Example sentences of "[noun] to take [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She made no attempt to take the proffered tickets . |
| 2 | At that the father gives up his attempt to take an active role , humbles himself , but repeats his grief in his apology : |
| 3 | If you wist to alter the car struturally , eg raise the roof to take a seated wheelchair passenger or change the doors to ramps , you would have to obtain a car through Car Chair , Gowrings or Widnes Car Centre Ltd , or buy the car on hire purchase . |
| 4 | The importance of the case , and the fact that Virgin 's public reputation was at stake , had driven Branson to take an active role in preparing Virgin 's defence , rather than simply entrusting it to his lawyers . |
| 5 | It would be prudent for those Unix vendors who have not already made the switch to take a strong look at OSF . |
| 6 | In a paragraph entitled New Opportunities , Harley warns , ‘ The many Unix VAR 's and resellers should probably be more concerned with the loss of a stable , independent source for Unix than an imaginary NT monster ( and ) it would be prudent for those Unix vendors who have not already made the switch to take a strong look at OSF . ’ |
| 7 | She will also , it is claimed , answer the phone automatically , so you do n't need to move a hand off the wheel to take an incoming call . |
| 8 | The overriding benefit , however , is its readiness to take the long view . |
| 9 | In the Cup Winners ' Cup quarter-finals , Monaco 's hopes of becoming the first French league club to take a European title were boosted when drew 0–0 at Roma , who were booed off the pitch . |
| 10 | As its name suggests , Monospar had undertaken the development of a wing built round a single strong Warren girder spar , braced by a pyramidal system of tie rods to take the torsional loads . |
| 11 | In late September the Council approved a list of 109 candidates , while requiring 60 other candidates to take a written test to establish their credentials as mujtahids ( those qualified to interpret the Koran and to issue judgements ) . |
| 12 | She clambered up into the car to take a closer look at them , careful though to remain at what she considered to be a safe distance . |
| 13 | I 'm quite sure she did n't believe a word of this , but in Oxford it is considered good manners to take an adversarial position so as to generate an interesting conversation and allow both parties to display their intelligence , knowledge and eloquence . |
| 14 | Revised interest factor tables used as ready reckoners by tax offices to calculate repayment supplement and interest on overdue tax have been published by the Inland Revenue to take the revised interest rate into account . |
| 15 | Such counter-examples have led some philosophers attracted to the logico-linguistic conception to take the audacious course which involves , in part , simply ignoring the very large part of consciousness which does not fall under the conception . |
| 16 | The Cabinet Reshuffle : An ambition to take the hot seat |
| 17 | good mind to take the bloody thing back . |
| 18 | I mean , let's face it , I 'm in a no-win Situation , and quite honestly , I 'm so stuffed up to here with the whole Stupid mess that , I can tell you , I 've just Got a good mind to take the quick way out . |
| 19 | He had earlier fought with the naval armoured car brigade which landed at Walfish ( now Walvis ) Bay in South-West Africa and helped Gen Botha to take the German colony . |
| 20 | The Agent has , therefore , decided to encourage Great Indian Peninsula railwaymen to take a greater interest in such matters by the institution of a competition under the rules of which first , second and third prizes of Rs. 150 , Rs. 100 and Rs. 50 respectively will be awarded annually for the best station platform gardens and premises . |
| 21 | Whatever the structure , it will be increasingly important for the institution to take a strategic view of its information requirements and the supporting technological structure , as well as for the library to ensure that it plays a leading role in any new arrangement . |
| 22 | TOM McKean completed a wonderful weekend for Scottish athletics when he led from gun to tape to take the 800 metres crown . |
| 23 | " Where did you get this ? " she asked one evening , lifting Jennifer 's silver medallion to take a closer look . |
| 24 | She stood transfixed , with one hand out , but her fingers failed to obey the command to take the proffered bag . |
| 25 | Here he urges Scots to wake up and fight to protect a fragile yet valuable asset Telling Scots to take a stronger line : Chapman Pincher is incensed by English-based drift-netting . |
| 26 | After graduating in 1972 Clare was encouraged by Monica Partridge to take a British Council scholarship to Yugoslavia . |
| 27 | Male scientists , both science students and mature , professional scientists , tend to be emotionally reticent , disliking overt emotional expression in others and themselves , and depending upon their partners in personal relationships to take the emotional initiatives . |
| 28 | Many modern composers have avoided repetition , allowing the words to take the whole burden of form , carrying the music forward in an interminable wandering from one emotive crisis to another . |
| 29 | Other countries were looking to the United States to take a firm leadership role , said one official . |
| 30 | PC Chandler ‘ phoned his station in Valpy Street , and called for an ambulance to take the wounded man to the Royal Berkshire Hospital . |