Example sentences of "[noun pl] and take [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | More exercises and more repetitions are not the answer to correcting poor arm development — it is better to do fewer exercises and repetitions and to take more rest . |
| 2 | The only drawback is the expense if you fish for long sessions and take enough meat to feed continuously . |
| 3 | Some Forest wardens had the right to hunt certain animals and to take certain birds of prey used in hawking . |
| 4 | His voice quivered with emotion , he sniffed and wiped his eyes and took some time to recover . |
| 5 | She rolled her eyes and took another swig of gin . |
| 6 | If you find it difficult , simply open your eyes and take another look at it before closing them again and repeating the process . |
| 7 | Before inserting the l.e.d. clip , clean the front panel with meths and take some time to create an impressive design using rub-down lettering and symbols . |
| 8 | In his maiden Test in 1972 , he top-scored in both innings and took five wickets , an all-round performance he was able to sustain for the whole of his Test career of 58 consecutive matches , scoring almost 3,600 runs with eight centuries and taking 141 wickets at 32 with fast-medium ( or , as in 1973–4 when he had an outstanding series , off-spin ) bowling . |
| 9 | This might well involve getting to the bottom of disputes and taking disciplinary action if necessary , but never forget your real aim is to keep things running . |
| 10 | Like the Finnish club who eliminated Giants from the Cup Winners Cup on Tuesday , Reykjavik followed the fundamental principles of playing aggressive defence , making simple passes and taking open shots . |
| 11 | He held 59 catches and took 32 wickets at 47.00 with unremarkable medium-pace . |
| 12 | It also gives him practice in planning outings and taking some responsibility for his own actions . |
| 13 | obey the client 's safety rules and take reasonable care for their safety at all times . |
| 14 | Signs , know your traffic signs , right , signals , give signal , give signals if they would help or warn other road users watch out for the signals of other drivers and motor cyclists or pedal cyclists and take necessary action from them . |
| 15 | One of those assessing whether or not Dr Carrington was able to make rational judgments and to take critical decisions was his psychiatrist Anthony Moore . |
| 16 | Ring round the experts and take some advice today . |
| 17 | The former were patient , they set small goals they could meet , stuck to their personally-devised diet plans and took regular exercise . |
| 18 | Each image was comprised of 128×128 pixels and took 128 msec to take . |
| 19 | We have seen above that it is possible that some individuals may wish to work fewer hours and take more leisure as a result of an increase in the real wage . |
| 20 | ‘ I ca n't single out any bad ones in particular — they all performed more or less the same — but a lot of people were taking an extra day , guaranteeing 48 hours and taking 72 hours . |
| 21 | Yuill and Dodds , which ran the miners ' gauntlet to deliver supplies to British Steel during the 1985 strike , was convicted at Linlithgow Sheriff Court in October on 36 charges of allowing drivers to exceed permitted hours and to take insufficient breaks . |
| 22 | The venture capitalist has been there before ; he should be able to recognise the warning signs and take appropriate action . ’ |
| 23 | The government , claiming that granting the pilots ' wage demand would set off a wage explosion and damage the economy , expressed its support for the airlines and took unprecedented steps to break the strike . |
| 24 | The flight controls and other options are laid out in an unusual way , not following the normal conventions and taking some time to learn . |
| 25 | Sometimes we have problems finding a referee , or the perfect referee has gone to sea for a month , or the referee loses the figures and takes three weeks to ask for copies , or we have a furious debate over a paper at the hanging committee and decide that we need another specialist opinion . |
| 26 | The important point is to monitor pressure for cost reductions from all sources and to take such possibilities into account in strategic analysis . |
| 27 | Those batteries were big , heavy glass things and took some carrying , particularly on a hot day . |
| 28 | They were people with connections , interests , obligations and they had to weigh up the advantages and disadvantages and to take other people and other possible futures into account . |
| 29 | One thing I used to wish he would invent : something I could wear round my head — a kind of miner 's lamp — that would destroy film in the cameras of people who come to my concerts and take flash photos during the performance . |
| 30 | Cyclists are asked to be aware of pedestrians and to take special care when approaching them , particularly elderly , disabled or blind people and young children . |