Example sentences of "take [adv] a [noun] of [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If , also — is allowed to be a random variable the analysis , though still tedious , takes on a degree of order that is valuable . |
| 2 | And Waxman 's Carmen Fantasy takes on a dimension of passion rarely heard in such an undisguised pot-pourri entertainment . |
| 3 | It also takes up a lot of memory for OPEN , remembering all states which might lead to a solution . |
| 4 | I mean , if you 've got a fuzzy-sounding guitar running through everything it takes up a lot of space in the mix . |
| 5 | Left : Storing water at room temperature and aerating takes up a lot of space but may be worthwhile — the bucket on the right may have had salt added , but the SG tester also incorporates a thermometer . |
| 6 | The problem was that we were firefighting not just for ourselves but for so many of our clients , and firefighting takes up a lot of time and emotionally is a strain . |
| 7 | It is not very good , you see , on Government responsibility and this takes up a lot of time . |
| 8 | This all takes up a lot of time ; we are under great pressure today . |
| 9 | She says her husband has another business — which takes up a lot of time . |
| 10 | But anyway I know it takes up a lot of time and a lot of our columns . |
| 11 | Without wanting to state the obvious , the SJ-20 is a big guitar that takes up a lot of room . |
| 12 | There is always the old technique of adjusting bridle length with an overhand hitch to shorten the line ; but for sport kites , the knot itself takes up a lot of line . |
| 13 | It takes quite a bit of practice to orientate and get the right position for the shot , and this is something worthwhile perfecting during the winter or when you are just flying locally . |
| 14 | Now this kind of ordering text on a page if you 're using a typewriter takes quite a lot of skill but if you 're a , with a word processor it 's actually quite easy . |
| 15 | its er about four feet long and it stands about two feet high , it 's on legs , it takes quite a lot of room up and we need the space . |
| 16 | Working in the bakery at least guarantees the women will take home a piece of bread each day . |
| 17 | So the complete saying means : do n't take off a layer of winter clothing before you see blossom on the bushes ( ie before spring has started in earnest ) . |
| 18 | Recently I did take up a form of gardening , indoor gardening . |
| 19 | He had his time-proven tests for this : one was simply to walk over the land and to ‘ feel it through his boots ’ , ; then again he would take up a handful of soil , carefully crumbling it to test it ; or he would bend down and draw his fist backwards through the soil . |
| 20 | In popular discussions of private education , grandparents emerge as people very likely to pay school fees ( Guardian 27 May 1986 ) and it certainly has been the case for some time that it is advantageous in taxation terms for them to do so , since grandparents can take out a deed of covenant to cover this payment whereas parents can not . |
| 21 | It had been arranged by the conspirators that the young shop steward , who had already collected two warning notes as planned , would take out a set of spark plugs in his lunch box at the mid-day break . |
| 22 | ( This first turn can take quite a bit of time while the game gets under way ) . |
| 23 | many improvements will not be instantly achievable — most will take time and some will take quite a lot of time ; |
| 24 | The veiled glance she sent Silas also swept Lucy , taking on a glitter of warning as it did so . |
| 25 | A naive bee carried to the feeder from the hive and placed on the food source will circle repeatedly after taking on a load of sugar water as if ‘ studying ’ the source , and yet when she returns a few minutes later she will be unable to choose the correct feeder colour . |
| 26 | ’ I believe we know of each other , you and I ’ the golden man said , his smile and his voice taking on an edge of mockery . |
| 27 | Roman asked mildly , and Garry 's rather weak features took on a look of selfcongratulation . |
| 28 | The street took on a sense of unreality , the posters outside the theatre announcing the new Season , a huge photograph of Gesner , some bonbon papers blowing along the pavement , a surly young man sidling up to the front of the theatre . |
| 29 | His face took on a mask of blankness . |
| 30 | While approaching the Firth of Forth the ship took on a lot of water during bad weather . |