Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] to take a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 31 | And if People magazine wanted to take a picture of me in the surf with a stuffed animal , or whatever the fuck it was , then hey , the joke 's on them . ’ |
| 32 | In the end the man agreed to take a loan of two shillings , and John 's card , and he promised to send repayment when he was next in funds . |
| 33 | The speaker planning in the here-and-now , possibly threatened with his interlocutor wanting to take a turn , typically repeats himself a good deal , using the same syntactic structure , the same lexical items , using the first word that comes to mind rather than hunting for the mot juste , filling in pauses with ‘ fillers ’ . |
| 34 | A fitted wardrobe is based on a front frame , located around 600mm ( the minimum depth needed to take a coat hanger ) from the back wall . |
| 35 | ‘ The players have to take a heap of responsibility for what has happened at Celtic Park , ’ he said , ‘ but the squad is also made up of footballers who want to play in the manner Liam Brady has adopted as his philosophy on the game . |
| 36 | Unfortunately Designworks does n't support interruptible redraw and this can be a nuisance if redraw times start to take a minute or more . |
| 37 | Full-back Huw Davies failed to take a scoring pass 20 yards out early in the second half and Thomas failed with four penalties , the first two against the wind . |
| 38 | A person with impaired hearing has to take a lot more strain than people with normal hearing . |
| 39 | It is because those Governments have been arguing for coal utilisation while our Government have sat on their hands wanting to take a swipe at miners and their communities . |
| 40 | He was asked to wait and then shown into a room where a detective sergeant prepared to take a statement from him . |
| 41 | ‘ Moreover , the immediate situation appeared to take a turn for the better ’ . |
| 42 | ALFRED McTEAR , the first Scot preparing to take a tobacco company to court blaming it for his lung cancer and claiming compensation , has died at his Ayrshire home . |
| 43 | Okay , bearing in mind single life , does include a life of another , and the only time we can use that life for another , is the one we mentioned there with where the employer wishes to take a plan on the life of the employee . |
| 44 | I suppose if we look at British history there was a period in the last century and earlier where we did a pretty good job of conquering people , but we do n't feel too badly about that , but we feel pretty indignant about Germany trying to take a bit more territory at various points . |
| 45 | Some may be looking forward to the next life , others begin to take a pride in having reached advanced years , even in outliving others . |
| 46 | A success both in front of the box and on the critics ' pages CHANCER created a vogue out of a rogue — the identity of Stephen Crane ( Clive Owen 's role ) catching the attention of the country and reflecting the social changes in the early 90's as the enterprise culture began to take a tumble . |
| 47 | Mark promises to take a week off to go to Disneyland . |
| 48 | Each class needs to take a group identity . |
| 49 | Plenary sessions in the Conference had , one after the other , commented on the absence of any relevant courses at University Departments of Education , on the similar failure on the part of other institutions of higher education to develop qualifications which might secure recognition from the Council for National Academic Awards , and on the apparent unwillingness of the Department of Education and Science to recognise overseas qualifications whilst at the same time refusing to take a lead in a field which could be shown to be a priority area . |
| 50 | Dave happened to take a telephone call from a British Rail official who wanted to know if the Bank could provide a counselling service for workers facing redundancy . |
| 51 | She sizzled and singed , then the fire began to take a hold and flames leapt across her skin . |
| 52 | One businessman had to take a week off work after scrap dealers used a nearby plot to burn insulation from copper cable . |
| 53 | The Daughter swung round and Jazzbeaux had to take a fall to avoid the needles . |
| 54 | Some old people living alone , who are very frail , are unable to expend all the energy required to take a bath or shower unattended every day , and if their standards of personal hygiene have always been good this can be a real worry to them . |
| 55 | When the time comes to take a decision , one member should take the part of ‘ devil 's advocate ’ challenging the majority viewpoint . |