Example sentences of "taking this [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ And he 's a good lad , ’ continued the Brigadier , taking this masterpiece of deduction in his stride . |
| 2 | They have they have t why should they even have to contemplate taking this type of industrial action ? |
| 3 | If you choose to abandon formality ( 'Why do n't we discuss this over a drink ? ' ) then you are playing high status in that you 're taking this decision , and allowing the other person perhaps to rise above their station . |
| 4 | In taking this decision , there are eight main factors to be taken into account : |
| 5 | According to the Independent on Sunday of Aug. 25 , the delay in taking this decision was due to the efforts of Gen. Varennikov , who had offered not to interfere in Ukrainian affairs if Ukraine accepted SCSE government . |
| 6 | The complex and intensive developments in this general field in the 1970s can be seen by taking this panel as an illustration . |
| 7 | be six million people in the world are taking this drug saying it 's really really helping them and you 're telling them it 's crap . |
| 8 | My friend says I should not have been taking this drug during my pregnancy and that it is well known that it can cause these problems . |
| 9 | My friend says I should not have been taking this drug during my pregnancy and that it is well known that it can cause these problems . |
| 10 | I agree with him that the practical objections to taking this course are not sufficient to prevent this House from establishing the law in accordance with both principle and justice . |
| 11 | The House of Lords held that for the directors to have been negligent in taking this course they would have had to have been ‘ cognisant of circumstances of such a character , so plain , so manifest , and so simple of appreciation , that no men with any ordinary degree of prudence , acting on their own behalf ’ would have entered into the transaction . |
| 12 | Andrew Saxton , a champion weightlifter and major medal hope for Britain , was obviously upset when he emerged to protest his innocence against drug taking this afternoon . |
| 13 | The Warden had robbed her of her rightful position of importance in the drama , but at least she could make herself feel better by taking this girl down a peg or two . |
| 14 | Their taking this girl as well ? ’ |
| 15 | They did n't like the idea of her taking this trip . |
| 16 | ‘ The district council , however , is of the view that taking this case to court could lead to more damage to the area through adverse publicity and this would be against the interests of local people . |
| 17 | I wonder whether , if Labour Members present were Members not of this but of a similar Parliament in an eastern European country or in Russia , they would be taking this attitude . |
| 18 | Is there no hope for taking this hernia growth or whatever it is away ? |
| 19 | I am taking this opportunity to pay tribute to them for their dedication , time and support over the years . |
| 20 | Wickedly sardonic , he was even taking this opportunity to reissue his orders , and Jenna looked like a trapped rabbit . |
| 21 | I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Basildon ( Mr Amess ) on taking this opportunity to raise in the House the granting of trust status to the Basildon and Thurrock hospitals and on providing the House with the opportunity to mark the granting of trust status . |
| 22 | As a result of the amalgamation of ‘ COACH ’ and ‘ SUMS ’ we are taking this opportunity to find out whether the quantity being sent at present meets your requirements . |
| 23 | Taking this factor into account suggests that among potential users — that is , among those applying comments fairly freely to each credit type perhaps around one in ten think shop accounts , trading checks , credit cards and HP would be difficult to arrange . |
| 24 | The value of taking this kind of critical stance to the subject-classifications of sociology can be illustrated by taking a brief look at five areas : deviance , social stratification , power , the family and marriage , and industry and work . |
| 25 | Taking this kind of argument it might be more desirable to improve the lot of someone who has had a considerable amount of resources , but now in old age has very little . |
| 26 | One senior consultant stated that taking this hour to reflect on his role as a teacher and trainer was a unique experience in his career . |
| 27 | Erm , therefore there is certainly no intention of taking this road any further than the site , definitely not south of the railway line . |
| 28 | But taking this stand was not easy , particularly for the women . |
| 29 | I have absolutely no conscience about taking this stuff from Ellis , who incidentally has shunted Plutarch off to a luxurious cattery and is still wrestling at getting the hairs out of the carpets . |
| 30 | At the same time , it is forcing the funding towards ‘ economic re-generation ’ , taking this money from existing regional programmes . |