Example sentences of "to take an [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If you 're travelling abroad , remember to take an adaptor . |
| 2 | I would n't expect to take an order or even have a serious enquiry resulting from it . |
| 3 | Afterwards he had completed his training as a fighter pilot , performing so well that he was assigned to take an instructors ' course with the Navy at San Diego . |
| 4 | ‘ Besides , he 's wanting to take an army to England , to overthrow Henry Tudor and set the Duke of York on his rightful throne . |
| 5 | Henry was busy in England so he at once ordered his eldest son to take an army from Normandy and Anjou and occupy the lordship with all speed . |
| 6 | Some of the modules are being specially designed to take an activity approach . |
| 7 | This year she reported further progress : 100 people have so far registered to take an NVQ ; 18 people have achieved a full qualification or certificates in units ; and there were 92 trained NVQ assessors . |
| 8 | It was no longer possible for casual thieves to take an animal for their own use , or to sell it for agricultural purposes in a village five or ten kilometres distant . |
| 9 | For example , she may be required to take an assessment of her nursing skills for examination purposes during the allocation , and may need extra help for this purpose . |
| 10 | In McShane ( 1977 ) a woman was convicted of an attempt to counsel her mother 's suicide by repeatedly encouraging her to take an overdose , and it was shown that the mother 's death would greatly alleviate the defendant 's financial problems . |
| 11 | Janet tested the therapist 's determination during the first week by threatening to take an overdose if a second telephone call was not accepted . |
| 12 | Patients at risk may be more likely to take an overdose or injure themselves if aware both of such behaviour by others and the increased attention from staff and patients which usually results . |
| 13 | Although many patients are prescribed psychotropic medication , only a small proportion of these will go on to take an overdose . |
| 14 | In a prospective study of general practice prescribing involving more than 40 000 people over a 2-year period , Skegg et al. ( 1983 ) found that only three in a thousand of those who had received psychotropics went on to take an overdose of the drugs within the following 12 months . |
| 15 | Knowledge of such factors is important because if a doctor is worried that a certain patient is likely to take an overdose , it would be better to explore the patient 's difficulties and share this anxiety with the patient instead of avoiding discussing the issue or prescribing psychotropic drugs . |
| 16 | One possible drawback could be that some people might decide to take an overdose as a result of learning about it through the media or public discussion , even if the behaviour had been presented as an inappropriate way of coping . |
| 17 | Increased public awareness of the dangers of exceeding the recommended dose of paracetamol might help , although this could paradoxically encourage more people to take an overdose . |
| 18 | Besides , she had only pretended to take an overdose . |
| 19 | He 's threatened , just a couple of times to take an overdose . |
| 20 | One of the things claimed for the Quad-FX is its ability to take an amp 's effects loop — one which wo n't line up with effects units — and correct the levels so it will . |
| 21 | This can be a good opportunity to take an audit of staff skills and qualifications . |
| 22 | Journalists can digest a story from a good press release in a few minutes , while attending a press conference is going to take an hour , not including travelling time . |
| 23 | my Lord in which case I think , ev even with Mr putting in his notice will , it 's bound to take an hour |
| 24 | Should an individual wish to take an S/NVQ who already has a qualification relating to the funeral service , that qualification will not give direct credit exemption but can count as evidence of competence . |
| 25 | In Asia Minor about 110 the younger Pliny , the governor of Bithynia , asked Trajan whether the profession of Christianity was in itself culpable or ‘ the vices associated with the name ’ , especially since after investigation by torture he had discovered that there were no frightful vices : the accused said their custom was to meet before dawn on a particular day to sing a hymn to Christ as a god and to take an oath ( sacramentum ) to abstain from wrongdoing . |
| 26 | All foresters had to take an oath in the local Forest court , in the presence of the verderers , to perform their duties conscientiously , to keep the Forest law , and not to oppress the forest landowners and the other inhabitants of the forest . |
| 27 | The owners of the woods were bound to present their woodwards to the Justice of the Forest on their appointment , and at every subsequent Forest Eyre , to take an oath to perform their duties faithfully . |
| 28 | Upon appointment each commissioner was to take an oath of loyalty to the EEC including ‘ neither to seek nor to take instructions from any Government or body ’ . |
| 29 | All this was on pain of a £20 fine and , in respect of the contracts , dismissal from office ; the directors were made to take an oath on assuming office ( but Quakers were allowed to affirm ) . |
| 30 | In 1272 Kilwardby , in 1399 Salmon of Norwich , and in 1303 Gainsborough of Worcester were all required to take an oath to receive their lands at the king 's pleasure and not by papal grant , an oath which was thereafter usual whenever a bishop obtained his see by provision . |