Example sentences of "take [adv] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even though the annual value of these rights could hardly have been as much as £100,000 a year , the Company was ready to outdo the Bank of England and the East India Company and take on £9½m. of the National Debt , which would have been about a quarter of the total outstanding after the Treaty of Utrecht . |
| 2 | Flockhart and Jillian Haldane are also in the Scotland Under-23 squad who take on Ulster at Stranraer on 11 March . |
| 3 | Suffolk County Schools under-19 A side take on Sussex in the semi-finals of the Corinthian Casuals Cup at Diss FC tonight ( ko 7pm ) . |
| 4 | On Saturday Basingstoke don the armour of St Michael as they take on Torquay at home in the second round of the FA Cup . |
| 5 | On Saturday Basingstoke don the armour of St Michael as they take on Torquay at home in the second round of the FA Cup . |
| 6 | These abstract generalizations take on substance in the words of many of the women interviewed in the present study . |
| 7 | Second , most lawyers take on cases on the basis that they will not ask for an upfront fee , but a percentage of the amount of damages won instead — often as much as 40% . |
| 8 | Creaney , brought up on legends of the Lisbon Lions side who won the European Cup before he was born , is due to play his first full match in Europe when Celtic take on Cologne in the UEFA Cup first round first leg in Germany this week . |
| 9 | In cricket , Gloucestershire face their most important game of the season this Wednesday when they take on Essex in the quarter finals of the Nat West Trophy . |
| 10 | And fourth-placed Bangor take on Glentoran at the Oval in a dress rehearsal for the Irish Cup game . |
| 11 | And finally , while Oxford United 's men take on Sunderland at the Manor tomorrow the club 's newly formed Ladies team makes its debut at the Witney Town Ground on Sunday afternoon … formerly known as the Oxford and County Ladies , United kick off their campaign against the Hassocks from Sussex . |
| 12 | It is most often used in whole group work , but it is also very productive in forum theatre , particularly if the role you take on functions as an obstacle which the class ( or representatives of the class ) have to find their way round by argument , persuasion and compromise . |
| 13 | Gazza and Maradona square up for the first time for the world 's undisputed No 1 title as Lazio take on Seville in a friendly in Spain . |
| 14 | His Portsmouth side take on Liverpool in the FA Cup semi-finals . |
| 15 | While Graeme Souness 's men take on Middlesbrough in an attempt to recover from their midweek European exit , Barnes will spend his 29th birthday bidding to resurrect his personal fortunes at the club 's training ground . |
| 16 | PARTICK THISTLE take on Hibs at Firhill tonight in the throes of a long , destructive run which has seen them win only one of their last 12 league matches and slip towards relegation , writes Hugh Keevins . |
| 17 | England , who won the Home Countries Under-18 Championship last weekend , take on Spain in their opening match of the six nations tournament which gets under way at Clifton College and Clerical Medical Sports Ground , Bristol , today , writes Cathy Harris . |
| 18 | Coventry , flying high , take on Spurs in a live TV game tomorrow night at Highfield Road . |
| 19 | Gullit is one of several long-term casualties missing from the Milan side as they take on Barcelona in the Nou Camp stadium in the first leg of the European Super Cup tonight . |
| 20 | This Saturday they take on Cookstown at Tillysburn in a league match , kick-off 2.30pm . |
| 21 | And tomorrow week the men from the Oak Leaf county take on Cork in their moment of truth . |
| 22 | and , and what do you do about it , you know whe when they er y you know , I mean , I mean I think one of the things is you , you can start off erm you know very open and so on , but if you 're not careful y y you actually take on responsibility for them you know in a , in a way which is actually not helpful to them and is probably very bad for you |
| 23 | The move reflects a change in the approach to research in Courtaulds , as Group businesses take on responsibility for their own R & T effort , reducing the need for an independent service . |
| 24 | And , as top six Villa today take on Wimbledon at Selhurst Park , Atkinson said : ‘ I am very pleased for Parker but he has now got to make the next step . |
| 25 | Guisborough take on Northallerton in a First Division game , while Second Division promotion chasers Durham tackle Shotton. — BLYTH and Northallerton are the latest clubs to inform the Northern League that they will take promotion at the end of the season if it comes their way . |
| 26 | But he could give the new boy his debut in Lisbon on Tuesday , when United take on Benfica in a testimonial for Eusebio that also marks 25 years since United beat the Portuguese to win England 's first European Cup . |
| 27 | DURHAM will be without their hero of the hour Mark Ridley when they take on Yorkshire at Strensall golf club on Saturday week . |
| 28 | Well good luck to you because er you know I can tell you right now we are one of the few companies that take on people in their fifties . |
| 29 | If you want to come on Loot at Lunchtime tomorrow erm five to one , ten to oneish , listen in then just after the Action Line bulletin and you can come on tomorrow perhaps and take on Sue from Chesterfield . |
| 30 | That is how the seniors stand , but that position could be reversed in junior circles tomorrow ( 3 p.m. ) when the youngsters take on Lancashire in the Drakes Pride Junior Inter County Championships . |