Example sentences of "[coord] a [adj] [noun sg] take " in BNC.
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| 1 | There are many other more elaborate braids and edgings which are great fun to knit if you keep your machine set up at this time of year , as it is a good time to play with new ideas and perhaps to knit enough to edge that beautiful Chanel-type jacket you are going to knit later , but the simple knitted binding or a simple rouleau takes a lot of beating and always loos fashionable , elegantly simple and stylish . |
| 2 | Earlier , there had been fighting at Mannar on Aug. 1 as the LTTE attacked an advancing troop convoy ; naval artillery was used against rebel positions on Aug. 3 for the first time since the resumption of large-scale fighting on June 11 ; and a major clash took place on Aug. 4-5 , involving the repulsing of an unsuccessful rebel attack against the Jaffna fort . |
| 3 | She produced from her shopping bag the box of crystallized fruits she had bought for him , and a mutual exchange took place . |
| 4 | The canons erected this burly structure at the close of the 12th century , and gained isolation both to recite their offices and perhaps to escape from damp and cold below ; a wide staircase and a gentle gradient took them through the thickness of the N wall . |
| 5 | In the spring of 1938 the old doctor who had attended her died suddenly and a young man took over the practice . |
| 6 | So , too , was his teaching , an activity which he found invigorating , and which on both a public and a private place took up a great deal of his life , from 1905 until 1918 at the Westminster Art School , and subsequently at a wide range of other institutions . |
| 7 | All the same , the insurer has so far agreed to pay £8 million in compensation to investors , a significant pile of money even for a major company , and a nasty hit to take for one slip in its monitoring system . |
| 8 | After 30 minutes , Chiddingfold were level , 'Mill failed to clear their lines from a free-kick and a low drive took a double deflection off Peter Daynes and Peter Boxall to leave 'keeper Peter Liles stranded . |
| 9 | After Hitler 's invasion of Russia , however , which also meant a slackening of air attacks upon Britain , the decline in individual party membership was stemmed and a gradual revival took place . |
| 10 | and the one very much questions er , really their suitability for taking some decisions , and I would like to know your views about , where you 've got rape cases , would n't it make sense if there was a a male judge and a female judge taking the case . |
| 11 | My French climbing partner and I met in Toulouse and a short drive took us over the Pyrenees into Spain . |
| 12 | They were , and a heart-breaking scene took place . |
| 13 | To overcome this templates were made and a structural engineer took constant vertical and horizontal measurements to plot the path of construction . |
| 14 | The following month Congress ( I ) were defeated in union territory-level elections and a DMK-led coalition took office under the chief ministership of D. Ramachandran [ see p. 37246 ] . |
| 15 | The four were brought ashore by Bangor inshore lifeboat and a waiting ambulance took them to Belfast 's Mater Hospital suffering from hypothermia . |
| 16 | There should be at least one chair and a capacious table to take all the paraphernalia that inevitably collects in this clearing house for the home . |
| 17 | But a cruel kick took Brian Prince 's approach out of bounds . |
| 18 | But a perverse urge to take advantage of his rare willingness to be seen out with her made her bite back the words , and she went off to discard her shorts in favour of a slim straight dress , the fine cotton-knit a subtle sage green . |
| 19 | Weapons pass through the pupae , causing no damage , but a terrible reaction takes place . |
| 20 | With the disappearance of temple-worship as such , this fell into misuse , but a new significance took its place , which would have had particular significance for Leonard 's parents and grandparents . |
| 21 | For a working mother the hours can be long , but a trusted nanny takes care of her two toddlers , and Parkin finds both her husband and the firm very supportive : ‘ I 'm still here after two children . ’ |