Example sentences of "[vb mod] take [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As stressed before , the potential of the land is of prime importance ; if the aim is to farm successfully , all else must take second place . |
| 2 | Owning it , as the nation has found to its cost , must take second place . |
| 3 | She had something to tell him ; something so very important that even this delightful consummation of their desire must take second place |
| 4 | In such an environment it is hard to take religion seriously which requires that all these things — good as they may be — must take second place to the cultivation of spiritual values and the worship of God , not gods . |
| 5 | When a ‘ hit ’ is made the immigration officers must take certain action , according to a code letter which appears next to the name in the index . |
| 6 | You must take reasonable care to avoid acts or omissions which you can reasonably foresee would be likely to injure your neighbour . |
| 7 | This means that the person in possession must take reasonable care of the goods even if the ownership is with the other party . |
| 8 | ( b ) He must take reasonable steps to explain what he is looking for and the basis of his suspicion ( s.2(3) ( b ) ) . |
| 9 | ( iii ) The occupier must take reasonable steps to check that the contractor was competent to carry out the work . |
| 10 | ( iv ) The occupier must take reasonable steps to check that the work has been properly done . |
| 11 | A firm must take reasonable steps to ensure that it does not make any personal recommendation to a private customer of an investment or investment agreement , or effect or arrange a discretionary transaction with or for an customer , unless the recommendation or transaction is suitable for him , having regard to the facts disclosed by that customer and other relevant facts about the customer of which the firm is or reasonably should be aware . |
| 12 | ( f ) Preventative services Local authorities must take reasonable steps , through the provision of services under Part III of the Act , to prevent children within their area suffering ill-treatment or neglect ( Sched 2 , para 4(1) ) . |
| 13 | They must take reasonable steps to ensure that this information is available to those who might benefit ( Sched 2 , para 1 ) . |
| 14 | Regardless of the nature of the contract , damages may be awarded for all losses caused by the breach , subject to the general requirement that damages must not be too remote ( Hadley v Baxendale ( 1854 ) 23 LJ Ex 179 ) and that plaintiffs must take reasonable steps to mitigate their losses . |
| 15 | ‘ No one knew him , ’ said Raynor , ‘ no one recognised him , and for that the gate-keepers and the sentries must take great blame . |
| 16 | You must take great care . |
| 17 | You must take great care in writing the summary , which usually appears immediately after the title page or as part of the opening statement . |
| 18 | We must take great care if he 's to stay with us . |
| 19 | First , they must take great care in their choice of partners to avoid deals with enthusiastic amateurs who can not deliver success where success is due . |
| 20 | ‘ Then you must take appropriate action . |
| 21 | ‘ They must take serious note of the political dynamics taking place in the country , ’ said the NSC 's Krish Naidoo . |
| 22 | It has now reached the point where those professions involved in the management of data must take serious action to prevent information exchange becoming information loss . |
| 23 | ‘ Surely we must take that arrow out , ’ Perkin said , and put his hand on the shaft and gave it a tug . |
| 24 | ‘ If we do not see him again — for we must take that possibility into account — you are his next of kin and his sole heiress . |
| 25 | His own abbot must take that charge upon him . |
| 26 | If , as a result of its inquiries under s47 , it concludes that certain action should be taken to safeguard or promote a child 's welfare it must take that action so far as it is both within its power and reasonably practicable for it to do so ( s47(8) ) . |
| 27 | Furthermore a citizen can only enforce the cancellation by making a formal objection within one month of notification ; and if that objection is rejected by the authority , the citizen must take legal action within another month . |
| 28 | In an immediate sense , Gloucester must take final responsibility for what happened in 1483 . |
| 29 | In an immediate sense , Gloucester must take final responsibility for what happened in 1483 . |
| 30 | Either a partner has financial troubles , which means you must take greater responsibility , or someone you have an emotional or financial link with will make it hard for you to enjoy the fruits of success . |