Example sentences of "try to take a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Rothschild and his successors tried to take a fresh look at issues too remote , politically inconvenient or otherwise ignored , and come up with clear , concise proposals for action , if possible on a single sheet of paper . |
| 2 | That gentile foster parents were liable to imbue youngsters with their own values , however hard they tried to take a neutral line , was undeniable , but the alternative , to turn away children because there were not enough Jewish homes for them to go to , was rejected out of hand by the RCM 's ruling council . |
| 3 | She tried to take a step , but the suit would n't respond to her commands . |
| 4 | When we were out front earlier today , Rocket tried to take a short cut across the front garden , Candy saw her off , like a . |
| 5 | than to try to take a mean and petty advantage of anybody or anything . |
| 6 | It 's a tough market for the British to try to take a slice of . |
| 7 | It is surprising how many sightseers will try to take a souvenir of the crash without a thought as to whether their particular treasure might contain some vital piece of evidence for the investigator , possibly the origin of a fatigue crack or a switch position that is all important . |
| 8 | I will try to take a broad role , eliminate controversy and keep a low profile . ’ |
| 9 | If necessary , the Arbroath batsman will try to take a year out of college — if that proves possible — which would also allow him to take up an offer to spend next winter playing for Newtons at Stellenbosch . |
| 10 | There are teachers who try to take a strong anti-racist line but they are exceptions , often fighting a lone and unsuccessful battle against the racism of the school system . |
| 11 | Discipline is 100% tighter on foreign service ; it has to be , for the British soldier is the most childlike creature , and the way that our ‘ coloured brethren ’ try to take a rise out of him is truly remarkable . |
| 12 | In the final part of our series on the work of the RSPCA , Liz Hannam looks at the difficulties the society face when they try to take a cruelty case to court . |
| 13 | If a horse sees something frightening when being ridden , he may either refuse to go pasts it , try to take a wide berth round it , or whip round suddenly . |
| 14 | Yes , er the strategy tries to take a sensible and reasonably er entertaining way of asking people to reduce their alcohol consumption towards more sensible recommended levels . |
| 15 | Have you ever tried to take a bone away from a strange dog ? |
| 16 | My hon. Friend is right : he has raised one of the areas in which Britain has tried to take a lead in the discussions in the Community . |
| 17 | David , 38 , with his brother Andy and fishing partners Kev Berry and Robin Clark have spent dozens of hours trying to take a big predator from the water . |
| 18 | Nevertheless , it is still worthwhile trying to take a strategic look at your present and future recruitment needs . |
| 19 | Otherwise the result will be a blur — rather like trying to take a photograph from the window of a moving vehicle . |
| 20 | This process of trying to take a broad overview of the whole field of technical progress , and understanding what will be the key development , calls for great knowledge coupled with an understanding of technical history , and imagination . |
| 21 | She had got stuck getting out of Belfast , and got lost trying to take a short cut round the traffic jam . |
| 22 | cos the ships rolling like this , and someone 's trying to take a bearing , it 's quite difficult at sea , but they get a , they do , they get very good at tacking fairly accurately . |
| 23 | That priest trying to take a curse off that I 've heard a lot of excuses , half are bloody mad . |
| 24 | And would , would , trying to take a picture on the telly |
| 25 | I suppose if we look at British history there was a period in the last century and earlier where we did a pretty good job of conquering people , but we do n't feel too badly about that , but we feel pretty indignant about Germany trying to take a bit more territory at various points . |