Example sentences of "[noun] to take [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When he arrived in America , Weill did not automatically expect New York ears to take to the music of the Berlin avant-garde in which he had played so prominent a part : instead he set himself the task of learning to write music with an American accent . |
| 2 | So now Carol 's going to use damp pads damp cotton wool to take off the cleanser . |
| 3 | She found herself gazing , for minutes on end , at photographs of young men in their flying kit , waiting for the command to take to the skies . |
| 4 | Initial returns indicated the re-election of President Joaquín Balaguer , 83 , of the Social Christian Reformist Party ( PRSC ) , but on May 18 his long-time rival , Juan Bosch , 81 , of the Dominican Liberation Party ( PLD ) , accused the government of " colossal fraud " and urged his supporters to take to the streets in protest . |
| 5 | Indonesia 's President Suharto , a good Javanese , may ruefully be recalling the legend these days as he ponders over what attitude to take about the Gulf war . |
| 6 | Santa Barbara village street was deserted , except for Inés just opening up the shop to take in the milk left by the farmer . |
| 7 | Gradually I will extend the picture to take in the surroundings : town or country , soft grass or cobbled path , warm sunny day or frost and snow … and so on . |
| 8 | Day Seven : A whole day at leisure to take in the wonders of Dresden . |
| 9 | It was held that this did not entitle the seller to take from the buyer the proceeds of the sub-sales of his ( the seller 's ) property ; instead it merely created a charge in favour of the seller which was void because it was not registered under the Companies Act . |
| 10 | He replies : It 's not the type of car I 'd want my wife to take to the shops . |
| 11 | This sets out issues to consider and actions to take at the planning stage and during the engagement . |
| 12 | If one postulates an honest customer taking goods from a shelf to put in his or her trolley to take to the checkpoint there to pay the proper price , I am unable to see that any of these actions involves any assumption by the shopper of the rights of the supermarket . |
| 13 | Shortly afterwards she made her way west and explored the coasts of Devon and Cornwall before extending the cruise to take in the Scilly Isles . |
| 14 | Many London hotels offer a similar weekend break at special prices encouraging people to take in the sights and pageantry of the capital city . |
| 15 | At the recent meeting of Nether Wyresdale Parish Council a request was made by local residents for the 30 mph speed limit in village to be extended to the section of Gubberford Lane beyond the railway bridge to take in the group of dwellings ending with Woodlands . |
| 16 | There was therefore no further step for the justices to take in the process of committing Mr. Bell for trial or in the conduct of his trial . |
| 17 | She saw his sister and nephew next morning as she was loading her car with her carvings to take to the hospital . |
| 18 | The King approved the committee 's draft in September , but the following month he submitted a number of counter-proposals , prompting large numbers of demonstrators to take to the streets of Kathmandu . |
| 19 | The latest firm to take to the courts is Zilog , which makes chips . |
| 20 | Carol 's uses , using sponges to take off the gel . |
| 21 | The Canadians ' ship then took 2,000 local Russian miners and their families to Archangel , returning nine days later on 2 September to take off the men of the Edmonton Regiment and Saskatoon Light Infantry who , with sappers and some Norwegians , had destroyed the mines . |
| 22 | ‘ None of us expected the single to take off the way it did , ’ adds Dermot . |
| 23 | They are given no opportunity to touch the dead person or put something — a flower , a crucifix — into their hand to take to the grave . |
| 24 | Some were taken off far too quickly for the audience to take in the information presented . |
| 25 | For now , resolve to hold your shots only for as long as is needed to allow the audience to take in the details of the scene or to cover interesting action . |
| 26 | FROM THE STRAND , once more the beach that its historic name suggests , you may board a vaporetto to take in the Houses of Parliament , Westminster Abbey , Buckingham Palace and other principal sights . |
| 27 | Scholl gave me four pairs to take to the Sahara . |
| 28 | David , aged nine , empties our bin in the yard to pick out the salvageable items before he crams the rest into a sack to take to the dump . |
| 29 | AS a devoted and dedicated follower of junior football , especially around the Lurgan area , I headed to the North West to take in the Milk Cup and follow the fortunes of my county team Armagh . |
| 30 | People staying in Les Menuires are spoilt for choice when deciding which direction to take for the day 's skiing . |