Example sentences of "[noun prp] take the [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In December 1988 Gorbachev took the United Nations by storm and wrongfooted the American administration , then impotent during the hand-over of power from Reagan to President-elect George Bush , by announcing a unilateral reduction of 10 per cent in Russia 's conventional forces . |
| 2 | Policeman Bob Walker took the individual honours from peg one returning 9lb 15oz . |
| 3 | Alaw Bennett Humphreys and her husband , Gareth , and Huw Alun Roberts take the leading roles in a Welsh adaptation of a Ray Cooney play , Allan o Drefn ( Out of Order ) . |
| 4 | Macedonia , which in January took the first steps towards independence [ see p. 38704 ] , faced hostility from Greece which felt that its name implied a territorial claim on the northern Greek province of Macedonia . |
| 5 | Zhukov took the four snaps , examining them closely . |
| 6 | NQUE TAKES THE ALTERNATIVE UNIX-ON-WINDOWS APPROACH |
| 7 | There was no one about except Miss Lofthouse taking the dead heads off the daffodils in the churchyard by the War Memorial . |
| 8 | Knowing that BRM 's 1.5-litre V8 engine had been superior to the Climax , Rudd took the existing proportions to create an engine twice as big and with two crankshafts . |
| 9 | Axelrod took the 63 strategies and threw them again into the computer to make ‘ generation 1 ’ of an evolutionary succession . |
| 10 | Annadale started well as Jim Campbell took the 1500 metres in 3.47.37 , just ahead of club mate Dermot Donnelly who won the B event in 3.47.43 . |
| 11 | Alexandra took the long pins out of her hat and laid them in the red glass tray on her dressing-table . |
| 12 | It had staged the 1960 Olympic Games when the German Armin Hary , said to be the fastest starter ever , won the 100 metres and the Italians celebrated as their hero Livio Berutti took the 200 metres gold . |
| 13 | Edwards , with four tries , including a hat-trick in 18 minutes in the first half , Frano Botica , with seven goals and a try , and Joe Lydon took the individual honours on Saturday and with competition so intense in the reserve and junior sides , players continue to progress with a hunger to match their predecessors ' exploits . |
| 14 | When we had finished , Jacob took the empty plates away . |
| 15 | Annadale had another double as Gary Gallagher and Ricky Dunn took the 110 hurdles . |
| 16 | If the government were calm most people in Britain took the American threats seriously : the thought of war was inconceivable and Nonconformity united in support of a negotiated settlement . |
| 17 | He grunted as Meyer took the two photos from the envelope delivered by secret courier . |
| 18 | Yanto took the empty glasses back through to the main bar . |
| 19 | In 1983 Dr Sven Kullander took the first steps by restricting the genus to South American species ; unfortunately until such time as further revisions are made this leaves the rest of the species in a sort of ‘ taxonomic limbo ’ . |
| 20 | After the home club and Southend took the top places , Colchester Joggers got in on the act with the team bronze , a first for the club over this distance . |
| 21 | Both Ashton and MacMillan take the technical aspects of their choreography very seriously . |
| 22 | The plan is for Solvay to take over the hydrogen peroxide and persalt business , with turnover of £340m pa , while Laporte takes the organic peroxides and persulphates , worth about £65m pa . |
| 23 | Carolyn took the two pills . |
| 24 | But can Vaison take the three weeks holiday ? |
| 25 | John took the empty cups down below and placed them quietly in the small sink . |
| 26 | Jazzbeaux took the rubber ducks and Wally Whales out of the tub and threw them away , then turned on the shower , letting the water run . |