Example sentences of "[adv prt] take the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | THE £400,000 launch of a professional pool circus yesterday ended in farce when an angry shopkeeper burst in to take the jackets off the backs of the leading players . |
| 2 | A layer of cloud had drifted in to take the warmth out of what remained of the day ; the wind tore it occasionally , leaving rags of blue . |
| 3 | Just as a male is about to mate with his partner , the bystanding male swoops in to take the other 's place . |
| 4 | A small one allows air in to take the place of the liquid and also supplies the jet of water for rinsing the inside of the spray containers . |
| 5 | The kapu system of priestly prohibitions and sanctions had finally disintegrated in 1819 , but new taboos rushed in to take the place of the old . |
| 6 | A black suit was stepping in to take the bodies away . |
| 7 | Reid has won the last two Ulster rounds in the series at Temple and the Mid-Antrim 150 while James Courtney sneaked in to take the round at Dundalk . |
| 8 | Stuart Wilson , previously honorary secretary was voted in to take the office of captain and Gordon Keith , previously treasurer , was voted in as honorary secretary . |
| 9 | He was sitting behind the tea tray , with its vast load of silver , reading Horse and Hound — Twomey came in to take the tea tray away , and with it the smaller table which held the dish of scones , the plate of sandwiches ( Gentleman 's Relish ) , the fruit cake and the plain sponge . |
| 10 | On longer journeys , the gas turbine cuts in to take the strain off the batteries and to ensure they are charged up ready for when the car next drives into a city . |
| 11 | Foulds came back from 4-0 down to take the match into a decider . |
| 12 | Foulds came back from 4-0 down to take the match into a decider . |
| 13 | Knew it ! ’ snapped Duvall … and leaned down to take the monster by the throat and throttle the life out of it . |
| 14 | Dr Neil bent down to take the bloom from her , and as their hands met his heart gave a great lurch . |
| 15 | Transferring the wing-tip to his scratched hand , he leaned over to take the skull . |
| 16 | I 've landless men to send over to take the places of the dead , and fowls and beasts to get them started again . |
| 17 | She and I separated ( it was like trying to unpick a mangled shoelace ) and I staggered through to take the call . |
| 18 | These last few miles are not exactly very appealing so you might actually be better off taking the CMS Penrith to Windermere bus which picks up outside the Queen 's Head . |
| 19 | He said the only , the other thing you can do is loosen it off take the calliper b and turn the calliper round . |
| 20 | The toggle switch is two-position , and flicking it on takes the sound straight to a pre-determined setting . |
| 21 | Cos what he does , he puts a tea bag in a cup pours about that much water on takes the tea bag out and tops it right up with water so he can see bottom of cup . |
| 22 | When The Fall played Leeds , part of their rider was to play a football match so all these young lads from the area turned up to take the piss . |
| 23 | City 's leaders caused Steve Hudsbeth whose tally of goals kept pace with their beaten run , stepped up to take the kick , only to see his effort go outside . |
| 24 | ‘ Off with their heads ! ’ she shouted , and soldiers hurried up to take the gardeners away . |
| 25 | The latter are legislative committees set up to take the committee stage of a bill and they have to reflect the division of party strength that exists on the floor of the House . |
| 26 | In Get Richie Quick ! , the hero 's ex-wife Lola asks him to find some missing family documents and turns out to be setting him up to take the blame for a series of axe murders she 's been committing since she was six years old . |
| 27 | Then they move up to take the Cross , and you drop back to the end of the file . |
| 28 | Penry got up to take the trays . |
| 29 | An audible ripple of laughter went round the court room as Brown denied vehemently that he had been ‘ set up to take the rap for the footballer ’ . |
| 30 | ‘ Why set Michael up to take the rap then kill him ? |