Example sentences of "[modal v] take [adv] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the hearts of men , professional duty must take over the place formerly occupied by domestic duty ’ . |
| 2 | Our generation must take on the task of thinking about the future , of assuming towards it the responsibility that we assume towards our children . |
| 3 | The centre-left American Popular Revolutionary Alliance ( APRA — whose leader , former President Alan García , was in exile in Colombia ) , despite internal divisions over the stance which it should take on the poll , called on its supporters to spoil their papers . |
| 4 | The team leader does a further assessment before deciding whether a social worker or social work aide should take on the referral . |
| 5 | To help the trainees to provide their own answers , instructors should take on the role of parents or anyone else and be prepared to answer any of the trainees ' questions . |
| 6 | He convinced himself that speaking Italian to Franco presented a good opportunity to learn and therefore he should take up the challenge . |
| 7 | While Mr Kawawa gave many reasons why they should take over the newspaper , he gave no reasons why they did not . |
| 8 | With Slough absent , Ealing should take over the leadership when they travel to Ottery St Mary to play Exmouth . |
| 9 | Rakovsky suggested that one of his protégés , an able and dedicated counter-espionage officer , should take over the activist case files and plan the Soviet response . |
| 10 | A national health service should take over the provision for medical care in the old insurance scheme and effectively underpin the new one . |
| 11 | Although each patch would have a back-up long-term hostel , it was intended that the mental health centres should take over the role of caring for most people with longer-term difficulties . |
| 12 | The eldest son of a prosperous producer of soya oil and saki , in Nagoya , the parents of Morita expected that he should take over the control of the family business . |
| 13 | Lini also suggested that the churches should take over the running of a large part of the school system in the interests both of efficiency and economy . |
| 14 | This can , of course , create very undesirable consequences : social stability may be endangered by concentration of too much power and/ or wealth in too few hands ; the privacy of citizens may be abused under the excuse of maintaining law and order , or for commercial gains ; the state may take a " big brother " role ; the business community may acquire too much political power ; or , although very unlikely , IT experts may decide that they should take over the running of the country , since it is only they who can understand the unnecessary complexity of IT systems . |
| 15 | So when did I suggest that Doreen should take over the office ? |
| 16 | At which point she insisted I knew more ( true enough ) and therefore should take over the project ! |
| 17 | The appointment fulfilled a requirement of the 1977 Panama Canal Treaties that a Panamanian should take over the post from a US citizen at the beginning of 1990 . |
| 18 | Why you should take out the Sun Alliance Personal Accident Plan |
| 19 | It was his decision as to when he should take out the target . |
| 20 | It may be apposite to consider that a corporate stand on under-fives and special needs is now a moral imperative and that we should take seriously the clarion calls of Warnock and the Select Committee , not only because we owe it to children and their families , but also because |
| 21 | It had n't occurred to her that I might take up the blackmail where Jack Mahoney had left off . |
| 22 | If Dave has no joy with the local highway authority , he could try enlisting the help of a local councillor , or a local branch of the Ramblers ' Association might take up the case . |
| 23 | If this sounds too outrageous then the art department of the local secondary school might take on the design and painting of a mural as a project for older pupils with children from the primary school working as their apprentices . |
| 24 | ‘ When , some time later , he and I discussed who might take over the responsibility for producing it I rejected the traditional drama types , who did the children 's serials , and said that I wanted somebody , full of vinegar , who 'd be prepared to break rules in doing the show . |
| 25 | I says , I 'll go next week This was after three weeks , I says , I 'll go on next week and I 'll take over the job of yard foreman , and I 'll do it the way I want it done , not the way that . |
| 26 | Are you worried I 'll take away the magic , or what ? ’ he asked sarcastically . |
| 27 | I do n't tell her or she 'll take on the mantleshelf . |
| 28 | I 'll take back the part about the rats . ’ |
| 29 | and really always has been , erm , the idea of a centre is , is simply because you consider how much it costs to have a point wired when the house is , is built , er several people nowadays is ha well they buy an old house , they erm , say well we 'll take out the centre light and put us in some wall lights instead you see . |
| 30 | We 'll take out the guitar |