Example sentences of "[pron] take a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Equally dull rhetoric appears in : ( " Never during his life time though he were a hundred miles the other side of Rome in any circumstances would I take a mortal man to be my mate … " ) |
| 2 | In any case the old man was n't the sort to let you take a close look at anything that did n't directly concern you . ’ |
| 3 | No , even the hyenas wo n't laugh at these and anyone who has to put up with you telling these gags is likely to let you take a closer look at the lion 's cage — like from the inside . |
| 4 | ‘ I 'm used to getting a goal every two-and-a-half games , so going four or more without one makes you take a good look at yourself , ’ he says . |
| 5 | I did get — did you take a good look at the , yes , was n't that beautifully done ? |
| 6 | Do you take a winning attitude towards yourself ? |
| 7 | ‘ It helps you take a broader view , ’ said Martin , attending his second such seminar . |
| 8 | I 'll do afternoon surgery , so why do n't you take a few hours off ? |
| 9 | ‘ And can you take a blood-sugar reading as soon as possible , as well ? ’ she asked Judy . |
| 10 | Or should one take a middle road , trying to understand what goes wrong and then deciding whether it is easier to prevent or to cure ? |
| 11 | ‘ Ooh , could we take a closer look ? ’ |
| 12 | ‘ In that case , shall we take a brief walk up on deck ? |
| 13 | So use the opportunity , get a return , make them take a good look at you and then you know you 're alright and can go on for another couple of years and make them look at you again . |
| 14 | It made me take a good look at what I really wanted out of men and dating . |
| 15 | Let him take a favourable tale back to his abbot when he leaves us tomorrow . |
| 16 | There was a pause , and I heard him take a deep breath . |
| 17 | She could hear him take a deep breath . |
| 18 | This helped him take an individual approach to problems , but he stayed in touch with other workers , and his findings were always made available . |
| 19 | Do you get results quickly and often , or do they take a long time to come through ? |
| 20 | For example , in stimulating the development of community formularies , or in setting indicative budgets , do they take a broad view of cost ( beyond the price of the medicines themselves ) and do they consider the relative effectiveness of medicines ? |
| 21 | To cut a long story short , next time music retailers start moaning about the recession why do n't they take a good look in the mirror and ask themselves who actually feeds them ? |
| 22 | Or should they take a hard look at themselves , try to learn something from what had happened , make the necessary changes and hope to attract more lesbians ? |
| 23 | Let her take a favourite toy or comfort object with her , as sometimes a little piece of home can make her feel more secure among strangers . |
| 24 | ‘ Does it take a long time to do ? ’ said Masklin . |
| 25 | Does n't it take a long time to change people 's attitude against authority . |
| 26 | If it was an allergy to soap powder would it take a long time to come out ? |
| 27 | Did it take a long time ? |
| 28 | The recession has made it take a hard look at the cost of law and at the attitude of big London firms that it 's used for more than fifty years . |
| 29 | WHY , in the age of the microchip , does it take a few seconds to phone Australia but four full working days for a cheque to clear ? |
| 30 | Will he take a personal interest in stopping this scandalous dumping and make sure that the overshoot is clawed back during the next two years , the time remaining to the EC-Chinese trade agreement ? |