Example sentences of "[modal v] take the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | All of us must have been deeply disturbed by the Chancellor 's refusal to answer the question this afternoon — yes , we agree that Parliament must take the final decision , but what decision will he recommend in those circumstances ? |
| 2 | Obviously , you the supporters already accept that I must take the greater challenge when it comes . |
| 3 | There is n't time to teach you to sail on this course — if your sailing skills are deficient you must take the 4 day ‘ Introduction ’ course . |
| 4 | Policymaking in Europe must take the long-term view . |
| 5 | At the end of his judgment he said , at p. 356 , that mandamus would not lie to direct the benchers of Gray 's Inn to compel them to call the applicant , who was a student member of the Inn , to the degree of a barrister-at-law and added that , if there was a ground for mandamus , the party must take the ancient course of applying to the 12 judges . |
| 6 | Although a scheme may appear local in nature and the amount of an estuary that it encloses or otherwise alters , we must take the national significance into account for breeding birds . |
| 7 | Stone conservators , for example , work with chemical solvents and resins and must take the utmost care to avoid any risk of damage . |
| 8 | It is the difference between a necessary empirical shift , when reasoning is taken across to one of its presumed objects and must take the full strain of the encounter , and a deceptive ( because falsely generalized ) empiricism , in which certain kinds of attention to certain presumptively autonomous objects are held to be justified and protected by the terms of an unargued immediacy . |
| 9 | I seem to think you should take the easy bit , cos that 's gon na be miles too hard ! |
| 10 | When Norman Willis , the fat friar , finally shim shimmies off into obscurity , he should take the melancholy monk and all the rest of the Bloomsbury tales with him . |
| 11 | The haulier should take the greatest care in making sure his employees are fairly treated if their employment does come to an end . |
| 12 | They had provided her with a local map , pin-pointing the exact location of the Château La Tour Monchauzet , and explaining she should take the Villereal road out of Issigeac , but only for a short distance . |
| 13 | A training run in the foothills of the Black Mountains of Wales went without a hitch , so Stephen , Philippa and Wendy the Rolls should take the Alpine Rally in their stride . |
| 14 | The user should take the appropriate action to enable the file to scan successfully . |
| 15 | ABBERLEY ( to Peg ) : I told you you should take the Georgian teapot . |
| 16 | But it 's no bad thing — we should take the two way traffic of actors and directors more seriously than we do . |
| 17 | If you have time to pursue only one of the two alternatives , then you should take the left fork , along a tributary of the Saison called the Uhaitxa , to the Gorges de Kakouetta and the valley of Sainte-Engrâce , two prime sites , or sights , of the Pyrenees . |
| 18 | Coleridge , his thoughts still at Racedown , immediately saw the opportunity for bringing all his friends together at Stowey , and on 29 June wrote to Joseph Cottle to suggest — unsuccessfully — that he should take the next coach to Bridgwater : ‘ T. Poole would fetch you in a one horse Chair . ’ |
| 19 | The thighs should take the main weight of the load . |
| 20 | Asked whether the former LAS chief executive , John Wilby , who resigned after London was left without emergency cover , should take the whole blame , Mr Harris , 64 , said : ‘ He was the chief executive at the time . |
| 21 | Under such circumstances , it is not at all clear which statutory agency should take the leading role in developing such therapeutic houses and homes , something perhaps which explains why the government has now proposed a specific grant for mental health services in the community which can only be spent by the joint agreement of local health and social services . |
| 22 | When they reached the road which ran across the top of the village , the groom drew level and , with a nod of his head , indicated that they should take the righthand way which led to the river bridge . |
| 23 | I am not confident about how I should take the hon. Gentleman 's concluding remarks , but I shall bear with equanimity what I suspect may be a poisoned chalice . |
| 24 | New investors should take the past record into account . |
| 25 | This , I thought , reflected great credit on him , though others might take the contrary view and criticise the fact that he had not first thought to amass a substantial fortune . |
| 26 | He might take the odd class in Geography at a pinch , but he had never given the subject any particular prominence in the school , and most boys gave it up after two years . |
| 27 | In most types of dispute the claim might take the following form title sheet with claim number and date , contractor 's name , employer 's name and contract name all recorded |
| 28 | I 'll take the civil service . ’ |
| 29 | I said give us the keys and said I 'll take the bloody car . |
| 30 | They 'll take the straightforward approach : two in the morning , when defences are low — in the front door — blam ! |