Example sentences of "[vb past] take [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | That gentile foster parents were liable to imbue youngsters with their own values , however hard they tried to take a neutral line , was undeniable , but the alternative , to turn away children because there were not enough Jewish homes for them to go to , was rejected out of hand by the RCM 's ruling council . |
| 2 | Rothschild and his successors tried to take a fresh look at issues too remote , politically inconvenient or otherwise ignored , and come up with clear , concise proposals for action , if possible on a single sheet of paper . |
| 3 | When we were out front earlier today , Rocket tried to take a short cut across the front garden , Candy saw her off , like a . |
| 4 | Sweden tried to take the first initiative only two days after the ending of the Maudling negotiations , inviting other states to send representatives to Stockholm to discuss how their trade policies might be better coordinated . |
| 5 | and they tried to take the bloody ticket off me . |
| 6 | Like Loch Lomond , Slaley Hall in Northumbria and Quietwaters in Essex tried to take the high-quality , high-price route to success . |
| 7 | Lawrence takes a deep breath and starts off again , with this massive approach , comes in now to , it 's short and it ends in a way I think probably off the body , he tried to take the bottom hand away again , that , that they do seemed to be trying this angle of attack at him , as Botham there at leg gully and a short leg and they 're trying to be , do n't forget the balls at 's ribcage , he 's certainly troubled by that one . |
| 8 | He beat to take the coveted first prize in a hard-fought battle at the Sneyd Arms , Sneyd Green . |
| 9 | In 1974 the Secretary of State , Mr Gordon Campbell , announced that after discussions with the Lord Advocate , he proposed to take no further action and a year later , after a change of government , his Labour successor Mr William Ross said he was n't going to act either . |
| 10 | In the 1952 election campaign the Republicans promised to take a tough line with the Russians , and the appointment of John Foster Dulles as Secretary of State seemed the first step in fulfilling that pledge . |
| 11 | To my surprise , she 'd taken a regular job selling frames and contact lenses and had stuck it and was boss of the shop . |
| 12 | ‘ I thought we 'd taken a long time to get here . ’ |
| 13 | We 'd taken a small local boat — built for four people but with 15 on board not to mention some pigs and chickens — out to an island . |
| 14 | We 'd taken a small local boat — built for four people but with 15 on board not to mention some pigs and chickens — out to an island . |
| 15 | Aberdeen arrived back from Turin this afternoon , knowing they 'd taken a major step towards the quarter finals of the Cup Winners Cup . |
| 16 | ‘ I 'd been asking why she 'd taken a clerical job when she 'd had an art training and she said it was all she could get at first but after a while she 'd managed to wangle this daytime class . ’ |
| 17 | He 'd taken a full seven ounces at ten , and in just ten minutes on each breast too . |
| 18 | I can only say how much I cherished the " Well done , lad " , from him after I 'd taken a difficult catch in the deep off his bowling . |
| 19 | And he only had to wait a couple of erm points left on his licence so if I 'd taken the dangerous thriving or something he could have lost his licence but erm that 's besides the point . |
| 20 | When food got scarce , he 'd taken the better paid job of a Sweeper . |
| 21 | ‘ I remember one client who burst into tears before I 'd taken the first snip , ’ said top London stylist Trevor Sorbie . |
| 22 | But at least I 'd taken the first step , and not an easy step , considering what I 'd said to the doctor at our last meeting . |
| 23 | I had made my decision and I 'd taken the first step . |
| 24 | They 'd taken the motorised dinghy across to explore the fairy-tale clarity of the water in the natural sea caves of the Blue Grotto , then on Roman 's orders had spurned the small cove he 'd mentioned as too crowded , and returned to take the yacht further out to sea , choosing a peaceful place to drop anchor and eat the picnic he 'd stowed away as a surprise … |
| 25 | This morning she had started out late for Pack Meeting , so instead of going by the woodland path , which was a long way round , she 'd taken the direct route by road and arrived in time . |
| 26 | Crawled until I could see the arrow only because it was pale against the bark , and knew I was already further away than when I 'd taken the last bearing . |
| 27 | Edgar wicket keeper , innkeeper and redoubtable raconteur confided some time after midnight that to help run in his pain-free new hip joint he 'd taken an early morning paper round in Aycliffe village . |
| 28 | After the initial wave of guilty surprise , finding that the beautiful girl she 'd seen at the market had been Roman 's younger sister , she 'd taken an immediate liking to Anneliese . |
| 29 | ‘ I know it 's ridiculous , but it felt as if I 'd taken an enormous jump into the dark , that night with you … ’ |
| 30 | ‘ However , in due course a few , a very few indeed , intelligent teachers came to take a cool look at what was happening and they realised that for the vast majority of children the majority of our educational processes add about as much to the mental stature of our children as a diet of sawdust would add to their physical stature … . , |