Example sentences of "and take [adv prt] [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 And takes on a surprising amount of colour : RED , naturally .
2 That is expensive and takes up a good part of our income . ’
3 Nigel Carr is back in the Ulster fold and takes up a new responsibility as a selector
4 COMMANDER George Ness , head of Scotland Yard 's Flying Squad and tactical firearms unit , retires next week and takes up a new post with Securicor — whose cash delivery vans have been the target of the armed robbers his detectives risk their lives hunting down .
5 Robyn opens a drawer in her desk and takes out the appropriate chit .
6 It is the private world of the student 's mind that is at issue , a world that should expand and take on a rich array of colours , within the course of studies .
7 This change will allow the Gallery to set itself up permanently on a proper funding basis , with the possibility of a number of options : it could move into public ownership , either national or local ; alternatively , a private sponsor might come forward and take on the entire enterprise .
8 The disease causes its victims to waste away and take on the sharp outlines of a statue with the shiny , sickly pallid hue of marble as the disease destroys them .
9 Banishing an old life and taking on a new life and character when the time seemed ripe was a very Indian thing to do .
10 In other cases he remains cut off , although he may then recover well enough physically and mentally to start a new life , perhaps even setting up home with someone else and taking on a new job .
11 Austerity was Britain 's peculiar reward for surviving World War II unbeaten at the cost of selling her foreign assets and taking on a crippling load of debt to the United States .
12 A younger person marrying and taking on a teenage family may know very little about adolescents .
13 Wolfgang took the advice of his Mannheim friends — who professed themselves as disappointed as he on his lack of success — and decided to stay on until the spring , moving to cheaper lodgings and taking on a few pupils to earn money .
14 However , Victoria 's weekly bath was a ritual , a ceremonial , absorbing all Aunt Margaret 's attention and taking up a great deal of time , and Melanie was by herself in the kitchen , which was warm and smug and complacent since its work was finished for the day .
15 Floorboards tend to be fitted in long lengths and taking up a whole length is an unnecessary bore .
16 As The Maniacs Came Killing I rolled three more into the trusty Smith and West Point and took up a manly pose .
17 His wife seemed to recognise some signal and took up the conversational baton for the next lap .
18 ‘ We listened to Joe Lewis , In The Mood , that sort of thing and took up the whole floor for dancing — they hardly move around now .
19 Her face became twisted and not so pretty , and as her voice grew louder it lost its cultured tones and took on a snarling harshness .
20 Twenty-five years ago , the line built by George Stephenson in 1836 was saved from closure and took on a new lease of life as the North Yorkshire Moors Railway .
21 It changed as the Dornier accelerated away from them , and took on a rhythmic throbbing as it left the ground .
22 Immediately the smug features reassembled themselves in his imagination and took on the friendly demeanour of an irrelevant sibling .
23 Determined to honour the family tradition of social responsibility , she forgot her various ailments , put aside her various unfinished manuscripts , and took on the onerous commitment of managing one of the most important zinc factories in the United Kingdom at a time when women were virtually excluded from the boardrooms of business and commerce .
24 After the Union of the Crowns of Scotland and England in 1603 , and because the country now had an absent sovereign , the symbols of majesty became a substitute and took on an extra significance .
25 He reached into his tunic and took out a golden disc on a short chain .
26 Edward turned to the jewel box beside him , opened it and took out a small gold ring with a precious ruby winking in the centre .
27 His wife went over to a casket and took out a small roll of parchment .
28 With that he reached into the pocket of his white overall and took out a small pair of scissors .
29 She rummaged in a Gucci handbag and took out a small bottle of aspirins .
30 The Assistant Secretary put a large floppy handbag on the table and took out a small handkerchief .
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