Example sentences of "[vb mod] take [adv prt] the [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If you are part of a group with instructors then the instructors should take on the roles of the Jones and tell you the sort of things they think Olwyn will work for . |
| 2 | David Whitehouse believes scientists should take up the cudgels |
| 3 | In its most heroic and grandiose form , it proposed no less than this : that working people should take over the industries which employed them and organise those industries into nationwide co-operatives , the whole to be in the charge of one , all-inclusive trade union . |
| 4 | Nothing is more important than that we should take down the barriers — like National Insurance and pensions — which stand in the way of new employment and job mobility . |
| 5 | The children might take on the roles of factory workers who stand to lose their jobs if the factory cleans up its act . |
| 6 | Some say they 'll take over the children 's education completely as they try to help their youngsters make up for lost time . |
| 7 | They could take over the duties of nominated bodies , for example those for hospitals and water , and so make these services subject to democratic accountability and , in general , it is argued that they would strengthen popular interest and involvement in public affairs . |
| 8 | Owen could take over the transcendentalists ' search for underlying patterns , but , since the relationships were ideal rather than physical , he could follow Cuvier 's refutation of transmutation by emphasizing the gaps between the different forms of vertebrate life . |
| 9 | Celia wished she could take back the words . |
| 10 | NatWest Securities analysts said : ‘ Good management deserves the support of shareholders : we would take up the rights . ’ |
| 11 | Among the presidential powers was the appointment of the Prime Minister , the president and members of the Supreme Court , the prosecutor general , the Speaker of the National Assemby and the president of the Senate , who would take over the functions of President in the event of the post suddenly being vacated . |
| 12 | Meanwhile negotiations between the US government and the Philippines over the future of Clark air base and of Subic Bay naval base remained effectively deadlocked , with the Philippines government continuing to insist that it would take over the bases when the current agreement expired in 1991 . |
| 13 | Continuing this political enquiry we should note the belief that was once expressed with some confidence that as workers became more affluent they would take on the values of the middle classes in their society . |
| 14 | As well as supposedly advising the Secretary of State on policy and standards , they would take on the responsibilities of the Secretary of State , the local education authorities , the governors , the heads and the senior management of schools . |
| 15 | Beside him on the counter were large dirty bottles of gilt glass from which he would take out the stoppers and daub them on the sleeves of passers-by . |
| 16 | In just over two weeks , the four will take up the pins and the microphone for the benefit of Telegraph readers . |
| 17 | He will take up the duties of Counsellor , Atomic Energy , on August 17 and succeeds Chris Loughlin , who has been appointed Director , Transport Division , from September 1 |
| 18 | ‘ Once he is quite well , he will take up the reins and the business will be booming again , ’ she said out loud . |
| 19 | When the harem-masters become too old or too sick , new overlords will emerge from the strongest in the bachelor groups and will take over the females . |
| 20 | Klepner will take over the files and ship them back to the States . |
| 21 | The new firm will take on the likes of Prudential Re in America 's mainstream market for brokered property-casualty reinsurance ( the insurance that primary insurers themselves take out ) . |
| 22 | Make sure the model you choose will take out the pollutants that concern you and check that replacement filters are readily available . |
| 23 | Some individuals can take up the suggestions of the hypnotist to the extent of becoming deaf or blind or unable to smell ; they may withstand pain without a murmur , re-experience being a six-year old , or even forget everything that happened , after hypnosis , until given a prearranged ‘ release ’ signal . |
| 24 | The spectators can take over the performers ' roles . |
| 25 | .. he has shown us that we can take on the Americans and beat them . |
| 26 | As the House knows , we have long believed that the Community should be open to European countries who want to join and can take on the responsibilities of membership . |
| 27 | We believe that the Community should welcome all European countries that want to join and can take on the responsibilities of membership . |
| 28 | She needs reassurance from adults and can take on the worries of the world , having a strong sense of justice and fairness . |
| 29 | Thirdly , the hackers are preoccupied , they have a vocation , a mission , a hobby which can take on the proportions of a religious quest . |
| 30 | Once you 've built a fully computerized factory , you can take out the lights , shut the door and leave it to make engines or vacuum cleaners or whatever , all on its own in the dark . |