Example sentences of "[noun sg] take to the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was natural , therefore , that when the ancestors of plaice and sole took to the sea bottom , they should have lain on one side rather than on the belly like the ancestors of skates and rays . |
| 2 | On trial — Fast afloat boat prototype takes to the water |
| 3 | There 's no game for Oxford this weekend so the next time the team takes to the field they 'll be under new management … |
| 4 | G-Orgi takes to the air from the Dick Melton Aviation strip in Hampshire . |
| 5 | A WOMEN-ONLY bus service takes to the road on Monday . |
| 6 | If one postulates an honest customer taking goods from a shelf to put in his or her trolley to take to the checkpoint there to pay the proper price , I am unable to see that any of these actions involves any assumption by the shopper of the rights of the supermarket . |
| 7 | Charity worker extraordinaire takes to the water |
| 8 | £35m NORBANK TAKES TO THE WATER IN ROTTERDAM |
| 9 | When democracy took to the forest |
| 10 | ‘ IT MUST have been a big blow to the Dublin Theatre Festival ’ is not the thing to say to Tony O'Dalaigh who , as director of the festival must have imagined major profits blowing away as the Archaos tent took to the sky a few days before the French circus was due to perform . |
| 11 | Shakespear 's Sister took to the stage to what must be the worst intro tape I 've ever heard . |
| 12 | His hair took to the forming of dreadlocks . |
| 13 | LAW SOCIETY TAKES TO THE ROAD CONFERENCES ON FRANCHISING AND PRACTICE MANAGEMENT THROUGHOUT COUNTRY |
| 14 | Alter two long years of hard work , the Corsair took to the air once again on August 22 , 1976 as NX1337A. and , after the required air test schedule , it was repainted in its original ‘ 15F.22 ’ markings , complete with the black and yellow Suez stripes . |
| 15 | The Army took to the offensive after Wijeratne 's announcement , and by June 22 the government claimed to have driven the LTTE from the east , including their stronghold in Batticaloa town . |
| 16 | Here is an example of the Regency Gothic style taken to the limit . |
| 17 | Tullamore Musical Society take to the stage on Friday April 2 with the stirring account of a Jewish family on ‘ Fiddler on the Roof ’ and the Festival comes to an end with the Carlow-based Dolmen Musical Theatre with Peter Kennedy 's hit of last year 's Festival ‘ Clown ’ on Saturday night . |
| 18 | The route taken to the abbey was through the Circeo National Park and along the scenic coastal road next to the Tyrrhenian sea . |
| 19 | At 2pm the fashion show takes to the floor in the ballroom . |
| 20 | Observers held their breath as the former Derry City and Shelbourne star took to the pitch for his first game but the thunderous greeting that cascaded down from the Windsor stands proved it was unnecessary caution . |
| 21 | They are given no opportunity to touch the dead person or put something — a flower , a crucifix — into their hand to take to the grave . |
| 22 | David , aged nine , empties our bin in the yard to pick out the salvageable items before he crams the rest into a sack to take to the dump . |
| 23 | Cloudbase Paragliding are offering you a great opportunity to take to the air and raise money for the charity Barnardos . |
| 24 | She loved her third husband like the bird takes to the wing and the sea turns on the tide . |
| 25 | The firebird dined exclusively upon golden apples and its powerful wings created strong winds when the bird took to the air ; as he flew , all the other birds would fall silent in awe at his grace . |
| 26 | YOUNGSTERS at Four Marks Primary School took to the cat walk last week to raise £208 for new playground equipment . |
| 27 | Also , how has the irish press taken to the rave reviews for Kelly — with WC94 in mind ? |
| 28 | He then went back to Prague to recruit the first Kindertransport to take to the air . |
| 29 | As the youngest car racer takes to the track at Silverstone … the oldest boat racer is across the other side of the world battling for the world championship … in Singapore this weekend its showdown time … we 've got two Central South pilots on course for the powerboat crown … and they 're the stars in our Friday Feature |
| 30 | It was the time when her mother took to the couch because she could n't stand the sight and sound of the hordes of women and children with their buckets , and the arranged fights among the urchins so that one or two of their gang could get away with some lumps of coal , which would make all the difference between having a fried meal or freezing both inside and out . |