Example sentences of "[to-vb] [coord] take [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Would you like to come and take some photographs ? ’
2 Moreover , political authorities are often unwilling to define or take public responsibility for objectives that are not seen to be politically ‘ legitimate ’ .
3 ( Catatonics typically do not speak or appear to listen or take necessary initiatives ; they cut themselves off from human contact . )
4 A sudden and unprecedented demand for a large number of new executives to accommodate and take full advantage of this growth coincided with a need for technical experts at management level to develop further the new products and technologies stimulated by the demands of war .
5 In dealing with the breach , or threatened breach of the peace , it is the duty of the police to investigate and to take such steps to stop or prevent as they think necessary .
6 It is an inevitable reality now after waiting for over nine months for the Commission for Racial Equality to investigate and take appropriate action .
7 Have you ever started to speak and found yourself having to stop and take short breaths just to get through a sentence ?
8 Such a child therefore falls well within the area of potential danger which the driver is required to foresee and take reasonable care to avoid .
9 He could neither move to attack nor take evasive action .
10 She was the departmental secretary , and she would bring papers for him to sign and take other papers back with her .
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