Example sentences of "[noun] might take the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The aid might take the form of personal service or of cash . |
| 2 | Those who demand strict realism in fiction of this kind might take the same extreme view as Patrick O'Brian 's sardonic Dr Maturin who , in discussing the Spithead Mutiny with his more conventional friend Captain Aubrey , pronounces himself in favour of the rebellion : |
| 3 | As the ship began its return voyage to Europe , the British and French governments were informally sounded out to see if their countries might take the Jews . |
| 4 | Sometimes we need to reflect publicly , sometimes to provide space for a few moments of private reflection — this might mean the children sit quietly alone while the teacher asks questions which they respond to in their thoughts , or the reflection might take the form of a diary , or perhaps an " emotional map " charting the highs and lows of a journey/adventure/exploration . |
| 5 | However , the Attorney-General warned your Lordships that , even if reference in this case to Parliamentary materials did not infringe article 9 , the House of Commons might take the view the House enjoyed some wider privilege which we would be infringing and might well regret that its views on the point had not been sought before a decision was reached by your Lordships . |
| 6 | Lesage , who works at the Institut Pinel for the Criminally Insane , testified that ‘ it is possible that people with serious emotional problems might take the letter , identify with its contents and use Lepine as a model ’ . |
| 7 | In most types of dispute the claim might take the following form title sheet with claim number and date , contractor 's name , employer 's name and contract name all recorded |
| 8 | The cash figure in the balance sheet might include both capital and operating cash : if a debenture is issued but the resulting cash has not yet been invested in fixed assets , then the cash will perhaps be shown in the cash book — this is capital cash ; if profits were made in the current year , some of these profits might take the form of cash — this is operating cash . |
| 9 | Such blocks in older people might take the form of stubbornness , violence , confusion or depression . |
| 10 | From Baden , those in a hurry might take the motorway east to the outskirts of Zurich , then pick up the northbound motorway , carrying on through Jestetten . |
| 11 | A property rights justification might take the following general form . |
| 12 | It is easy to see why a police officer might take the view that there is no obvious use for a time-consuming and expensive procedure such as an identity parade where it appears that the suspect is known to the witness . |
| 13 | This , I thought , reflected great credit on him , though others might take the contrary view and criticise the fact that he had not first thought to amass a substantial fortune . |
| 14 | It would be risky , even then , but with a fair-sized stake , a guy might take the chance of being able to blow town . ’ |
| 15 | This assumption allows Lucas to measure as the deviation of actual real output , from the value predicted from a regression of on a constant and time ( where time might take the value of 1 in the first year of the data period , 2 in the second and so on ) . |
| 16 | Another degree of restriction might take the form of a bequest . |