Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb base] take a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ As soon as my work here is finished ’ , he wrote to Constanze , ‘ I shall join you , for I intend to take a long rest in your arms ; and I shall really need it , for all this mental worry and all the rushing about in connection with it is really wearing me out … . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ I am not satisfied with my works to date , and from now on I want to take a new path ’ , so Beethoven allegedly confessed not long before embarking on the three sonatas of Op. 31 , here introduced into the CD catalogue as a set played on a fortepiano ( by Derek Adlam after Anton Walter , Vienna ; Nannette Streicher , Vienna 1815 ) . |
| 3 | I turn to take a long look down . |
| 4 | out so you just , so maybe just , maybe , I 've taken a slight hard line to say no , people have got to make a wee bit effort too , but maybe in fact |
| 5 | ‘ Well , Charles , I 've taken a good look at your latest victim . |
| 6 | Yeah erm w what I 've done , I 've measured I 've taken an exact measurement , |
| 7 | Although it appears that you did not make a large sum of money out of your dealing — at least as far as external appearances are concerned — I have to take a serious view of it . ’ |
| 8 | She said , ‘ I have taken a great risk in coming to see you tonight . ’ |
| 9 | He will be aware that I have taken a great interest in Sri Lanka since I have been in the House . |
| 10 | I have taken a long look at local government finance . |
| 11 | I have taken a particular reading of the work of both Lévi-Strauss and Barthes that emphasizes the influence of structuralist linguistics but points to the progression of these writers ' ‘ structuralism ’ away from linguistic analysis . |
| 12 | In the course of this chapter I have taken an historical perspective upon the nature of religious belief , looking in particular at writers from the seventeenth to nineteenth centuries . |
| 13 | The odd day here and there is not important , but if you could let me know within the next couple of weeks or so when you intend to take a major part of your holiday away — if you know — I do n't myself know erm yet — but if you do know then I can have a look at the overall picture and see that we 're not all dispersed . |
| 14 | On the other hand , the idea of having to use the same ball that went into touch if you want to take a quick throw-in is a red herring . |
| 15 | BEFORE you start Take a good look at your hair and decide whether it 's really in a fit state to tackle the onslaught of chemicals , however gentle . |
| 16 | If you do take a paid job , bear in mind that although you can earn up to a certain amount per week without affecting your state pension your wages will also be subject to income tax . |
| 17 | You do take a long time to come out has not reached the non strikers and er , some said he had a little reading from who . |
| 18 | I do n't believe it 's just me you 've taken a violent dislike to — ’ |
| 19 | ‘ You 've taken a fair prize there , ’ he said dispassionately , ‘ if he live . |
| 20 | If you wish to take a different route from those which we offer , simply book your chosen hotel and make your own way . |
| 21 | ‘ The thing about it is ’ , the fellow said , ‘ you have to take a deep breath to light up , and that does it , that stops the crying . ’ … |
| 22 | Instead , you have to take a long-term view , realising that although you can not enjoy them as fresh flowers for very long , you will be able to admire a beautiful picture for many years to come . |
| 23 | " You have to spend some time on the practice tee , and you have to take a different approach every day . |
| 24 | When you have taken a good look around , return to the lane , and choose another gate . |
| 25 | You very humbly describe yourself as an absent Pro-Chancellor , but you have taken a considerable interest in this university over the years , and we 've been grateful for it . |
| 26 | Mind you , if you ca n't do it the weather will automatically do it for you , unless you plan to take a pneumatic drill into the garden with you in December . |
| 27 | Before you start horse shopping , you need to take a careful look at your own temperament and personality . |
| 28 | The first half of 1988 showed an increase of that loss to £12m , but as Marsden points out , you need to take a yearly view of the business rather than a 6-month snapshot so such figures can be misleading . |
| 29 | ‘ But there are special circumstances in some cases and we want to take a reasoned judgment on resolving the issue . |
| 30 | For instance , suppose we want to take a random sample of ten students from a class of 50 . |