Example sentences of "[be] taking a [adj -er] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | With both types , the lenders have your new home as security , but since they 're taking a bigger risk than normal , you can expect to be charged a higher rate of interest . |
| 2 | Over the next two nights we 'll be taking a closer look at those and other Popperfoto classics . |
| 3 | Research and development should be taking a bigger priority in our public expenditure and within the private sector than it is even now . ’ |
| 4 | Under increasing public pressure , farmers are taking a greater interest in free-range systems which give a fairer deal to farm animals . |
| 5 | It would appear that the Americans are taking a greater interest in the matter , especially with the problems in Bosnia . |
| 6 | Well , here we are taking a longer view . |
| 7 | Indeed the heat and glare were taking a heavier toll , and my head was buzzing . |
| 8 | If the average rate is rising with income , then the tax is taking a higher proportion of higher incomes , i.e. the tax is progressive . |
| 9 | Up until then the cinema had been taboo but Mrs Burrows , in her fifties and approaching retirement , was taking a broader outlook . |
| 10 | David was , by this time , playing a major role in developing the fast-growing U S retailing operation ; Nick was taking a larger hand in design strategy and had built a team of extremely young , artistic friends around him . |