Example sentences of "to [be] take [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In addition , with all the hype over the new stand , many bookmakers who had deserted Down Royal , were now keen to be seen to be taking a renewed interest in betting there — obviously with the view to establishing a cosy pitch when grand opening day on July 13 takes place . |
| 2 | First the man insulted her , and now he seemed to be taking a perverse delight in taunting her . |
| 3 | Scotland 's Lord Advocate is now known to be taking a personal interest in the case . |
| 4 | ‘ It seems to be taking a long time , ’ Omi observed . |
| 5 | Muldoon seemed to be taking a long time over his coffee . |
| 6 | ‘ These lights seem to be taking a long time to change ’ |
| 7 | Watching the door , Lucy stood waiting for them to emerge again , but their exit appeared to be taking a long time to eventuate . |
| 8 | ‘ You seem to be taking a genuine interest in the place , ’ he commented with a touch of irony . |
| 9 | The chapter concentrates upon a particular moment in the story of British fascism , when this ideological tradition seemed to be taking a new turn . |
| 10 | but testing at 7 , 11 and 14 , together with the National Curriculum , seems to many teachers to be taking a significant step in the wrong direction , imposing on younger and younger children a model of education about which they , the teachers , have increasing misgivings . |
| 11 | The new French government is said to be taking a fresh look at the matter . |
| 12 | The new American administration seems to be taking a stiff line on counterfeiting , and the guiltiest countries were therefore worried by the approach of April 30th , the annual deadline for putting countries on America 's blacklists . |
| 13 | But his face was serious now , and he seemed to be taking an inordinate interest in the grain of his desktop . |
| 14 | She said that the public were becoming agitated because the council did not appear to be taking the toughest line possible . |
| 15 | And this application of standard formula upset Selby for reasons we heard this morning , and it upsel =set us because it did n't seem to be taking the real situation into account . |
| 16 | There was n't much time left — certainly not enough time to be taking the wrong tack with old Cohen and antagonising him . |
| 17 | One faction seems to have abandoned the crude racist message and concentrates on antisemitism , whilst the other seems to be taking the opposite position . |
| 18 | When no legal action is to be taken the local authority must consider whether it would be appropriate to review the case at a later stage and , if so , it must fix a review date ( s37(6) ) . |