Example sentences of "[adv] take [adv prt] a [adj] " in BNC.

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1 Your shopping receipts will suddenly take on a new significance !
2 Your shopping receipts will suddenly take on a new significance !
3 She sat on the edge of his bedding , leaving her hand where it was , the physical contact suddenly taking on a new meaning .
4 Ahead of him stretched the future , and this time , instead of a summer landscape full of lush green fields , it suddenly took on a closed and wintry air .
5 The initial reaction has been that if the Chancellor is only taking out a token sum in higher tax , then the scope for further cuts in interest rates has been severely diminished , and fixed-rate gilt-edged stocks were marked sharply lower .
6 Partly because the species are not marketable , partly because trees are only taken over a certain size , erm and so on .
7 Hipper , steaming northward parallel to Beatty , again sighted his enemy to the west at about 17.40 ; he immediately turned east but was then bombarded by Hood , who had inadvertently taken up a wrong station .
8 That humble little abode for plant pots , trowels and gro-bags has suddenly taken on a new meaning in the light of the latest Sunday night shocker Lady Chatterley .
9 He plans to continue his involvement with Linlithgow Union Canal Society and , added , ‘ I 'm young enough to take on a new challenge . ’
10 One more summer term to winter still the house had not looked upon anyone she saw as suitable enough to take on a satisfactory residence within her proud walls , if only she was .
11 As in most dances there is advance and apparent retreat , only to take up a fresh position for the next advance .
12 The annual summer event , held in Castle Park , normally takes on a Victorian theme but organisers decided to change it to coincide with July 4 .
13 The airport already takes up a significant proportion of the island 's land area , and lengthening the runway will be difficult and expensive for the fragile economy .
14 A new town may physically take up a small space , but the end result can be seen from far and wide .
15 Well the other thing that 's in the back of my mind is I happen to know that Cath is just taking on a new worker
16 Relations with western Europe thus took on a high profile and Finland was among the EFTA countries seeking to negotiate with the European Communities ( EC ) a single European Economic Area [ see pp. 38307 ; 38353 ; 38 ] .
17 The whole net of relationships between community and subculture , class and centralizing monopoly capitalism thus took on a different shape .
18 And then I met someone from the Kaplan galleries which showed thinking bishops in their robes such as you see in the windows of the galleries in St James'/ The gallery had just taken on a new director and were proposing to show modern art — people like Tinguely and Marcelle Cahn who at that time were n't known .
19 ‘ My husband and I have just taken out a massive loan to finance the purchase of offices and manufacturing equipment .
20 Molecules thus take up a specific shape , and this shape is particularly important in the complex organic molecules formed by living systems .
21 The phone startled her when it rang , so engrossed was she , but Rebecca answered it , her voice quickly taking on a distracted note .
22 But these companies have always taken out a separate source licence with Unix System Labs , something that BSDI does not appear to have done .
23 Insurance firm Minet stepped in yesterday to take up a last-minute offer to sponsor the event , while BSkyB will provide satellite coverage .
24 Artificial appearance thereby takes on a sexual overtone which Porter detects in the expression ‘ making faces ’ , meaning to have sex Keith Thomas observes that by the eighteenth century bodily control became a symbol of social hierarchy An elegant person would not pass wind audibly , or expose teeth while laughing .
25 Both brushes and foam can also take on a partial biofiltering role , but if they are intended to be a mechanical filter , they should be cleaned before they clog .
26 The friends also took out a half-page advertisement in the programme to wish Andy good luck and were able to pick the man of the match .
27 For the causal relations of events would be just the same irrespective of whether or not the causal chain temporarily took on a mental aspect ( as in property dualism ) or ( as in substance dualism ) ‘ went mental ’ for a while .
28 They , Castle Houses , had put up the prize for a steeplechase and had also taken over a prestigious handicap hurdle race already in the programme for Saturday .
29 If left to reach their natural dimensions , many species will eventually take over a wide area of ground and should be avoided in small gardens .
30 That which had been so familiar to me and accepted almost without thinking now took on a new and almost bizzare aspect .
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