation . |
| 17 | While they can devise initial drafts , as manager you should take a close interest in the contents . |
| 18 | A year after his first interview at Bloomsbury House , he was still saying that ‘ he really wanted some particular friend who would take a close interest in him ’ . |
| 19 | I can assure my hon. Friend that I shall take a close interest in this matter . |
| 20 | However , where the situation is unclear , the European Court has recently held that the national court should not take a final decision , but should stay proceedings or adopt interim measures and seek assistance from the Commission or the Court . |
| 21 | So some of these Graham stripped it down , but some of these days I 'll take a daft notion and er |
| 22 | They set up a wholly-owned subsidiary called Information Products , which is now in discussion with an outside venture capital company which will take a major shareholding . |
| 23 | In this particular organisation planning will not take a major role because the system is already well-defined and should operate in the same way on a day-to-day basis . |
| 24 | It is situated facing the lush and attractive Borghese Gardens where guests can take a leisurely stroll away from the bustle of the city . |
| 25 | His own love of stories , though real enough , was private , almost furtive — he was a dedicated reader of the Sherlock Holmes stories , for example — but it would take a sharp eye , and a good memory , to notice the quotation from Conan Doyle 's ‘ The Musgrave Ritual ’ buried in his pre-war play Murder in the Cathedral . |
| 26 | Certain fabrics will take a hand-painted design , using acrylic fabric paints . |
| 27 | Nelson is emphatic about the frequent misconception that Berlioz is all bluster and little form , pointing out that a composer with roots in Gluck , Mozart , and to a certain extent Beethoven , would hardly take a disorganized approach to presenting his own musical ideas . |
| 28 | Cecil has not won the 2,000 Guineas since Wollow scored in 1976 , but Pursuit of Love is a genuine contender and it will take a convincing performance from either Forest Tiger or Dr Devious in today 's Craven Stakes to displace him at the head of Ladbrokes ' market — and other firms could well follow suit . |
| 29 | ‘ You ca n't take a black child into a white home and bring her up as your own . ’ |
| 30 | And he and his man would take a black bin-liner and carry it upstairs and stuff it full of cash from the safe , and then carry it downstairs again on his shoulders , like Father Christmas . |