Example sentences of "[coord] take a [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Each student either selects a special subject from among these fields of study or takes a course in Japanese language .
2 If the traveller looks out of his car or train window or takes a walk along his local brook and bears in mind what a river should look like , he can not fail to notice , in many places , mile upon mile of treeless river bank , often devoid of even a decent margin of bulrush .
3 I like to cook recipes that foolproof , able to wait or take a moment to finish before serving .
4 Registry staff must be able to process information without introducing delays , whether it is receiving data from a student and subsequently providing an updated record for that student or taking a request from a lecturer for a list and providing it at short notice or processing an offer made by an admissions tutor so that the candidate hears from PCAS as quickly as possible .
5 The matter of paying rent , rates , bills of any sort , or taking a child to dentist or doctor , or when need be , to the school in order to enquire into the progress ( or otherwise ) of his offspring were not part of his world .
6 There are still old rural traditions retained and newer ones introduced , like auctioning produce from the church harvest at the pub with a small prayer whilst drinking your beer , or taking a stroll through the churchyard on a summer evening to the lane beyond .
7 Most opt for the more mundane pursuits as their peers abandon their grand schemes and resign themselves to working in an office , a factory , a building site , or taking a cushioning three years in tertiary education .
8 For example , regular writing to missionaries or taking a stand against issues which are highlighted , such as human rights or ecological problems .
9 For example , regular writing to missionaries or taking a stand against issues which are highlighted , such as human rights or ecological problems .
10 It was on the tip of his tongue to ask after Annie : was she ill , perhaps , or taking a holiday ?
11 They criticise me for getting a new curtain or taking a holiday .
12 This is the time to consider joining a class or taking a course as the new term , or year , starts in September .
13 He pictured himself smashing both fists down in the middle of the kitchen table , or taking a china jug off the shelf and hurling it across the room .
14 Brownie Owl continued : ‘ I think Farmer Bolsover is mostly afraid that we might do damage to his crops by not keeping to the paths , or taking a fancy to the fruit in his orchard . ’
15 You have considerable flexibility and can choose between : not taking a lump sum , taking the maximum amount allowed or taking a portion of it only ( whatever sum you decide ) .
16 I can see the town airport from where I am , indeed I can touch its tarmac with a digit thrust through the chain-link fence — all that separates it from the Lofleiđ3ir — but to get from here to there is not so easy , and involves taking a bus into town and back out again or taking a taxi .
17 It 's either that or taking a day 's leave on the Friday .
18 Many women enjoy the independence of being retired when suddenly there is the opportunity to realise dreams and ambitions , from redesigning the garden to writing short stories or taking a degree .
19 That is , of course , when I was n't actually casting an eye at the rope and pulley high over the hall or taking a glance at the shotgun .
20 These developments will help all those buying a home , moving house or taking a house to rent to choose dwellings that will not only save money on their fuel bills , but help to improve the environment .
21 The rest of the time can be spent exploring Svaneke 's winding streets with museums , half-timbered houses and lush gardens , or taking a boat trip to unspoilt Christianso island and it navel fortresses .
22 Mrs Thomas always made us welcome , whether we were delivering goods or taking a pleasure trip in the trap .
23 Many will even disrupt their day to get a nibble of a bar or two , sneaking out of the office or taking a diversion to a shop even if they have more pressing business at hand .
24 It could be having a good night 's sleep the night before , playing tennis or taking a sauna , losing weight or having a stiff drink just before you begin .
25 Where the last day for doing any act or taking a proceeding is a Sunday , Christmas Day , Good Friday or Monday or Tuesday in Easter week , or on a day on which the offices of the court are closed , the act or proceeding may be done or taken on the next day afterwards which is not one of the aforesaid days .
26 James Callaghan , when prime minister , would have the subjects he planned to raise on a piece of card , but often did n't bother to raise them , as they gossiped about politics or took a stroll around the gardens on summer evenings .
27 Sealed units must have destroyed at lot of the or taken a chunk out of the market .
28 His damp hair was slicked back as if he 'd recently been for a swim or taken a shower .
29 A school leaver in 1976 , he had never owned a camera or taken a picture .
30 Among positive rights , we should include the rights : to have all one 's experience and knowledge assessed in the admissions process ; to determine the subjects studied ; to have a legitimate measure of control over the pace and the methods of study ; to be able to follow a particular academic interest , or develop a point of view of one 's own ; to be examined in ways which do justice to the student 's achievements ; and to be credited with those parts of a course which have been passed successfully ( should the student wish or need to move to another institution , or to take a break in the programme of study ) .
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