Example sentences of "take [pron] [noun sg] [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But a few hundred enthusiasts were all that was needed to make these dirty little flying mice a protected species , free to flit and , well , leave droppings , wherever it takes their fancy under the 1981 Wildlife and Countryside Act . |
| 2 | It takes its inspiration from the Eastern idea of nirvana , ‘ a few drops of serenity ’ . |
| 3 | The ‘ Jay Yang ’ range takes its inspiration from the Far East with traditional floral designs with striking background colours creating the drama of the Eastern world . |
| 4 | THE scheme takes its inspiration from the new street furniture and public spaces in Barcelona and , more generally , from the Deconstructionist look fashionable in schools of architecture and design in recent years . |
| 5 | The Country Club of Mount Dora takes its name from the quaint local town in which it is situated . |
| 6 | The valley takes its name from the Entlen torrent , a tributary of the Little Emme , which races down to join it from the slopes of the Glaubenberg mount which separates this valley from the parallel valley in which lie the Lungern and Sarnen Lakes ( and the road from Brunig Pass . ) |
| 7 | Originally a Roman colony , legend has it that it takes its name from the first lord of its castle Rufus , Marquis of Obertenghi , who had thick red hair , or , perhaps more romantically , that it is named after the sunset hues which turn the mountain here from a gentle rose to red each evening . |
| 8 | Butts Lane takes its name from the medieval archers who practised their skills close by . |
| 9 | The Lakeside new station takes its name from the nearby lake , where a by-pass road scheme is under construction . |
| 10 | The Old Forge Mews development in Arundel , Sussex takes its name from the old Grade 11 listed forge building on the original site . |
| 11 | Takes its name from the Persian word for crab , but is probably based on either a floral or animal form . |
| 12 | The Wilder Kaiser is very comfortable gasthof , which takes its name from the magnificent mountain range that rises behind Scheffau . |
| 13 | This programme , given by the prize-winning Georgian Company , takes its framework from the incidental music to two popular Restoration comedies , interspersing instrumental dances with both popular ballads and ornate songs . |
| 14 | Philip Burton 's manuscript takes his disciple through the golden gates : |
| 15 | The barbel takes his name from the four long whisker-like barbules that hang from his snout . |
| 16 | But sometimes , in porn , it is the dominant man who takes his domination to the extreme and kills the woman : in Norman Mailer 's The American Dream , the woman — the slave — dies . |
| 17 | But we could take my mother on the other one . |
| 18 | It gave me the impression of having worked for something and , once defeated , I could take my comfort in the cool blandness of the back room . |
| 19 | ( Good ; it 'll take my mind off the other itch . ) |
| 20 | The National Trust stand at the Chelsea Flower Show between 20 and 24 May will take its inspiration from the Chinese Garden at Biddulph Grange and there will be the usual display of gifts , publications and an information point dispensing up-to-date brochures and events lists . |
| 21 | Offering the richest purse on the Tour — with a $50,000 first prize — this is a mobile contest that can take its pick among the numerous world-class waves of the North Shore . |
| 22 | Forfeiting an extra hour in bed to get up and muck out while it is still pitch dark or traipsing through muddy fields on bitterly cold days to break the ice on the water trough can take its toll on the keenest of owners . |
| 23 | In my opinion , this empty disputation will eventually take its place with the many other myths of human evolution . |
| 24 | If they do , then there is no reason why this breed should not take its place among the other pedigree types . |
| 25 | Cooking lunch for a guest might at least take her mind off the intractable problem of Samantha for a while . |
| 26 | Thus large firms employ twice as many graduates , but perhaps more importantly they can take their pick of the best graduates from the best universities . |
| 27 | The prestige audience would be won over by movies that could take their place alongside the middle-class novel and play . |
| 28 | Some of these children , if they were given this attention over a two year period , could overcome this and go into the secondary school able to cope and take their place alongside the other children , and this is desperately important . |
| 29 | You can take your pick from the following : Anger , page 4 , Boredom , page 23 , Depression , page 49 , Feeling hurt , page 64 , Guilt , page 80 , Inadequacy , page 88 , Inhibition , page 90 , Jealousy , page 97 , Worry , page 175 . |
| 30 | Did the fairies take your cradle to the wrong address ? |