Example sentences of "[be] [verb] take [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 In the case of some engines which have been adjusted to take unleaded fuel , you may be advised to fill up with one tank of leaded to every three of unleaded fuel .
2 Many spotlights , recessed lights and other modern fittings are designed to take internally-silvered reflector lamps .
3 Mobility for women who make up 45 per cent of the labour force involves little choice once they reach the 25–30 age group when they are expected to take temporary retirement into marriage .
4 You are expected to take adequate steps to protect yourself .
5 And some housekeeping tasks under DB2 3.1 such as reorganisation of the database are expected to take less time .
6 And some housekeeping tasks under DB2 3.1 such as reorganisation of the database are expected to take less time .
7 Because of this , the only shock that can disturb current prices from the value they are expected to take next period is a relative demand shock .
8 Previously Advanced Pick has sat aloof , on top of Unix , but now the code has been designed to take better advantage of some Unix facilities , and different versions will be needed for different processors .
9 Some boats are reported to take 500–600 animals during a 3-month season .
10 ‘ Benjamin Barnett and Dave Matthews compliment each other well up front , and we are looking to take 12 points from the last eight games and finish mid-table , ’ he said yesterday .
11 NALGO 's members , who are mostly women , are bitter that they 've been pushed to take industrial action .
12 Questions whirled in her brain as the play progressed , unfolding its tale to an appreciative audience , yet she was no nearer to an answer as the curtain dropped for the final time after the cast had been made to take several bows .
13 LEAs are empowered to take such steps as they consider are necessary to prevent the breakdown or continuing breakdown of discipline at a school , a power which the Elton Committee urges them to invoke when the situation warrants it .
14 Brenda said : ‘ I think people are wanting to take more responsibility for their own health .
15 Mr Brunswick said : ‘ Inspectors are instructed to take tough enforcement action where the legislation is not being complied with . ’
16 By God , you 're going to take that back or you 're going to get out of this house . ’
17 ‘ I hear you 're going to take that house in Italy . ’
18 You wo n't find you 're going to take much time doing some of these .
19 They said they 're going to take ten days to make up their mind Lynda so we 'll give them the benefit of the doubt .
20 Next week we 're going to take this discussion a bit further .
21 I mean I may maybe decriminalization is part of that but I , as someone said why sho , why should n't people take er , drugs if they want to , they 're allowed to take other drugs ?
22 Chairman you 've got to allow me because by the time I 've finished you wo n't be able to stop me , er , but I mean if there 's a lot of money floating about in this area then I think that er , some committee or other should be looking at the the refurbishment of the courts in Devizes which are a disgrace , and partly the fault of this council when th they were allowed to get into such a state , and I mean at some stage or other , something or else is gon na to have to happen to them and I would hope that the magistrates in their wisdom in some committee or other are , are deciding to take these courts back into use .
23 The patient had been told to take two packets daily .
24 That 's to say someone is leaving and we are going to take that post out and put it into the food section , and on b , I would say to Matthew that before committing us to a budget of two and a half thousand against a background of ten percent cuts , I would suggest that the health educational help-line and their day-long courses for E H Os might be made good use of in the forth-coming year .
25 I am sorry to be awkward , but I think you will see that these questions must be answered and if we are going to take extreme positions then we would have to do double the home work that the people do who do n't want to .
26 But I ca n't accept the argument that because you make provision to deal by law as well as by practice with the situations where things have got to that point in order to safeguard children , that you are thereby saying that you are going to take more children from their parents !
27 Key managers have been on Dale Carnegie courses , and all staff are invited to take any training course at company expense .
28 MOSELEY are having to take drastic steps to improve their finances as they face a deficit of £110,000 at The Reddings , but the job of Alex Keay , their salaried coach , is not in danger .
29 But even they had been known to take direct action when driven to desperation .
30 If a Conservative MP X or Y , who has not been known to take ideological stands , approaches a minister or a whip and expresses grave doubts , this is viewed with considerable worry and it is assumed that these objections have been put forward by the MP only after the points have been put to him with equal or greater force in his constituency .
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