Example sentences of "that [pers pn] [be] take [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I 'm giving you fair warning , Claudia , that I 'm taking Roman Wyatt from you . |
| 2 | I sometimes felt that I was taking unfair advantage of the family 's need to talk through their problems with a sympathetic outsider . |
| 3 | It 's only because you 're a Yorkshireman yourself that you 're taking that position . |
| 4 | If you choose to abandon formality ( 'Why do n't we discuss this over a drink ? ' ) then you are playing high status in that you 're taking this decision , and allowing the other person perhaps to rise above their station . |
| 5 | Soon you will find that you are taking more time to act , instead of reacting with an habitual response . |
| 6 | The aim is to identify companies which can show that they are taking positive steps to improve their ways towards the environment , as well as to raise the level of debate about green issues . |
| 7 | Now , it appears that they are to take great pride in the fact that we are spending more on public services , and it is right to acknowledge that . |
| 8 | He says that it 's taken twenty years to build up the business , but they 'll just have to start all over again . |
| 9 | Ted Hill , the Labour Party agent , has told the Enfield Advertiser that he is taking legal advice about this . |
| 10 | The speculator knows that he is taking risky decisions . |
| 11 | Without going into whether the information would come from his audit file or the client 's file , the Institute has a stated policy that it will not put pressure on the incumbent auditor/adviser to supply information to a successor while fees remain outstanding — though the incumbent should be prepared to demonstrate that he is taking active steps to collect the outstanding fee including , if necessary , a writ or summons . |
| 12 | On three occasions he was referred by the court for a psychiatric report on account of his oddness , lack of sociability , occasional outbursts of violence and a suspicion that he was taking illegal drugs . |