Example sentences of "take an " in BNC.
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| 1 | Instead , take an extra step nearer the ball if necessary and get down low by using the legs and knees rather than the waist . |
| 2 | This is the case regardless of whether they take an objective , subjective or general view of their work ( see page 62 ) . |
| 3 | All the family come to the party and children take an active part . |
| 4 | Tomorrow 's Focus will examine the toxic waste chain and take an in-depth look at the problem of PCBs . |
| 5 | Then you take an acid chloride , and dissolve it in another liquid which wo n't mix with the first one . |
| 6 | This type of contact requires local knowledge and that the neighbourhood policeman take an interest in people in his area . |
| 7 | For example , they call on the widows of policemen to check that the RUC Welfare Branch has visited , as well as trying themselves in more informal ways to help the grieving process , check that pensioners who are alone are safe , as well as take an interest in the youngsters new to children 's homes . |
| 8 | In the central dromenon these pleasures take an explicitly sexual form , represented by Burbank 's encounter with Princess Volupine . |
| 9 | Yet , take an accident like that hair in the gate , put it together with the coincidental gaze of a ghost , and it 's as if Fonda really has come back to life . |
| 10 | It has also become involved in the Work-out scheme in London , which aims to help the young unemployed take an active approach to life . |
| 11 | ‘ Many people take an all-in-one shampoo and conditioner , then moan when their hair looks dry and brittle . |
| 12 | Saga publishes a booklet , Saving and Spending on Longer Holidays Abroad , which not only details the savings householders of any age can expect to make while they take an extended holiday , but also gives advice to pensioners on how to ensure they get their pension while they winter abroad . |
| 13 | By slipping a neat little amendment into an aid bill , or pressing the State Department to take notice of human-rights violations , the two or three people in Congress who take an interest in an ‘ obscure ’ part of the world can be disproportionately influential — and be sure of making headlines in the country concerned . |
| 14 | Some economists at Sanwa Bank take an even gloomier view . |
| 15 | The scheme is that these take an ‘ absolutely vested interest ’ only on the attainment of 18 years or marriage . |
| 16 | I train to go into the ring and have a boxing match , not just take an opponent out . |
| 17 | Take an advertisement for Chevrolet ( 1956 ) endorsing the case for the two-car family . |
| 18 | You take an ‘ Ideal Height ’ chart and find your height on it . |
| 19 | She plans to encourage her predominantly teenaged followers take an interest in politics at a grass-roots level . |
| 20 | When asked about the ‘ meaning ’ of his Foundation cycle , he was apt to burst into a song which he had adapted from the Gilbert and Sullivan opera , Patience : ‘ Success is not a mystery , just brush up on your history , and borrow day by day/ Take an Empire that was Roman , and you 'll find it is at home in/ All the starry Milky Way . ’ |
| 21 | Take an April shower |
| 22 | Arsenal take an unbeaten 11-match run to Carrow Road , where Norwich may still be under a cloud after their FA Cup semi-final failure against Sunderland on Sunday . |
| 23 | Parents : When they play into wrong hands What can you do if you take an instant dislike to the friend your daughter or son has just brought home from school ? |
| 24 | Most have a balcony and some take an extra bed . |
| 25 | They loaded the Zodiac dinghy , outboard motor , and the limpet mines into the camper and drove south , reaching Auckland around 7.30 p.m. where witnesses living at Stanley Point on the northern shore of Auckland Harbour saw two men take an inflatable dinghy out of a camper van and carry it down to the water 's edge . |
| 26 | Heads need to find time to wander into classrooms , parents and toddlers groups , dining halls and playgroups to chat to people and take an interest in what 's going on . |
| 27 | General knowledge quizzes of the trivial pursuit type are useful money raisers but are so popular that they are beginning to be dominated by teams that take an almost professional approach to the game . |
| 28 | I love her but I take an intense , cold interest in noting the signs . |
| 29 | We could become more active and take an interest in Work Place Nurseries . |
| 30 | Take an active part in group discussions , contributing constructively to the development of the argument in hand . |