Example sentences of "[adv] [adj] as take " in BNC.

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1 If , however , such a revaluation were required , say , 20 years hence , the same house in band D would probably remain a band D house , provided that its relative position within the range of property values had not changed so much as to take it outwith the new parameters for that band .
2 Even if it is arguable for the purposes of theological discussion that the mode of being in which contemplative knowledge of God becomes a reality is superior to the demands of the active life , Augustine recognised that in the fallen world the two were indissolubly linked and complementary : for no one ought to be so leisured as to take no thought in that leisure for the interest of his neighbour , nor so active as to feel no need for the contemplation of God .
3 JEWKES : O , you are very good , sir , very forgiving indeed , but come , I hope you will be so good as to take her to your bosom and that my tomorrow morning you 'll bring her to a better sense of her duty .
4 The author 's preface refers to ‘ the gentleman , who was so kind as to take care of the Publication of it , only to excuse me from appearing ’ .
5 It would help us to plan for the future if you would be so kind as to take a few minutes to fill in this questionnaire .
6 Obviously it 's got to be in some sort of order ; composition comes into it just as much as taking a photograph . ’
7 Obviously it 's got to be in some sort of order ; composition comes into it just as much as taking a photograph . ’
8 Even in the rich world , childbirth is between one and a half to three times as dangerous as taking the pill and nearly 11 times as dangerous as being sterilised or using the IUD , whereas early , legal abortion carries a mortality rate similar to the pill .
9 Bereavement can have devastating effects on our defensive cells , but even something as minor as taking an exam can make us more vulnerable to infection .
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