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 . |