Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] take a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The critic necessarily has to take a manifesto into account . |
| 2 | The problems of Scotswood continue , and although various people are trying to tackle them , it is obviously going to take a lot of time , money and effort to solve them . |
| 3 | It would only have taken a word and the simple , undeniable proof . |
| 4 | She much preferred to take a cab in to the centre of town when she was on these assignments . |
| 5 | ‘ You may have a doctor called if you so wish to take a sample of blood for the purpose of having it analysed to confirm the readings given by the machine . |
| 6 | So avoid taking a vacation soon after you have acquired a puppy , especially if it means that you will need to place it in kennels . |
| 7 | So come take a pilgrimage to the past and embark on a Medieval adventure . |
| 8 | He was unrecognizable at this distance , but the woman who followed him a moment later only had to take a couple of steps for Pascoe to know that this was Gwen Evans again . |
| 9 | I only have to take a moment to get my eyes strong and then I can push it out , this strongness , at anything at all so long as I am staring at it hard enough … |
| 10 | The first was a pang of sorrowing sympathy with the bereaved and weeping parents ; but this was quickly succeeded by a thrill of holy joy that the lovely flower , which was just permitted to take a glimpse of earth , was so soon removed from all earthly contamination ! |
| 11 | I just want to take a shower . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ It 's all right , angel , ’ Bernice said , offering her hand and pulling the girl to her feet , ‘ I just want to take a look at this thing we 're in . |
| 13 | I just want to take a look . ’ |
| 14 | Sometimes you 've just got to take a chance and dive in . ’ |
| 15 | Oh yes , we definitely needed the three points today , you know , before the game we were looking to get three points erm to get one out of it we are disappointed , but as I say , the way we 've played second half , we 've just got to take a bit of heart from the fact that we did n't get beat . |
| 16 | And that she 'll just have to take a chance tonight . |
| 17 | Have you ever forgotten to take a torch on backpacking trips ? |
| 18 | That I know we 're flogging a dead horse , but that half past ten , a phenomenal amount of time , it should never ever have taken a fraction of that if it had been done properly . |
| 19 | Once you 've found a style you like , it always helps to take a picture of it with you to the salon . |
| 20 | ‘ Always wanted to take a look at India myself , you know , ’ he said suddenly . |
| 21 | Have you ever tried to take a bone away from a strange dog ? |
| 22 | WELSHMAN Nicky Piper hardly had to take a punch in beating Argentinian Miguel Maldonado to win the WBA Penta-Continental title at Manchester 's Free Trade Hall . |
| 23 | A narrow slot ran in front of the rebates , which was clearly intended to take a series of wooden shutters to close the whole opening . |
| 24 | Costain is also expected to take a pick-axe to its dividend , only a year after its £77 million rights issue . |
| 25 | Candidates can also choose to take a course and , at the same time , begin to gather evidence of competence for assessment . |
| 26 | And before the funeral the they would he would probably have to take a window out of the house . |
| 27 | Clean out the joint and , if necessary , replace the seal : you will probably have to take a sample of a joint along to your merchant in order to find a matching replacement . |
| 28 | The parent company , perhaps in France or in the USA , will probably have taken a portfolio of beauty pictures when the products were initially launched in their home country . |
| 29 | my Lord the fifth point in relation to question three , C , we 've always understood this to be a threshold bond , we 've concentrated on the words capable in law in relation to section fourteen , there are two ways of viewing this and your Lordship will clearly have to take a view on whether er one or both of these is a proper issue under clause three , C one , first of all is , is , is section fourteen itself capable of restricting the competition , is it in itself a restriction of competition , well we took your Lordship the C B R case , the case of the commission in which an ouster clause was held to infringe article eighty five , because of it 's interrelationship with the other restrictions and so section fourteen is bad if the other restrictions are made out as a matter of competition law , that we say is a question of fact and we therefore answer that part of three C by saying it 's not capable in law |
| 30 | Australia was also forced to take a stand on drift-netting when the establishment of the Australian Fishing Zone in 1979 brought under Australian jurisdiction a Taiwanese drift fleet that had been operating , since the mid 1970s , in what had previously been international waters in the Timor and Arafura Seas off northern Australia . |