Example sentences of "[noun] [conj] [noun] take a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Stephan Brüback of the German shop design specialist Hans Brüback Landenbau & Verkaufstechnik took a visual approach to the theme of customer recognition , suggesting that social differences be accepted and even adopted in the definition of a shop 's corporate identity . |
| 2 | The legs and knees take a belt — — you are , after all , suffering most of the strains of downhill skiing and for longer at a stretch — but the distance travelled more than makes up for that . |
| 3 | Hill and Whitlow taking a few chances in their own half and finally Whitlow 's dispossessed and it comes to Collimore . |
| 4 | Their talk and behaviour took a slightly different form from ours just as their uniforms did and for the same reason but their major premises seemed to be the same . |
| 5 | Murray , Dingwall and Eekelaar take a somewhat different tack . |
| 6 | She opened her mouth but Mitch took a tight grip on her arm and handed his own card across . |
| 7 | Someone had called him this more as an insult than a compliment but Francis took a liking to it and you will find salamanders carved all over his palaces . |
| 8 | A property-owning democracy , it was argued , also leads to the improvement of the housing stock since people take a greater pride in homes they own . |
| 9 | There was a low gasp from the men on either side as Rosten took a pace forward and drew the short sword from his belt and handed it to Gosse . |
| 10 | But that only adds to the wonder of the story that God took a willing young woman and poured into her his grace and love . |
| 11 | Its amazing the number of computer users that pick up a pen or pencil to take a telephone message when they 're sitting in front of a working PC ! |
| 12 | The snag here is that when the contours of the sand and soil take a sharp turn up , down , sideways or whatever the rabbit follows the same line . |
| 13 | Athelstan gestured towards an earthenware jug and watched with delight as Cranston took a great gulp then , his face puce as a plum , went to the door to spit it out . |
| 14 | In the spring of 1333 , Edward assembled an army in which those who had helped him to overthrow Mortimer and Isabella took a prominent part . |
| 15 | Both Gary and Bean took a step backwards . |
| 16 | Seeing the convergence of communism and fascism took a kind of intelligence that Joyce and Eliot did not have , and one they might not much have respected . |
| 17 | A 2 minute walk takes you down to Sandaway beach privately owned by us where children can play and explore the rock pools whilst mum and dad take a dip or laze in the sun . |
| 18 | Roy and Thomas take a stroll together |
| 19 | ‘ Crash ’ went a brick through the window of a nearby television shop and things took a new , but not entirely unexpected , turn for the worse . |
| 20 | He was the star writer on the NME then and always in the shop because he was a Keith Richards clone and our shop was the last one n the Kings Road before Granny Takes A Trip — where all the Keith Richards clones bought their clothes . |
| 21 | If a bad decision on the law was made or the court or tribunal took a view of the evidence that no reasonable tribunal could take , which does not appear as an error of law on the face of the record , that is a matter for appeal rather than judicial review . |
| 22 | The remaining £3000 was distributed among those other witnesses I have mentioned and whom Drury had coerced into bolstering the prosecution 's case : there is evidence that Drury took a whack of some of that money too . |
| 23 | Three years ago , Philip and Victoria took a four-week trip to San Francisco and stayed with a friend who had completely transformed the interior of his house with Oriental art and antiques . |
| 24 | It is the responsibility and duty of investors and businesses to take a long-term view and they increasingly do so . |
| 25 | After World War II , the motor car had a significant impact on the travelling public , and lorries and buses took a considerable amount of business from the railway , so it was inevitable that the railway management , casting a critical eye over branch line expenditure , however scenic , considered most of these rural lines as financially unviable . |
| 26 | The crux is at the top and Julian took a groundfall on a previous attempt and was lucky to walk away from it . |
| 27 | Both immigration and customs take a stern view of any visiting yachts trying to charter while in Fijian waters and are determined to catch anyone who is trying to do it illegally . |
| 28 | Terry Storry is standing in for Hugh Mantle at Liverpool Polytechnic while Hugh takes a year out to coach the British men 's kayak slalom team ( Aug , p19 ) . |
| 29 | She flushed with guilt when Beth took a few moments to reply . |
| 30 | They were pulled into the stewards room after the race as officials took a long look at an incident early in the straight.A ban would have ruled the pair out of the Cambridgeshire and the Arc , but no action was taken . |