Example sentences of "[vb past] take the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sweden tried to take the first initiative only two days after the ending of the Maudling negotiations , inviting other states to send representatives to Stockholm to discuss how their trade policies might be better coordinated . |
| 2 | and they tried to take the bloody ticket off me . |
| 3 | Lawrence takes a deep breath and starts off again , with this massive approach , comes in now to , it 's short and it ends in a way I think probably off the body , he tried to take the bottom hand away again , that , that they do seemed to be trying this angle of attack at him , as Botham there at leg gully and a short leg and they 're trying to be , do n't forget the balls at 's ribcage , he 's certainly troubled by that one . |
| 4 | But at least I 'd taken the first step , and not an easy step , considering what I 'd said to the doctor at our last meeting . |
| 5 | I had made my decision and I 'd taken the first step . |
| 6 | ‘ I remember one client who burst into tears before I 'd taken the first snip , ’ said top London stylist Trevor Sorbie . |
| 7 | They 'd taken the motorised dinghy across to explore the fairy-tale clarity of the water in the natural sea caves of the Blue Grotto , then on Roman 's orders had spurned the small cove he 'd mentioned as too crowded , and returned to take the yacht further out to sea , choosing a peaceful place to drop anchor and eat the picnic he 'd stowed away as a surprise … |
| 8 | This morning she had started out late for Pack Meeting , so instead of going by the woodland path , which was a long way round , she 'd taken the direct route by road and arrived in time . |
| 9 | Crawled until I could see the arrow only because it was pale against the bark , and knew I was already further away than when I 'd taken the last bearing . |
| 10 | Indeed western European governments in general seemed to take the same view . |
| 11 | It was MGM that seemed to take the whole business most seriously . |
| 12 | On 16 and 17 July the South Africans resumed the offensive and strove to take the northwestern corner of the wood ; both attacks failed for lack of artillery support . |
| 13 | Without this they could not communicate with one another , if each claimed to take the first place " . |
| 14 | Like many other coastal shipping companies it met hard times after the First World War , when motor lorries began taking the general cargoes that used to go by sea to all the little ports . |
| 15 | Slowly we began to take the whole idea of the band more seriously . |
| 16 | Her family is convinced Mandy 's weight problems started when she started taking the contraceptive pill at 14 after the Rolling Stone seduced her in a Paris hotel.They stayed silent for eight years but were angered this week by 56-year-old Bill 's decision to go public . |
| 17 | Here we faced a familiar dilemma : the Department of Transport and the county council were seeking to improve a trunk road and , seeing a large area of parkland , decided to take the new road through the park , cutting off a large swathe near the main entrance gates . |
| 18 | ‘ Yes , we decided to take the early plane after all . ’ |
| 19 | After tearing both my ACL and MCL ( medial collateral ligament ) in a skiing accident last season , I decided to take the latter course and found that I could ski relatively safely with the aid of a brace . |
| 20 | He eventually decided to take the latest letter round to the proper 27 The Grove . |
| 21 | The Hungarians decided to take the shortest line to the German wash , totally ignoring the existence of most of the rest of the field who lay between them . |
| 22 | Thanks to an abandoned mutt , a whole family decided to take the slow boat home |
| 23 | Alistair telephoned — He then discussed the matter with Hazel and decided to take the next day off work . |
| 24 | That morning , as it was dry under-foot , Will Simpson decided to take the short cut . |
| 25 | During Allen 's second day in the witness box , he admitted taking the nude pictures but denied they were pornographic . |
| 26 | Daddy Den O'Neil died taking the high note in ‘ The Londonderry Air ’ . |
| 27 | He had been invited either to refute the allegations publicly or to withdraw from the elections , and reportedly chose to take the second option . |
| 28 | It also managed to take the Famous People Playing On Our Record concept to new and unlikely levels . |
| 29 | The Lukac brothers spearheaded a second-period revival to take their team to 8-6 at the end of the second but Hawks managed to take the final period 3-1 and tie the game 9-9 . |
| 30 | Their Lordships ' conclusion , in agreement with Lord Upjohn , is that the law did take the wrong turning in Rex v. Sheridan [ 1937 ] 1 K.B . |