Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] take [art] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Training of users is also an issue and , helpfully , BT BIS has taken the line that their natural user group , the smaller firms , not only need training in how to use the system — which is , after all , not terribly difficult — but also in what the information available can be used for and , to some extent , how to use it .
2 The critic necessarily has to take a manifesto into account .
3 She could not afford to hire a taxi , so decided to take the risk of driving herself home at about 10.30 p.m .
4 ‘ I 'm not sure I 'm physically in good enough shape to take the excitement of the ride , ’ he said , raising his glass to her .
5 In one of her first school plays where she played a Dutch doll , Diana only agreed to take the part if she could remain silent .
6 ‘ I know you 're all going to take the piss out of me if I tell you what I honestly thought . ’
7 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 .
8 As he repositioned the pins , she suddenly decided to take the opportunity to mention Constance and her plans for her .
9 It would only have taken a word and the simple , undeniable proof .
10 ‘ But employees can only apply to take the leave in unbusy times for their department and we do n't know yet what the take-up is going to be . ’
11 You obviously keep taking the rate
12 She much preferred to take a cab in to the centre of town when she was on these assignments .
13 Besides , she had only pretended to take an overdose .
14 There was a further element to Mr McLean 's rapidly boiling anger : the sudden arrival of Mr Uppal , who hitherto had taken no interest in the case .
15 Try and place one hand in a balanced enough position to take the strain of the whole rig , letting go with the other one .
16 ‘ 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 .
17 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 .
18 So come take a pilgrimage to the past and embark on a Medieval adventure .
19 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 .
20 Concerning costs , it has been reported in the financial press that FIMBRA merely had to take the word of Dunsdale that it was investing in gilts , as the SRO had too few staff to adequately deal with each individual firm .
21 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 …
22 Or do you just want to take the pages out ?
23 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 !
24 I just want to take a shower . ’
25 ‘ 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 .
26 I just want to take a look . ’
27 Just imagine taking the family to most of our football games .
28 At the end of 1985 he qualified as a solicitor ( ‘ this was the safety net and I had written my thesis on the copyright laws , which has been very useful to me ’ ) , but he had already decided to take the plunge as a full time professional musician .
29 You think you 're going to convince me that selling the club would be in my father 's best interests , with you as the kindly soul just waiting to take the burden off his hands .
30 And I 'd just like to take the opportunity to er emphasise the point that I have been making at this E I P that erm r regional migration from the West Yorkshire is reducing and we do n't want to create a magnet which reverses that trend .
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