Example sentences of "to take [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Claudio Notarbartolo beat three other national finalists to take the Masterchef 1991 title , sponsored by British Meat Catering Service and Dudson Brothers . |
| 2 | ‘ Do you mean his revision classes are meant to take the place of some of mine ? ’ |
| 3 | I resolved to take the first thing that came along and from that base to look further afield if need be . |
| 4 | Traditionally , it was usual to take the upwind wing-tip and to hold it slightly below the horizontal . |
| 5 | Like most things in gliding this takes practice and experience if you are going to avoid losing a thousand feet or more trying to take the picture of your turning point . |
| 6 | Collect any powders , tablets or anything you think may have been used to take the drug . |
| 7 | Some may find it inconvenient to take the time off work to be screened . |
| 8 | The drawing movement is necessary to take the opponent 's centre of gravity too far forwards , thus causing him to fall heavily forwards . |
| 9 | Now Donald was bracing himself to take the weight of the heavier outer door and Donald McLaggan was helping him , easing it up off its hinges . |
| 10 | But just suppose — if they do send in dragoons with guns to take the men away — we are helpless , then , you know we are . |
| 11 | A manuscript of poems was assembled by him for the Professor to view ; the intention being ( and Dudek was very well experienced in this sort of work ) for him to take the matter over and see it through to publication . |
| 12 | Leonard had tried to get Elizabeth , his London girlfriend , to take the bold step of departure to Greece , but she had refused . |
| 13 | We wo n't be able to take the second case of wine . ’ |
| 14 | The sea was so cold she had to force herself to take the plunge . |
| 15 | When the Kurd talks to his mother in Teheran from the telephone in the common room , he can hear bullets being shot just outside her front door , and we hear him tell her to take the phone away from the window . |
| 16 | We arranged to take the train out on a Saturday . |
| 17 | It is important here to stress that it is not just hitting to the target that is foremost , but at all times moving the feet to take the ball in one bounce . |
| 18 | Strnadova went on to take the title by beating Australia 's Rennae Stubbs in the final . |
| 19 | The Ladies 60 age group brought home the highest honours : both Rita Lauder ( Hampshire & Isle of Wight ) — and Ruth Illingworth ( Essex ) reached the singles'' semi-finals , each losing to top-ranked American players , while Ruth , in a new partnership with Ann Williams ( Somerset ) , beat the numbers 1 and 2 seeded pairs to take the title at their first attempt . |
| 20 | Last Christmas , having loads of time on my hands over the holidays , I decided to take the plunge and make one at least as nice theirs . |
| 21 | Also there were doubts as to whether the panelling in the proposed new location was strong enough to take the weight of the new clock and its ‘ sculptured ’ bracket . |
| 22 | They must all be wide enough to take the buttons which will hold down the top . |
| 23 | Drill four 5/16in holes in each to take the pencils , turn them 90° and drill a 1/2in hole 1 in from one end and along the joint ; this forms a half hole in each block , and hence the reason for making two holders . |
| 24 | When someone dies at home and the person is to be buried , the funeral director can be called to take the body to a chapel of rest as soon as a doctor has certified the death . |
| 25 | The buoyant economy at the end of the eighties of course helped in part by increasing road congestion , forcing many to take the train who would have preferred to drive . |
| 26 | Of days one was proud to be associated with railways and too many ( still only a sprinkling but so devastatingly disrupting ) that one swore always to take the car next time . |
| 27 | Now , while I 'm quite happy to take the credit for Birdman I 'm not sure that Ron Fawcett feels the same way , but what really bugs me is Zero . |
| 28 | Any light fitting which is secured to a ceiling should ideally have at least one of its screws going into a joist , but where this is not possible , it is best to secure a piece of wood between the joists to take the securing screws , rather than relying on hollow wall fixings into plain plasterboard or , especially , into lath-and-plaster . |
| 29 | The alternative is to bury an architrave switch mounting box in the wall to take the terminal connector strip , and secure the light fitting centrally over this , so that the securing screws can go into wall plugs fitted in holes , which you drill in the wall either side of the box . |
| 30 | Thanks to an abandoned mutt , a whole family decided to take the slow boat home |