Example sentences of "[be] [adj] to take [adv] the " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Lynda , a former teacher who has worked as a deaconess in Ayrshire , Edinburgh and Fort William and whose most recent church appointment was a centre warden at Iona Abbey , had been due to take over the lease of Key House , next to Falkland Palace , in July but the property became vacant sooner than expected . |
| 2 | One correspondent asserts that whilst there is no shortage of organists , there is a dearth of those who are prepared to take on the regular commitment of parish church music . |
| 3 | But the minister pointed out : ‘ The basic fact would seem to be that , the longer the campaign has gone on , fewer people have been prepared to take on the commitments and risks of being part-time soldiers . ’ |
| 4 | and , er well I did say er are you married ? , no , will you be having any children ? , definitely not , I said well unless you 're prepared to take on the responsibility |
| 5 | The councils say they 're ready to take on the job . |
| 6 | As it stands , few serious runners are likely to take up the challenge to turn it on . |
| 7 | It is often said that elderly people are glad to take on the role of grandparent or even great-grandparent . |
| 8 | We have discussed this possibility with the company and have been informed that they are unwilling to take on the operation on a commercial basis . |
| 9 | To a great extent eyes are able to take over the function of keeping us upright because we are able to orientate ourselves by seeing our own position in relation to the world around . |
| 10 | Mr Fallon was told some forces in previous years have not been able to take up the extra posts , which have then been redistributed to other places . |
| 11 | It is understood that Sock Shop directors were in the US yesterday trying to find someone who might be prepared to take over the American end of the operation and continue to run it under the Sock Shop name . |
| 12 | It is tragic that any Government should , with such equanimity , be prepared to take away the rights of working people and the right to peace of mind for which they have paid over the years . |
| 13 | In such a situation the purchaser will normally be willing to take over the vendor 's liabilities up to a specified maximum or as specifically itemised in completion accounts . |
| 14 | We might never be able to take apart the atomic clock to see its wheels and springs , but there would still be the metaphysically soothing thought of its steady ticking . |
| 15 | Despite his postscript , in which he condemned free enterprise systems and declared himself an apologist for socialism in Europe , I am pleased to be able to take up the remarks of the hon. Member for Liverpool , West Derby ( Mr. Wareing ) . |
| 16 | Mr Reid will not be available to take up the full-time post until next October , although he becomes chairman-designate on January 1 . |
| 17 | They must be daft to take on the British Empire . |
| 18 | Mr Wilson said yesterday that comments by the rail minister , Roger Freeman , completely contradict the impression given by the Transport Secretary , John MacGregor , that private operators would be obliged to take over the existing timetable . |
| 19 | Can we be certain that aggregate demand will be sufficient to take up the OQ 1 units of output produced ? |
| 20 | The Insurer shall be entitled to take over the conduct in the name of an Insured Person in the defence or settlement of any claim or to prosecute in the name of an Insured Person for its own benefit any claim for indemnity or damages or otherwise and shall have full discretion in the conduct of any proceedings and in the settlement of any claim . |
| 21 | Relevant state benefits for which the plaintiff must give credit should still be estimated and deducted when fixing the amount to be paid into court before a certificate is received as the plaintiff will be entitled to take out the whole amount in court and the defendant remains liable to reimburse the Secretary of State . |
| 22 | But telephone companies building long-distance , high-capacity transmission lines have not been slow to take up the challenge . |
| 23 | But companies have been slow to take up the money . |
| 24 | By the time I got up the next morning , I had determined to sell the baker 's shop to the highest bidder unless Charlie Trumper were willing to take on the responsibility himself . |
| 25 | Friday was national Trading Places Day and housing staff at East Hampshire District Council were quick to take up the challenge . |
| 26 | In particular , as the discount houses were obliged to take up the whole of the weekly offering of Treasury bills by the Bank , the Bank could , by deliberately overissuing Treasury bills , leave the discount houses short of cash balances and force them to borrow from the Bank . |
| 27 | The theological colleges were eager to take up the new opportunities and transfer the teaching of arts subjects to the new colleges and universities . |
| 28 | The abrupt cessation of his trading can not but have caused more or less severe dislocation until others were ready to take up the slack , just as Bath became ‘ somewhat decayed ’ after the deaths of three of its clothiers . |
| 29 | We received a message by telephone that this was fine and that we were to get in touch when we were ready to take up the offer . |
| 30 | The UK government , which is due to take over the presidency in the Council in the latter half of 1992 , will set the enforcement of existing Community legislation as a top priority during its presidency . |