Example sentences of "[vb base] take [adv prt] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Passey and Melosh suggest taking on the basis of their investigations of crater fields . |
| 2 | Yeah I think it just depends whether the local group want to take up the option or not . |
| 3 | Might I just add to that that er I have heard that they also want to take over the Pembroke Hall . |
| 4 | And beware of those who want to take over the organiser 's job . |
| 5 | The couple , who run a private nursing home near Richmond , want to take over the running of Hollyhurst home in Woodland Road . |
| 6 | ‘ I know it 's a long way , ’ I say , ‘ I do n't even know which line to take on the underground . |
| 7 | Liberate , pacemaker for Alphabatim , took the field along at a strong gallop as far as the straight , a good half mile from home , where he fell back and allowed Commanche Run to take up the running . |
| 8 | When they stand at the watchnight service and hear those self-same carols they will galvanise into action and begin to take up the offering among the congregation and go off to ring it up on the cash register . |
| 9 | The oppressed begin to take on the view of the oppressor and in our example above , would begin to feel that their depression is a personal failure . |
| 10 | In a letter published in ‘ The Times ’ on 2 March the Cardinal said , ‘ Whatever stance individuals make take over the morality of the nuclear deterrent , there must be general agreement on the aim of preventing the spread of nuclear weapons to non-nuclear states . |
| 11 | But if the FA decide to take up the matter , I believe Arsenal will not take action , because they do not want to see Wright punished twice . |
| 12 | People , as we will see and know already ( see Stewart 1987 ) , largely choose to take heroin and decide to take on the lifestyle associated with it . |
| 13 | Or perhaps it is that if we try to take on the identity and authority of the Weaving Mother the consequences will be severe ; our own personal weavings are only part of a much greater pattern , which we can not control or take credit for . |
| 14 | one department might start ‘ empire building ’ and try to take over the work previously done by another department . |
| 15 | Since the Ffestiniog bid to take over the moribund Welsh Highland company in a High Court action various schemes have been mooted including one by the FR to re-open the Welsh Highland from the north end and the long cherished target of taking the line through to within yards of the tourist attraction , Caernarfon Castle . |
| 16 | Why do people on holiday suddenly start taking up the kind of violent exercise they would n't even contemplate normally ? ’ sighed Jim . |
| 17 | He said Mr Brooke had nothing to offer the people of Northern Ireland and he told the House : ‘ There must be condemnation of those who fail to take on the IRA and the finger must be pointed at the Secretary of State and those behind him . |
| 18 | Strangford MP John Taylor dismissed Mr Brooke 's statement as ‘ bland generalities , ’ and said there must be condemnation of those who fail to take on the IRA and the finger must be pointed at Mr Brooke and those behind them . |
| 19 | There must also be condemnation for those who fail to take on the IRA , and the finger must be pointed at the Secretary of State and those who sit behind him . |
| 20 | Armed with their newest inventions ( a super-duper jeep and hi-tech helicopter ) they vow to take on the forces of evil and blast their way to freedom — so get blasting ! |
| 21 | The smart or intelligent chargers tend to take over the user 's responsibility , detecting the amount of charge needed and eliminating any memory problems , but as stated previously , they are many time more expensive than the standard chargers . |
| 22 | In 1988 , Ruth Barclay teamed up with her niece , Sherrie Bodie , to open Barclay & Bodie which has been so successful they 've taken over the shop next door . |
| 23 | But there have been people so sunk in self-blame they 've taken on the guilt of their firm 's collapse — which really does have to be nonsense . |
| 24 | She 's been monitoring my progress , since I 've taken up the job again , and she is far from pleased . |
| 25 | We 're putting some money away for e expenses , we 've taken up the option to purchase , we 've put in a planning application for change of use , we investigated possible grant applications , we 're investigating future expenditure and income generation , and then we report back to this committee once . |
| 26 | He sat down in the living room into which she ushered him and observed , ‘ You 've taken down the decorations . ’ |
| 27 | If there 's already a working phone line at your new address , and you arrange to take over the service on the same day as the old customer disconnects , it will be re-connected free of charge . |
| 28 | Thus , over the years , many life assurance companies have taken on the management of pension funds on behalf of firms and other institutions . |
| 29 | 120 golfers have taken on the challenges that Woburn has to offer . |
| 30 | Er much to everybody 's fear , really , because we , we , we were stepping into a new area , you can imagine from , from wires to something with no wires , and the risk of that failing , but , but it worked and er from thereon , of course most Fire Brigades have taken on the task and , and er are now on radio contact of this kind . |