Example sentences of "[noun] take [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | An extended programme takes in the British Professional Road Race Championship on Sunday , June 27 , over 115 miles . |
| 2 | Preston 's glance took in the broad shoulders , a black beard , a lean , dark face and a big nose . |
| 3 | Delaney had already got one leg over the door frame that led below , and would have stopped for no one , except that his glance took in the obvious truth . |
| 4 | A hasty glance took in the gorgeous antique furniture crammed in as if it had been recently off-loaded by a dealer , the small , pristine cooker and the sink pushed against the soft ochre-washed wall as if it was an after-thought . |
| 5 | Delaney stepped into the wheelhouse , his eyes taking in the smashed console , then dropping down to the grisly , earthly remains of Grant . |
| 6 | She stood stock-still and pursed her lips , her eyes taking in the powerful build of this stranger , tall and athletic-looking , with his faded T-shirt exposing strong , tanned arms . |
| 7 | Unthinkingly she looked up at him , her eyes taking in the powerful width of his shoulders , the incredible contained strength of him . |
| 8 | ‘ I thought you were out this morning , ’ she said diffidently , her eyes taking in the slanting twist of his mouth . |
| 9 | ‘ And you , ’ his eyes took in the other four , ‘ to your tasks , if you please . ’ |
| 10 | Then , as his sharp eyes took in the unnatural stiffness of the other two and their frozen expressions , he groaned with mock-consternation . |
| 11 | Llanddeiniolen is situated on the very edge of Snowdonia National Park and here the more energetic will find numerous walks taking in the mountainous scenery . |
| 12 | Table 1 is an extract taken from the complete table , showing the distribution of turns greater than 40 , 60 , 80 and 100 words respectively . |
| 13 | Data taken from the decennial census of population may well be sufficient for the purpose of a given research project on certain aspects of family structure or social class . |
| 14 | However , this investigation used collocations extracted from a domain-specific corpus , and test data taken from the same domain . |
| 15 | To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what he plans to do with the aircraft taken from the front-line strength of the Royal Air Force under ’ Options for Change ’ . |
| 16 | It demonstrates the imperative that solid forward progress will depend on action taken across the broad front of endeavour . |
| 17 | The " further discussion " usually takes the form of a report from the secretary , or from a member of the committee , on action taken since the previous meeting . |
| 18 | The Church of Scotland said in a statement : ‘ Any threatening action taken against the Catholic bishops in Malawi is a threat to the whole Church of Christ . ’ |
| 19 | There was in fact a mixture of elitism and anti-elitism in the mass media policies of the Government , which had consistently refused to introduce television on the mainland , in contrast to action taken by the Revolutionary Council of Zanzibar and the governments of most other independent African states . |
| 20 | The prospective parliamentary candidate against whom such action is taken shall have the right of appeal to the National Executive Committee , which committee shall have the power to confirm , vary , or reverse the action taken by the General Committee . |
| 21 | er , we have a choice the resolution before us , endorse the action taken by the provincial treasurer in the level of commitment he has made to the MMF fund in nineteen ninety three on behalf of the . |
| 22 | Synod endorses with sadness the action taken by the provincial treasurer in the level of commitments he has made to MMF in nineteen ninety three . |
| 23 | The context for social workers comes from the referral of an old person to the agency , an action taken by the individual him/herself , or by a relative , neighbour , or another professional worker . |
| 24 | Erm I think we need to endorse the action taken by the judicial treasurer and then if we was then to go onto second bits , which is urging the churches to give five percent more than that in the past you could debate that se separately . |
| 25 | ‘ Was the action taken by the British the proper thing to do ? ’ he asked down a crackling line from Buenos Aires to Woodward 's home in Surbiton , Surrey . |
| 26 | While he was detained at the police station a number of police-officers used a key taken from the arrested man to enter his mother 's home . |
| 27 | The subjects were 36 drivers taken from the Applied Psychology Unit 's subject panel , 18 male , 18 female . |
| 28 | In the twelfth century the development of round ships was going on apace , and the first steps taken towards the mighty cogs of the late Middle Ages . |
| 29 | He said : ‘ One of the first steps taken by the new , so-called Environment City is to take away one of the few longstanding open spaces in the town . |
| 30 | There was some concern expressed at the steps taken by the Brazilian authorities to " clean up " Rio for the summit . |