Example sentences of "take [adv prt] [pos pn] [noun sg] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | And if he willingly takes on his share of household and parental duties , he may still have to contend with the scorn expressed by some old-fashioned ‘ macho ’ types who would not dream of being seen to do what they continue to think of as ‘ women 's work ’ . |
2 | Even in our short journey the taxi driver had spoken of the soukoyant , the witch who takes off her skin at night and flies about like a bat . |
3 | ( The PLAYER takes off his hat in mourning . ) |
4 | ALLAN CAMPBELL , who takes up his appointment of director of coaching and development with the Scottish Badminton Union on Monday , will have the chance to run his eye over the top players when seven Scots compete in the All England Championships on 15-20 March . |
5 | First though , let us explore the more tangible routes an essential oil may take on its sojourn through mind-body . |
6 | The young Gian did not take up his position in society , however , preferring to travel and to spend his money on his collection . |
7 | We , and the other races who took on our way of life during our imperial era , encircle the globe . |
8 | You 'll be taking over my job as cop winder , and when you do I 'll be promoted to the looms , just as you 'll be in time . ’ |
9 | At eight this morning the statuary took off her face in plaister . |
10 | The chief priest of their idolatrous worship also took up his stand in front of the pagans , on a high mound , and like Balaam , attempted to curse the people of God , and to bind their hands by means of his magical arts . |
11 | Hoping as always to avoid trouble , the Goldsmiths decided to require the new Schoolmaster to be examined before being appointed ; this was duly done , and Joseph Whittle , a graduate of Brasenose College , Oxford , took up his position with effect from 28th September . |
12 | Fifty year old Douglas Hewitt took up his job as Principal of the Parklands Childrens Home in Whitminster ten years ago . |
13 | In August 1992 , Ian McCartney took up his post as Student Enterprise Officer at the Enterprise Centre . |
14 | Soon after taking up my job as cub reporter I bought myself a big radio and a gramophone and continued collecting recordings of Gilbert & Sullivan and classical music . |
15 | It suddenly came to her … the hidden meaning in her thought when they 'd left Forster taking up his position in ambush . |
16 | At the oldest and most ruined building , they stopped and Mr Bumble took out his piece of paper . |
17 | Having taken up her post as director of the Photographer 's Gallery , Sue Grayson Ford fills us in on her plans for the gallery 's future . |
18 | Prof J. Bremner , CChem , FRSC , has taken up his appointment as professor or organic chemistry at the University of Wollongong , Australia . |
19 | Barlow , who helped Freed State win the Nissan Shield for the first time during the past season , has taken up his appointment in time to lead Transvaal in partnership with captain Jimmy Cook on the short tour of England in July . |
20 | The emotional problems contained in ‘ customs , ceremonies and dogmas left behind by the original relation to the father may have made it possible for later generations to take over their heritage of emotion ’ . |
21 | Dorothea Gilberd had already asked Toby Freely to take over her class in English . |
22 | Every night I take off my make-up with baby lotion then I tone it and put moisturizer on . |
23 | Starting next week ARC will be putting posters on buses , mounting an advertising campaign and pushing thousands of leaflets through doors inviting sufferers to take up their offer of information about the conditions . |
24 | Col. Abubakar Dada , seconded from the Nigerian army , arrived in Banjul on Aug. 4 to take up his position as commander of the national army of The Gambia , succeeding Col. Momodou Ndow Njie , who resigned following demands by his forces for his removal ; there was no formal defence treaty between The Gambia and Nigeria . |
25 | After the official count , he was shown to have won 25 per cent of the vote , and later released though he was not allowed , at least temporarily , to take up his seat in Parliament . |
26 | Rudolf Bing , the director of the festival , was then about to take up his post as director of the Metropolitan Opera in New York . |
27 | Jack ‘ I 'll be retiring soon ’ Duncan has finally gone and in a few weeks I shall also have a clear desk and be on my way to Viewforth , Stirling to take up my appointment as Director of Technical Services in Central Region . |
28 | I have also been invited to take up my abode at Government House during Lady F 's absence at Macquarie . |
29 | Lots of things take up your time at work . |
30 | A law to require any manufacturer selling computers in Germany to take back its equipment for reuse or recycling is being drafted for next year , while governments in Denmark and Sweden are considering legislation this spring for mandating some kind of electronics scrap recycling program . |