Example sentences of "[conj] [noun] take [adv prt] [art] " in BNC.

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1 Other members of the family are often important in at least stimulating an awareness of the possibilities of sport and , at most , actively encouraging the brother or sister to take up the sport .
2 The small , elite , central control agencies such as the Cabinet Office or Treasury takes on a new significance in the context of this kind of analysis ( Dunleavy 1986 ) .
3 Even a small arbitrary gathering of friends or sailors took on a party atmosphere owing to Minton 's knack of having a good time .
4 It was on an earlier trip to Germany that Brenda took up the challenge to pass her bike test .
5 The only stipulation the Newcastle makes is that borrowers take out the society 's Homecover buildings and contents insurance .
6 Non-availability of the system due to software or equipment failures during normal working hours should be not greater than 2% taken over a three month rolling average .
7 It was at this point that Venturous took over the job completely and we holed up discreetly just round the corner in Helford River to await news of the suspect 's departure , to be signalled to us by our Investigation colleagues ashore .
8 Such was the success that Elliott took on an ad manager , John Leaver , then contemplating a nebulous publishing project with another newcomer to London , Felix Dennis .
9 From here to the final stages it was all uphill , and with six furlongs left St Denis had had enough , so Achilles took up the running until the runners came into the straight .
10 Once he came out of the Navy , Charles became a little more involved , but it was not really until the end of the decade , after Mountbatten 's death , when he was looking for a real job to do , that Charles took up the reins himself .
11 The difficulties and tensions of undertaking developmental work once CMHTs take on a normal caseload were amply illustrated by many members of ‘ traditional ’ CMHTs ( casework and co-ordination ) who attended seminars organized during the course of the research ( Grant et al . ,
12 Mr King reckons that the net increase could be big : if 4m take out a TESSA , private saving could rise by about 30% .
13 In London , Eden fell sick and Churchill took over the Foreign Officer , He gave final permission for what the British called Operation Boot to proceed , ( To the CIA it was Operation Ajax ) Churchill sent an even stronger message encouraging the Shah to act against Mossadeq .
14 Now Alex and Judy take up the story …
15 In doing so , he shows how the socially and historically constructed opposition between blackness and whiteness takes on the absolute , unquestionable authority of a natural fact .
16 If mum takes up the game again , then why not her children in future years ?
17 Gerhard Schürer 's post as Chair of the State Planning Commission was abolished and Grünheid took over the new position of Chair of the Economic Committee .
18 They did little , however , and Grubb took over the ride again last November , but has taken him to only a few shows , mostly indoor , in which Ever has been extremely consistent .
19 The report comes as the Department of Trade and Industry takes on the tasks of the now defunct Department of Energy .
20 Singing together unifies and inspires us ; music touches our emotions , and words take on a deeper meaning .
21 A Manor and Dukedog take over the train at Birmingham .
22 If branches take up the suggestions made in this paper they may find themselves having to increase annual expenditure .
23 Crackers and flares take on a whole new meaning when you work for the Olefines business .
24 A five-strong British team will contest the Commonwealth Tournament at Northumberland Golf Club from 6 — 8 June ; Great Britain and Ireland take on the Continent of Europe for the Vagliano Trophy at Nairn from 20 — 21 September , and the four Home countries will be among the line-up for the European Team Championship at Wentworth from 10 — 14 July .
25 Together Sinton and Hero take over the Limelight every Thursday and offer a platform to new bands .
26 Then and there my thinking itself turned into melodious song , and my meditation became a poem , and my very prayers and psalms took up the same sound .
27 In The Form he says that the lower part of the contemplative life is : This is consistent with his account of his own quickened consciousness in The Fire of Love when he says that prior to his feeling of calor he was sitting in a chapel " delighting in the sweetness of prayer and meditation " and in his experience of canor " my thinking itself turned into melodious song , and my meditation became a poem , and my very prayers and psalms took up the same sound " ( 15.93 ) .
28 Running and sport took on a new emphasis as it was the only way to keep warm .
29 The problem was that we were firefighting not just for ourselves but for so many of our clients , and firefighting takes up a lot of time and emotionally is a strain .
30 And Isaiah takes up the same theme in the fifty fifth chapter .
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