Example sentences of "[noun] and take [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | More exercises and more repetitions are not the answer to correcting poor arm development — it is better to do fewer exercises and repetitions and to take more rest . |
| 2 | The experiments are not particularly relevant to anything , they 're just experiments for experiment 's sake , one experiment illustrating a particular bit of theory ; it does n't do anything particularly useful , you just look at an oscilloscope and take some readings and hence you can demonstrate this bit of theory . |
| 3 | Only with the retirement of Roberts did he get promotion to the new ball , whereupon he stepped up his speed and took 31 wickets against Australia in 1983–4 , although he then reduced it again . |
| 4 | The only drawback is the expense if you fish for long sessions and take enough meat to feed continuously . |
| 5 | Some Forest wardens had the right to hunt certain animals and to take certain birds of prey used in hawking . |
| 6 | His voice quivered with emotion , he sniffed and wiped his eyes and took some time to recover . |
| 7 | She rolled her eyes and took another swig of gin . |
| 8 | If you find it difficult , simply open your eyes and take another look at it before closing them again and repeating the process . |
| 9 | Ken lost interest completely , For the moment he contented himself with pinning the notice to the inner door of the club and taking great delight in reading it to two young black guys who had arrived carrying saxophone cases . |
| 10 | The stabilization fund would be held in reserve to support rouble parity if Russia agreed to the IMF 's reform programme and took effective steps to apply it . |
| 11 | He had a deep contempt for the bureaucratic mind and took particular delight in circumventing bureaucratic obstruction . |
| 12 | Inseminators are trained in hygiene and take great care not to carry infection onto farms . |
| 13 | Death poured himself a mug of tea and took another slice of bread and butter . |
| 14 | She made herself some tea and took some aspirin and paced about the flat . |
| 15 | Rowse was at that time in London , or I might ( I said ) have asked him to tea and taken some soundings . |
| 16 | Before inserting the l.e.d. clip , clean the front panel with meths and take some time to create an impressive design using rub-down lettering and symbols . |
| 17 | In his maiden Test in 1972 , he top-scored in both innings and took five wickets , an all-round performance he was able to sustain for the whole of his Test career of 58 consecutive matches , scoring almost 3,600 runs with eight centuries and taking 141 wickets at 32 with fast-medium ( or , as in 1973–4 when he had an outstanding series , off-spin ) bowling . |
| 18 | This might well involve getting to the bottom of disputes and taking disciplinary action if necessary , but never forget your real aim is to keep things running . |
| 19 | ‘ Yes , ’ said Cobalt and took another gulp . |
| 20 | In the final year , students complete the study of Housing Policy and Practice and take additional courses on Planning and Development , Building and Maintenance , Human Resource Management and another Social Policy option . |
| 21 | Can you come in next Saturday and take this wart off my finger ? |
| 22 | She did it by careful eating and taking more exercise and , whatever anyone else tries to tell you , that is the only way to be sure of losing weight . |
| 23 | Tabel has received too little credit in the standard literature — Hubbard dismisses him as some sort of shadowy figure and takes little trouble to describe the 1721 harpsichord . |
| 24 | Men teachers claim to understand what was required for the review slightly better than women , to experience slightly more preliminary discussion about the review and to take more part in staff questionnaires as a review strategy . |
| 25 | It does , however , try to record who entered information to allow LIFESPAN managers and other users to identify the culprit and take appropriate action . |
| 26 | The finding that those who more frcquently work under time limits are not more interested in their work and take less pride in their job … is arresting . |
| 27 | Yet Jake had negotiated it with skill and creativity , darting up side-roads to avoid the congestion and taking clever detours that saved both temper and time . |
| 28 | Only by a careful understanding of the market place can one be sure that one is thinking in the appropriate dimension and take full advantage of scale economies . |
| 29 | She first read Solzhenitsyn during a study trip in England and took some copies back with her . |
| 30 | Forlornly , I shuffled over to the machine and took another number . |