Example sentences of "to take [adv prt] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ANGRY teachers were last night set to take on Education Secretary John Patten over plans to mobilise a ‘ Mum 's Army ’ to teach young children . |
| 2 | Back in England the A team were reassembled at Lord 's to take on champion county Essex . |
| 3 | TATUNG IS READY TO TAKE ON SUN 's SPARCSYSTEM 10s |
| 4 | Once the school has formed the relationship many companies will be prepared to take on sponsorship or allocate funds . |
| 5 | Nogai , you ca n't wrestle with a broken wrist , and no one here is big enough to take on Suragai . ’ |
| 6 | In a fortnight 's time , Derry will be playing their first all-Ireland League game when they travel to Belfast to take on North . |
| 7 | But the problem with these groups is not that they 're wimps , but that they 're runts ; not that they 're vulnerable or soppy , but that they 're flimsy , What 's happened is that the perfectly valiant and appropriate refusal to grow up has become a refusal to grow , musically — to take on space , drift , experiment . |
| 8 | Even a woman wanting to take on help with child-care may have to consider whether or not she will make the decision herself or whether her husband or even the child itself will become involved . |
| 9 | And since many credit card issuers have introduced an annual charge of around £8 to £12 , it may not be worth getting a credit card just to take on holiday , although there are additional benefits such as travel insurance if you use the card to buy your ticket . |
| 10 | All the things you ‘ ought ’ to take on holiday — just in case it turns chilly , rains , is too hot , or whatever else — have to be reduced by sheer practicality , when forced to it , of deciding what you can possibly do without and leave behind . |
| 11 | From time to time , too , native fishermen would anchor in their sheltered bays to take on water or ride out storms . |
| 12 | The revival in borrowing was concentrated on credit cards , suggesting that consumers are stepping up purchases of everyday items but are still reluctant to take on debt to finance household durables and cars . |
| 13 | Peter showed his reliance on the body of Christ by enabling others to take on leadership as early as possible . |
| 14 | But the point is that if , if musicians go to service , they know there 's enough readers and if the musicians decide to take on part of that reading one service , surely it 's only courtesy for the musicians to say to the readers , whose lists are published months in advance , terribly sorry but we 're gon na do this this time , and do you mind stepping down ? |
| 15 | In need of money , he agreed to take on work as an artist 's model when Ricky Stride said he knew of an artist who would employ him , for Minton had seen photographs of Bowler and had remarked what a good model he would make . |
| 16 | The centre will expand to take on software duplicating and packaging over time . |
| 17 | And there is no Redundant Churches Fund to take on responsibility for outstanding churches that need to be preserved intact , complete with their furnishings . |
| 18 | But the officer/manager should not trust the ‘ man ’ unless it has been demonstrated , such as through promotion , that he is willing to take on responsibility . |
| 19 | ‘ This is an exciting and challenging time to take on responsibility for leading the firm , ’ Mr Freedman said . |
| 20 | It may be useful for family health services authorities within the zone to take on responsibility for arranging early retirement packages , where these could be shown to be in the interests of the service . |
| 21 | For all its precautions ozone can reduce free swimming bacteria and parasites , reduce the organic load , produce crystal clear water and increase the redox potential ( the water 's ability to take on oxygen ) . |
| 22 | His career as a virtuoso dancer came to an end in the 1960s , when he suffered an injury , but he continued to take on character parts , notably as the widow Simone in Ashton 's Fille , and remained with the company until 1989 . |
| 23 | Welsh dairy farmer Sirrell Griffiths is hoping enough rain will fall at Kempton Park before Boxing Day to allow his former point-to-pointer Norton 's Coin to take on Desert Orchid in the King George VI Rank Chase . |
| 24 | ‘ People think we are mad to take on Desert Orchid , especially as Norton 's Coin will probably need the run , but we have nothing to lose . |
| 25 | Because of the difficulty in isolating C. trachomatis , the time it takes to do so , and the expense involved , there are very few laboratories prepared to take on routine chlamydia isolation . |
| 26 | In Cool Cats : 25 Years Of Rock 'N' Roll Style , published in the early '80s , journalist Cynthia Rose wrote : ‘ Rock music has failed to take on woman except as an idol or a target . ’ |
| 27 | Clinical assessments were estimated to take on average 9.8 minutes for a regular review and 13.4 minutes for an annual review . |
| 28 | Liverpool will probably want around £750,000 for the player who Tranmere tried to take on loan earlier this season . |
| 29 | to take on item number five . |
| 30 | Pavilions also hopes to take on tumbledown listed buildings that local authorities have no use for . |