Example sentences of "[adj] [coord] take [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the same year an Act was passed declaring that from henceforth the boundaries of all the royal forests should be taken to extend no further than those ‘ commonly reputed , used or taken in the twentieth year of the reign of James I [ 1622–23 ] . |
| 2 | But the commune also served a major coercive function since the majority in each village stood to lose should an individual either fail to meet his share of the payments due or take to flight . |
| 3 | These objectives have to be worked for ; success is neither universal nor taken for granted . |
| 4 | For this , you don a neoprene suit , boots , flippers and life-jacket and take to the water in a specially adapted inflated lorry inner tube . |
| 5 | It 's long and straight and takes for ever but eventually we get to the outskirts of Newbury . |
| 6 | A pigeon clock-shifted 6 hours early but taken through three time zones to the east would in fact behave as if it ‘ knew ’ it should home to the west , but because its compass bearings are rotated 90° clockwise ( it thinks it is midday when it is 6.00 p.m. ) , it would ‘ home ’ towards the north rather than the west . |
| 7 | Coenwulf vigorously crushed the revolt in Kent and captured Eadberht , who was blinded and mutilated and taken in chains into Mercia ( ASC A , F , s.a. 796 ) where he was imprisoned for some years at Winchcombe . |
| 8 | ABA requires that these measurements be as objective as possible and taken before , during and after the intervention . |
| 9 | The UK practice is rather more subjective and takes into account socio-economic factors as well as absolute numbers of voters . |
| 10 | Next morning he was found comatose and taken to hospital . |
| 11 | Oral speech depends on context to communicate meaning ; it is therefore egocentric and takes for granted a common point of view as though no others were possible . |
| 12 | How our love-child , Robin , had been captured at sea by the Spanish and taken to Madrid . |
| 13 | Should you wish it , you can treat the Sauerhof as a chance to get in trim ; they offer most kinds of sports and have extensive gym , sauna and pool facilities — there are even bicycles for hire so you can get fit and take in the lovely countryside at the same time . |
| 14 | I probably , homework , because her daughter was dying or something and she , her daughter was quite seriously ill and taken to hospital , so we just had Miss so we were n't given any homework for that |
| 15 | Buying each other drinks in this village was so natural and taken for granted that words of thanks were rarely uttered . |
| 16 | He was cremated and buried up at Creeting in my parents ' grave and that 's what 's going to happen to me , you see I will be cremated because erm , you know they make a sort of well and take off the top stone and the pebbles and things and er and then the ashes go in the and so in a casket do n't they and you see and so we shall |
| 17 | But I would like to mention that conflicting evidence is not always the result of a social worker being inexperienced and taken in easily by appearances when he or she should obviously have checked with an independent source . |
| 18 | Very often I sit in my chair for ten minutes or so as soon as I arrive at the water , just relaxing and taking in everything around me , appreciating my surroundings and thinking about what I am going to do . |
| 19 | Detective Sergeant Chris Warren of Southampton police fuelled the mystery further when he said : ‘ My information is that a London footballer was knocked unconscious and taken to hospital . ’ |
| 20 | Orient Express comes frozen and takes between 15 and 30 minutes to defrost . |
| 21 | Flying was thrilling and romantic and taking to the air was for women of spirit while those who stayed on the ground had feet of clay . |
| 22 | The laughter filled the room , it filled the shop , it even penetrated the wall into the tobacconist 's shop and made Arthur Conway wonder if the three old girls next door had gone barmy or taken to the bottle early in the day , for it was said that they took wine with their dinner . |
| 23 | Berret and his companions repaired to the scene of the crime for the inevitable measuring and taking of statements . |
| 24 | Between the two there is a grey area where the size of the firm is likely to be the determining factor as to whether decisions should be unanimous or taken by majority vote . |
| 25 | The evils of pluralism were rife , absenteeism was common and taken for granted . |
| 26 | They would like to be able to be caring within limits , and without the fear that they might get overwhelmed or taken for a ride . |
| 27 | The ideal drug for treating HIV infection would be non-toxic , cheap and taken in tablet form . |
| 28 | The defendant , who was driving his car in Jermyn Street , was arrested after a roadside breath test proved positive and taken to a police station , where he provided two specimens of breath in the intoximeter . |