Example sentences of "takes the [adj -er] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But there are clusters of miniature wood puffballs on the tree-stumps , and I find that chewing some of the white flesh takes the elder aftertang away . |
| 2 | Over a lifetime these two strategies yield almost the same number of offspring but an older male clearly needs the quicker success and he takes the greater risk . |
| 3 | The railway , built by Kitchener in 1897 as part of the reconquest of the Sudan , takes the shorter route and cuts across the desert . |
| 4 | He states that businesses with the highest investment intensity have the greatest chance of improving ROI when one takes the longer run into account . |
| 5 | Takes the younger age , reception age er |