Example sentences of "[was/were] [verb] take [adv prt] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Thus Goldthorpe and Lockwood ( 1969 ) carried out their research among the manual workers of Luton at a time when academic opinion was saying that such people were beginning to take on middle-class characteristics . |
| 2 | Jewellery replied quickly and Amison and Plant were forced to take on extra defensive duties while at the other end , captain Tony Elkin , brother Kevin and Paul Moran were well in control for Barlaston . |
| 3 | It was because of this denial of the importance of lesbians and lesbian strength within the organization ( by lesbians as much as heterosexual women ) that heterosexual women were encouraged to take over key positions . |
| 4 | He said it was time crack SAS troops were deployed to take out leading members of the IRA . |
| 5 | Although desiring a diplomatic posting to Venice , Mackenzie was recalled to take over Scottish affairs from Sir Gilbert Elliot , third baronet [ q.v . ] . |
| 6 | Desire was easy to slam the door on , but emotions were a very different matter , and her fear was beginning to take on new dimensions as she realised Damian Flint threatened her heart even more than he threatened her body . |