Example sentences of "be take of the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Full advantage had to be taken of the long daylight hours of midsummer and much of the ground could only be reached on foot . |
| 2 | Much more account should be taken of the individual teacher in discussing classroom practice ; the notion that a ‘ practice ’ can exist independently of the practitioner and can be imposed without regard for the individual 's personality , intentions and preferences is both professionally demeaning and impractical . |
| 3 | If the cylinder is well insulated , advantage can be taken of the cheaper Economy 7 tariff . |
| 4 | By concentrating on pebbles carried down from alpine sources in the beds of rivers and streams , full advantage could be taken of the erosive power of water in wearing away adhering rock and concentrating the sought after greenstone . |
| 5 | This means that the emphasis on modelling demand for fuels at the level of the individual household will , in itself be novel , and will allow account to be taken of the enormous variation that exists in household income , demographic characteristics and appliance stocks . |
| 6 | Sometimes samples are taken of the natural life found in stream beds to construct a biotic index of the watercourse which will indicate its cleanliness by the kind of life the water will support . |
| 7 | Although Read 's will was far more detailed than Sir Edmond 's , the circumstances surrounding its execution are rather more obscure ; certainly little notice appears to have been taken of the complicated procedure for appointment . |
| 8 | Once again advantage was being taken of the false building block principle which had been discovered for sulphanilamide ( see Chapter 8 ) . |
| 9 | If due account is taken of the present state of the law in regard to mortgages and choses in action , it is apparent that to make a distinction in the case of land would be to make just such an exception . |
| 10 | Although the focus is on individual prisons , some account is taken of the wider prison system and , in at least some cases , the overall criminal justice process . |
| 11 | And in the big cities — to go from the relatively sensitive and ‘ socially conscious ’ reports of the District Leader of Augsburg-Stadt — the old attacks on the parasitic existence of Party functionaries gained new strength in wartime conditions ; the extravagance of Party buildings was set alongside the slums in which it was said the great mass of the population still had to live ; and ‘ especially unfavourable note is taken of the feudal life and dwelling of leaders of Party and State ’ . |
| 12 | Finally , once account is taken of the major expansion of special employment programmes , particularly job creation schemes , in recent years , the LFS provides no evidence of any growth in temporary working . |
| 13 | Any property owner in this position should take immediate advice as action may be necessary both to ensure that the rateable value is as low as possible , and that maximum advantage is taken of the empty rate provisions . |
| 14 | For example , account is taken of the growing importance of theoretical linguistics , for which Edinburgh University is particularly well-known . |
| 15 | Peter Headicar and his colleage Bob Bixby argue that when the M40 was planned , no account was taken of the devastating effect that resulting projects would have on the countryside . |
| 16 | Advantage was taken of the earlier hometime , during the winter period , to attend night or day school towards which the company contributed about £24 per annum . |