Example sentences of "they took [adv] the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | Since nineteen eighty two when they took away the related earnings from the unemployment benefit they have introduced a further nine retrograde steps to the plight of the unemployed and now the proposals as has already been pointed out they now have a look , because there 's a fifty billion pound shortfall at how they can best tackle the sick and make them pay , as well as people who are struggling to keep a roof over their head . |
2 | Ever the professional , he silently directed his men with hand signals , ensuring that they took up the correct positions . |
3 | And then of course erm would it be later that they took up the English miners ? |
4 | In their progress they took up the whole width of the footpath . |
5 | Still more to the point , were they welcomed by the Melians when they took over the existing settlement at Phylakopi ? |
6 | Arsenal 's slump since they took over the Premier League leadership on November 7 has been startling , but Graham admitted : ‘ I do n't even think about winning the title . |
7 | They took over the statutory duties and provisions of the old mental health departments . |
8 | They took over the main Fleetwood service from the old Company cars , which were then used on the short-workings . |
9 | The last time Gloucester went to Tyneside to play in the cup they took on the old Gosforth team … the score that day … 26-15 to the Cherry and whites … that was almost three years ago … |