Example sentences of "take [adv prt] at a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The groundswell in ‘ Chopin ’ is more urgent than usual , more truly agitato , the final march takes off at a cracking pace , and earlier Cortot , in common with Rachmaninov , includes ‘ Sphinxes ’ , a witty addition and an amusingly dour presence among the clowns and dreamers of Schumann 's masked ball . |
| 2 | He was the first Roman Catholic director-general of the BBC , taking over at a difficult time , when the Ulster issue was posing serious dilemmas for broadcasters as well as for politicians . |
| 3 | New sub-disciplines are taking off at an extraordinary rate , associated in particular with the integration of computer systems into society 's systems of communication , management and finance . |
| 4 | Instead of lawn … ruler-straight path … shrubs ( all of which can be taken in at a single glance , and are as individual as frozen pizzas ) , why not make the eye work ? |
| 5 | When these are considered of more than local importance , they are taken up at a national level . |
| 6 | Prince Philip had stipulated a maximum of ten years for his period in office , and had extended it by a year to enable Prince Charles , who was serving in the Royal Navy , to take over at an appropriate moment . |
| 7 | Wait for a suitable moment and say : " That is a very interesting point you have raised , Mr R. , which we might wish to take up at a later meeting , but I really do n't think it helps our problem at the moment . " |