Example sentences of "[adv] take to [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 All of this activity has meant that aircraft and artefact restoration has necessarily taken to the back-burner , but , to quote one of the volunteers : ‘ no building , no aircraft in the long term ’ .
2 But for the butcher , baker , DIY shop , holiday company or plumber , the remedy seems to be to go to another trader next time , and write this disappointment or disaster down to experience , unless it is bad enough to take to a lawyer or the Small Claims Court .
3 our final fling tonight takes to the sport of judo … this weekend Oxford staged the all England Championships .
4 Inwardly she chafed a little that she too could not take to the ice and show this country maid a quicksilver pair of heels .
5 Her girlfriend , Josephine , does not take to the water , so Kelly and I go in alone with Simone , treading in unison till the chill is mellowed , and swim to the deep end where we cling to the buoy and discuss other people .
6 One did not take to the brandy at ten o'clock in the morning !
7 But , outclassed and outnumbered , most will be destroyed as soon as they take to the air ; and if they do not take to the air they do not matter .
8 It purports to be based on the recollections of courtiers and retainers hunted up after the fall : but I have heard it suggested that the author did not take to the Picador edition 's cover display of a picture of Haile Selassie , perhaps on the grounds of a misleading particularity .
9 Children were often given confusing information , not taken to the funeral and generally left with a poor understanding of the finality of the event .
10 In Stein 's day the jade searchers of Chinese Turkestan had already taken to a kind of superficial mining , even if this amounted to no more than burrowing through overlying deposits to search the cobble bed down to depths of up to some twenty feet .
11 Now it has finally taken to the field and just about touched first base , announcing that OfficePower is from today , generally available worldwide on Santa Cruz Operation 's SCO Unix implementation .
12 I was pleased that he at once took to the idea .
13 Wg Cdr ( " Mad Doc " ) Winfield DFC , AFC — and no braver man ever took to the air , after completing 127 sorties — was found dead by his wife halfway up the stairs with a tray of morning tea , which might be a sort of warning to those of you and there may be a few who do get up to make your wives cups of tea .
14 Not one returned , and the Shirley family was left to look after the squadron mascot Darkie , a little dog who usually took to the air as well .
15 But the accident has n't put him off taking to the road himself .
16 Anfield has quickly taken to the midfielder and manager Graeme Souness 's decision to replace him with Michael Thomas during Tuesday 's match with Southampton was greeted by a chorus of boos .
17 Mr Clinton will also take to the road , from New York to the West Coast .
18 Although completed and ready to fly in October 1945 ( when short hops are reported to have been undertaken ) it did not officially fly until April 24 , 1946 on which date the other Soviet jet , the MiG–9 , also took to the air shortly before the Yak .
19 Yet within two years three parties illegally took to the field in opposition to Tsarism , demonstrating the strength of feeling against the autocracy .
20 The injured animal was later taken to a vet for treatment .
21 The woman , who is on holiday with her boyfriend , was later taken to a hospital suffering from injuries and shock .
22 A four year old child was taken to the Horton General Hospital in the town , with cuts to his face ; three other people were also taken to the hospital , one with a suspected broken pelvis .
23 The amphibians have also taken to the habit .
24 Zborowski said nothing but went into his room and changed into worn summer clothes and came out carrying his only winter suit parcelled up to take to the pawnbroker .
25 It had never really taken to the concept of death .
26 She could n't take to the child .
27 They even took to the river .
28 At the castle , Corbett was immediately taken to the Bishop 's chamber .
29 They say the takings from Mr restaurant business are n't taken to the house and they 've no evidence of any important jewellery being kept there .
30 Birds , bats and gliding mammals simply take to the air .
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