Example sentences of "[noun] take some [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And the valley of the River Wharfe takes some beating . |
| 2 | The partnership took some time to sell . |
| 3 | Whereas the DoT almost ‘ directed ’ the BGA to take some action , they failed to direct the CAA , to co-operate ’ . |
| 4 | This brings some benefits through musical cross-fertilisation between the cathedral and the wider community , but the cathedral does not always get the full benefit of one who is employed to do what is commonly regarded as a full-time job , and this at a time when the Church needs from its organists not only the highest musical expertise but also liturgical knowledge and a readiness to take some part in the running of the cathedral . |
| 5 | Dear Horace , I think I may be a bit late with this as here in the antipodes , and especially being some way down a circulation list , your column takes some weeks to reach me . |
| 6 | Constituency work takes some time and leads to a multiplicity of minor preoccupations but it by no means occupies the entire day . |
| 7 | They had a routine for it , as most couples do — Annie put the fuel in , Tessa took some paper towels from the dispenser and cleaned the windscreen ; then Tessa went to the pay-window and handed over a credit card as soon as Annie put the pump nozzle back into position . |
| 8 | Complaints from parents took some time to appear . |
| 9 | She took a lot of convincing : distrust was deeply ingrained in her , she dared not believe in good fortune ; she was conditioned to thinking in terms of Lajos and adjustment took some time . |
| 10 | Behind the external appearance of harshness and reserve lay sensitivity , suffering , even humour ; Wordsworth took some time to get to know , but those who dared to make the attempt were often agreeably surprised . |
| 11 | Finally , June announced that Beryl Smith had resigned as Chairman of the Training Committee to take some sabbatical leave . |
| 12 | A bookmaker paid Damien Gould to take some lead from my weight cloth while a journalist distracted me . ’ |
| 13 | Consequently , relations between African countries and international companies were for twenty years characterized by a battle to take some degree of national control . |
| 14 | ‘ I went up towards the belvedere to take some pictures , that 's all . |
| 15 | Now in sporting legend the All Blacks take some beating … but when it comes to the greatest in any sport … there 's just one name … that 's Muhammed Ali … he 's over here at the moment and has made a surprise call on an Oxfordshire man reckoned to be his number one fan . |
| 16 | But to be capable of jumping in formation in the dark with full equipment and a bundle of supplies and then landing together in the right place takes some doing . |
| 17 | This query took some time to reach Cedric . |
| 18 | Again it is crucial to stress that this can be a lengthy process taking some months or years depending on circumstances , availability of help and a number of other variables . |
| 19 | Between the date of Meehan 's conviction and his appeal a month later , Nicky told me , he had an astonishing piece of luck in that there had come into his possession a tape-recording of an interview with Griffiths taken some time previously for a programme the BBC had made at Gartree prison . |
| 20 | Faced with the need to take some action , and willing to restrict the death penalty but not to abandon it completely , a classic step on the road to abolition , the Government turned again to the idea of categorizing murders which the Labour Government had attempted , fruitlessly , as a way out of a previous Parliamentary impasse in 1948 . |
| 21 | It was not late , nothing like time for bed , she felt so full of energy , of goodwill , of the need to take some action . |
| 22 | If possible have a friend or your spouse take some photographs . |
| 23 | Pompey take some beating … they proved that on saturday by coming back with an equaliser within two minutes a first for their new striker Lee Chapman … |
| 24 | Pompey take some beating … they proved that on saturday by coming back with an equaliser within two minutes a first for their new striker Lee Chapman … |
| 25 | Cells containing this pigment take some time to reach the skin 's surface , depending on how recently the skin was last exposed . |
| 26 | force my opponent to take some action that he currently is not taking ? |
| 27 | Mark Elder took some time to strike a fair balance between stage and pit and was not always as considerate as he usually is towards the singers . |
| 28 | Yet perhaps Thomas Hopkins and his wife took some solace in so commemorating the death of their eldest son . |
| 29 | In a few areas local government agencies took some steps to tackle this problem , but real progress did not come until central government gave local authorities powers to act effectively , and also required them to take such action . |
| 30 | I went down to the caravan one day to take some apples , and was startled to see a continuous ripple of ice on the inside of the caravan wall just by my friend 's plump , inviting-looking pillow . |