Example sentences of "[adv] take [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This selection obviously takes in the period of purely sailing ships , through hybrids to the fully powered vessels of the mid-20th century . |
| 2 | The claim was consistent with other measures apparently taken by the elder Kim to secure the succession of his son , including the appointment in December of Kim Jong Il as Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces . |
| 3 | All of this activity has meant that aircraft and artefact restoration has necessarily taken to the back-burner , but , to quote one of the volunteers : ‘ no building , no aircraft in the long term ’ . |
| 4 | Our lodging was not free , as it was for our service colleagues ; we paid one guinea a week , and five shillings for transport ( which we could scarcely avoid ) , and a fixed regular sum for meals necessarily taken in the canteen at B.P. Nor did we receive travel warrants for our three-monthly seven-day leaves ; and in those days when civilian travel was frowned upon we had no uniform to prove that our journey was really necessary . |
| 5 | That fruit , impetuously taken in the Garden , brought untold ruin . |
| 6 | Even Abraham Farrar , pointed out by oralists as the most exalted example of their method of teaching , showed concern that oralism was being carried to too great an extreme at the expense of education but this concern fell on ‘ deaf ’ ears of those in teaching establishments though perhaps not that of Dr. Eichholz the Government inspector for the overseeing of deaf education , as the two extracts opposite taken from the logbook of the Hugh Bell School , Middlesbrough , show . |
| 7 | The proliferation of this literature has so simplified going into our wilderness areas that readers are literally taken by the hand . |
| 8 | And yet he had promised Skelton he would look at some land around Loweswater , and announced that he was so taken with the district he had a mind to settle in it — a statement which brought Miss Skelton to a blush-brink of applause . |
| 9 | So taken by the Cardus pictures in words , Simon took it upon himself to visit the famous school and ‘ the most beautiful playing fields in the world . ’ |
| 10 | So taken by the Cardus pictures in words , Simon took it upon himself to visit the famous school and ‘ the most beautiful playing fields in the world . ’ |
| 11 | Marvell is so much taken with the love he has of nature he even proposes to cut out the names of the trees in their own bark , as opposed to the names of lovers . |
| 12 | Fabia exclaimed , instantly very much taken with the idea . |
| 13 | James , who would in 1932 , publish a biography of Cipriani , was much taken by the personality of this man who , with his organised labour movement posed a real threat to the colonial authorities . |
| 14 | For just a few seconds , Lucinda hesitated ; for just long enough to take in the shock of white hair , the lined , weather-worn face and the tremendous size of him . |
| 15 | I was only a short time standing there , but long enough to take in the vessel 's lines , the quite dainty sheer , her size and the layout of the masts and rigging . |
| 16 | our final fling tonight takes to the sport of judo … this weekend Oxford staged the all England Championships . |
| 17 | This was the part that Wilson largely took in the final , becoming a ‘ great spoiler ’ , as the Examiner put it . |
| 18 | Shelving covered the back two walls , whilst to the right was a biscuit stand containing some dozen tins , stacked at an angle so that by just taking off the lid , biscuits could be removed . |
| 19 | Bernard soon took against the idea and Laura fought doggedly to keep them , believing that her loyal customers were entitled to receive the benefits from any advantage like this . |
| 20 | Crisis decisions are best taken at the centre . |
| 21 | There is no need to become over-anxious about the subject of diet for the elderly.We simply need to keep a careful eye on things , to see that they are eating a good variety of food which includes plenty of protein , dairy products and fresh fruit and vegetables , together with some roughage , which is often best taken in the form of a bran cereal , and which will , in many cases , completely eliminate the problem of constipation and ease that of piles . |
| 22 | • There is some evidence that high-protein foods ( fish , meat , etc. ) and caffeine-containing drinks ( coffee , tea ) are best taken in the morning and that a light snack rich in carbohydrates ( fruit juice and dessert ) is best for supper ; caffeine-containing drinks should be avoided just before sleep . |
| 23 | A liberal spraying of Waxoyl diluted by white spirit is then easily taken into the metal where it continues to preserve from within . |
| 24 | Higher Grade is normally taken at the end of S5 . |
| 25 | The area of a building is normally taken as the area enclosed by the internal faces of the external walls ( 11 sq ft equals 1 sq metre . ) |
| 26 | These were normally taken in the scullery as the lifting of hot water by bucket from the copper was quite a performance . |
| 27 | My hon. Friend will be aware that many of my constituents work in the knitwear industry and are grateful for the steps already taken by the Government . |
| 28 | Such a decision would be complementary to the steps already taken by the Chief Constable following the sectarian killings of the past few weeks . |
| 29 | It also follows on from the steps already taken within the Institute to cater for specialisms , with the establishment of the Tax , Financial Management and Information Technology Faculties . |
| 30 | Now it has finally taken to the field and just about touched first base , announcing that OfficePower is from today , generally available worldwide on Santa Cruz Operation 's SCO Unix implementation . |