Example sentences of "[vb infin] take a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Even if you are hoping to work in a subordinate position for the very person who is interviewing you , you do not need to take a passive role in the interview .
2 If you fall into any of the above categories , you may need to take a daily multi-vitamin and mineral pill as your nutritional insurance policy !
3 We shall return to this issue later in this chapter , but before we do we need to take a brief look at the way in which ideas of change have influenced other aspects of education , in particular curriculum development and innovation .
4 They see him as a possibility for the future and they would like to take a closer look at him .
5 Porterfield , still seeking a replacement for out-of-favour Dave Beasant , said : ‘ We would like to take a close look at him training with us . ’
6 Would you like to take a five minute stretch whilst before we continue .
7 The phone call came right out of the blue : would I like to take a small party up north to Spitsbergen ?
8 Erm I 'd re I 'd really like the the experience and the knowledge that I could learn at college , but I 'd like to take a short cut too .
9 I 'd like to take a few moments of your time …
10 The first three sections will look take a broad approach to the subject :
11 Sometimes they 'd , they 'd try taking a good dose of Epsom Salts to see if that would start things you know but er there was very little , very little they could do .
12 If the scientists succeed , they will have taken a small step toward improving the efficiency of nuclear fusion devices .
13 So it must have taken a long while ?
14 He did n't look the kind of guy who could have taken a long prison sentence .
15 Peel ( 1966 ) considered that these would have taken a long time to form and their unidirectional nature may indicate that the north-east trades have been blowing over this area for a very long time .
16 It must have taken a long time .
17 He must have taken a thousand pictures with people .
18 As it is , Mr Major could think long and reappoint Mr Lamont , who has borne the enormous strain of knowing that , if the Tories had lost , he would have taken a substantial part of the blame .
19 Casting into the gap between the willows would have been difficult but I would have taken a bigger net of fish , with a couple of sizeable ones maybe , for I could have hauled each fish out of the swim immediately it was hooked and kept disturbance down to a minimum .
20 You should n't have taken a final reading until you left .
21 Batty recognises that he could have taken a sharper look at the derivative nature of the designs or examined some of the problems likely to face the company in the future .
22 BUDDY REYNOLDS ( Sound Off ) , October 27 ) it must have taken a real strike of genius to suggest that The Levellers ' manager bar their so called ‘ crusties ’ from their gigs .
23 BUDDY REYNOLDS ( Sound Off ) , October 27 ) it must have taken a real strike of genius to suggest that The Levellers ' manager bar their so called ‘ crusties ’ from their gigs .
24 It may well be pointed out that he could have taken a safer route but this was not possible .
25 He must have taken a short cut that she had n't noticed on her way down , as they arrived back at the house sooner than she was expecting and went straight to the veranda , where Faye still lay on the lounger , enjoying a long drink of iced water .
26 We know that they brought other domestic animals with them but it is inconceivable that they would have taken a wild cat from the mainland .
27 If it did n't come off , the worst thing that could have happened is that it would have taken a few years to move him out . ’
28 Lord Lane would have taken a dim view , consent or no consent .
29 I think I must have taken a wrong turning somewhere , because we 're certainly not at Threlkeld , where we ought to be by now .
30 Could she somehow have taken a wrong turning on the straight , unbranching surface ?
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