Example sentences of "[verb] [pers pn] take [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | FRED 1 's proposals in respect of extraordinary items were generally well received , although several commentators wanted to see them taken one stage further and recommended banning the use of the category of extraordinary items . |
| 2 | My boss did n't really want me to take three weeks all at once . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ Do you want me to take another look ? ’ |
| 4 | Well do you want me to take some straw in ? |
| 5 | I tried smaller hooks and baits ; lighter leads ; finer lines ; a lighter , or no bite indicator ; and opening the bale-arm of the reel and allowing them to take several yards of line before striking . |
| 6 | Thirdly , official labour market intermediaries in the job centres are an important source of information about employment prospects and a crucial part of the process of discouraging older workers from searching for work and , indirectly , of encouraging them to take early retirement . |
| 7 | The University seeks to include in its courses activities which promote enterprising qualities in its students by encouraging them to take more responsibility for their own learning , setting their own goals and targets through personal assessment and career planning . |
| 8 | To enable them to take all client groups , accommodation standards will be higher than those set down in the registration criteria . |
| 9 | ‘ He asked me to take good care of them . |
| 10 | Then glancing at Agnes , she said , ‘ Aggie asked me to take some towels across to the house for the people coming in tomorrow . ’ |
| 11 | I want to progress to a 386 or 486 chip to enable me to take full advantage of Windows 3.1 and DOS 5 and of the increasing amount of software that requires this minimum . |
| 12 | Who said : ‘ I do n't think I take any part in his downfall whatsoever . ’ ? |
| 13 | The glamour girl said she felt no guilt over Mr Mellor 's resignation and declared : ‘ I do n't think I take any part in his downfall whatsoever . ’ |
| 14 | As far as APEX is concerned they are OK up to a point but they just want to follow the legal procedures and we want them to take some kind of militant action . |
| 15 | If you do n't get a job , I will get a job for the time being and you want me to take some money off your bill , you can get rid of some of that rubbish out in that fucking shed , in the back of that van |
| 16 | A bark alerts their owner to a likely disturbance , enabling them to take effective action . |
| 17 | A report with a set of thematic maps , such as the one prepared for the Stirling area , is valuable to planners , enabling them to take proper account of the geological background . |
| 18 | Second , by pooling their financial resources , the merging companies may enjoy better creditworthiness and access to cheaper borrowing , enabling them to take more risks and finance larger research projects . |
| 19 | It also stated that ‘ 90 per cent of the respondents indicated that their experience in the programme had helped them to see more clearly the forces at work in their lives and had in fact helped them to take more control over their lives ’ . |
| 20 | ‘ I want you to take that money from Bella 's house . ’ |
| 21 | I want you to take another look at that new Carefree proposal — the duty-free airport shops . |
| 22 | I want you to take this neck and make it a neck-through-body Strat-style guitar . ’ |
| 23 | Officials at the John Radcliffe in Oxford , say they take great care over security . |
| 24 | Why has it taken forty years for agriculture to be incorporated . |
| 25 | This involves a different type of responsibility as well , and to accept it takes real courage . |
| 26 | Or has he taken this statement from a book or article written by someone else ? |
| 27 | check it out for them and they want a quote , say it takes two blokes an hour each |
| 28 | They say it takes three months or so to show up . |
| 29 | Police have admitted that there are easy pickings for thieves at some museums and galleries , and they 're warning them to take extra precautions . |
| 30 | Because , apart from the emotion of the moment , what had made me take this decision was really a kind of pride : I had to see myself as someone who had done the ‘ right thing ’ . |