Example sentences of "[conj] [pers pn] take [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She was educated at Handsworth Ladies College and at Newnham College , Cambridge , where she took both parts of the natural sciences tripos ( 1887 , 1888 ) , obtaining first-class honours . |
| 2 | We were taken to the XX hospital where they took many photos and asked questions . |
| 3 | Contraction at just one tenth of this rate seemed small beer to astronomers , and was presented by the popular media ( where they took any notice at all ) as another example of a way-out scientific idea that had been undermined by more careful studies . |
| 4 | Monitors frequent both Oriental and Australian regions where they take many forms , including the giant Komodo Dragon on the Indonesian island of that name . |
| 5 | The evening meal had been re-scheduled for 8.30 p.m. ; and with time to spare , after throwing his own large hold-all on to the counterpane of his single bed , Ashenden joined a few of the other tourists in the Residents ' Lounge , where he took some sheets of the hotel 's own note-paper , and began to write a letter . |
| 6 | I , , be having been elected to the office of Vice Chair , declare that I take that office upon myself and will duly and faithfully fulfil the duties of it according to the best of my judgement and ability . |
| 7 | I should say also that I take some comfort from noticing that the judgments were reserved for five months . |
| 8 | Now that she took another look at it , it was a rather insignificant sort of nose on which any pair of spectacles might be expected to slip . |
| 9 | ‘ D' you mean to say , Elaine , that you took more notice of her than he did ? ’ |
| 10 | that you take all recommendations |
| 11 | It very rarely happens that you take several fish in one period and then nothing for the remainder of the time you spend on the water . |
| 12 | You should take with you to the Bank your birth certificates and I suggest that you take some photocopies so that the Bank can forward these to the insurance company with your proposal form so that your ages can be admitted without further delay . |
| 13 | I am not suggesting that you take this model too seriously . |
| 14 | Assuming that you take this advice and collect used paper or cut some to suit your purpose , what next ? |
| 15 | But Sophie loved Felix very much , so she took some money and escaped from her father to search for Felix . |
| 16 | I see , so you take that top wheel off and you have another one underneath where alternative reading |
| 17 | So you map it onto the tuple array and then all the tuples so you take each tuple in in order . |
| 18 | Although we took little heed of his departure , Ruth and I watched Alec being interviewed on TV when he returned . |
| 19 | That is not to say that we take such episodes to consist in relational facts . |
| 20 | My right hon. and hon. Friends must take stronger action in concert with our European partners to show the world that we take this situation much more seriously than many people in Yugoslavia seem to think . |
| 21 | Could I ask that we take any questions at the end of session . |
| 22 | The spokesman said : ‘ I can assure Mr Grainger that we take these sort of allegations very seriously indeed and the matter will be thoroughly investigated . ’ |
| 23 | Even the boys at Fourth do n't like people shooting off the heavy stuff , although they take most things in their stride . |
| 24 | Also , current recommendations for screening for stroke and major coronary events by blood pressure measurements are not rational in that they take little account of the absolute risk of these diseases , specifying cut off levels for blood pressure screening that take little or no account of age . |
| 25 | Sainsbury , for example , defend the sky-high price of their organic vegetables by saying that they take less percentage profit on them , and that the wholesalers seem to be the ones jacking up the price . |
| 26 | Certainly men at the central station boasted proudly of the fact that they took more prisoners per year than any other division in the whole force . |
| 27 | By 1920 it was appreciated that the Great War had brought about many changes , particularly in Europe and around the Mediterranean area ; Europe 's domination of the world had been weakened , and there was a marked decline in ‘ colonisation ’ , as well as a gradual change from ‘ British Empire ’ to ‘ British Commonwealth ’ , although it took another war to finalise that process . |
| 28 | When they were not , they switched to cockles ( although it took some time for them to learn the technique of shell penetration ) . |
| 29 | Research , although it takes many forms , has recognisable characteristics . |
| 30 | Research , although it takes many forms , has recognisable characteristics . |