Example sentences of "[noun] take [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 LUCIE FJELDSATD TAKES EARLY RETIREMENT
2 The experiment takes many forms , but one of the commonest is to show the animal subject a set of photographs — of trees , of a river , lakes , grassland and so on .
3 When industry takes such decisions , the DTI must be involved and must know what is going on .
4 Each Hercules aircraft takes 88 soldiers , 3000 pounds of food and ammunition .
5 Each Hercules aircraft takes 88 soldiers , 3000 pounds of food and ammunition .
6 The recognition takes several forms , including modes of communication .
7 In Billingham Mrs Ruby Beckwith takes early retirement from Ash Trees School next month after 25 years of teaching , and Mrs Margaret Llewellyn based at Billingham Campus retires later this year after 18 years in the profession .
8 And the valley of the River Wharfe takes some beating .
9 I will of course let my client know that Mr Makaroupides takes full responsibility for this and that will take a weight off his mind .
10 Freud takes these points from Le Bon , commenting that contradictory ideas can exist side by side in the unconscious mental life of people , as is seen in children and neurotics .
11 If your ambition takes this line , there are certain basic truths that you will have to recognise .
12 — Cruelty to animals takes two forms : the method of killing it and what you do with a live animal which is in your power .
13 Standard forms of tender and subcontract are issued by the JCT for use in conjunction with this method , which is far less complicated than full nomination and which , because the main contractor takes greater responsibility , must be considered a useful alternative by surveyors .
14 The plane flying at a constant speed takes five seconds to go one thousand five hundred miles what
15 I discuss this issue often with tourists I take trekking in rural Nepal , and my line is that the photograph takes second place to the opportunity for personal contact and an understanding of the culture .
16 But his involvement in Darlington 's planning for the future takes immediate effect .
17 G. takes six samples in various parts of the works .
18 If you can manage a visit of two to three days ( or even just one day ) it is well worth it — the modern boat takes hours and it is only a matter of minutes in the small jet aircraft .
19 Third , the administration takes strategic control of the economy .
20 The college takes 500 pupils from across the world and decided to call in debt collectors as a last resort .
21 I am sure that the Greater Manchester force takes that aspect very seriously ; all inquiries by police officers are logged ; and a senior officer checks about 3 per cent .
22 ‘ Coherence ’ in trade policy is an elusive quality , whether or not the president takes active charge of it .
23 The task of drawing out the main points from the mass of data takes considerable practice and is time consuming .
24 Mira takes these facts and re-inserts them in narrative — not the original narrative representations from which they were drawn , for these are inaccessible to her , — but playful conjectures as to what might have been .
25 Finally Big Bear takes Little Bear out to show that the darkness is n't as black as it seems — and he falls asleep in it , in Big Bear 's arms .
26 Well cycling takes eight minutes .
27 Recognize that grief takes many forms .
28 ‘ I could n't let Edward take that risk , he might get himself arrested for stealing pages from the account books , they are company property after all . ’
29 Some older journalists took early retirement .
30 Individually now and in no order , depending on how swiftly crews could reload , prime and fire , the Scots gunners worked their pieces , aiming lower , those two leading vessels taking terrible punishment .
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