Example sentences of "take [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even more alien to the spirit of British law , is a recent amendment to the Directive which enables a member state to declare an object a national treasure ‘ before or after its lawful removal ’ , and therefore take retrospective action at the point of sale or at any time subsequently . |
| 2 | Take monetary union for example . |
| 3 | Their women , far from being grateful , turned on them , snarling , in late night conversations telling them to shut up ; far from setting them free to work for the Revolution , their women demanded that they take emotional responsibility and also clean the loos . |
| 4 | Develop good habits like keeping records : cheque book stubs , credit card dockets , receipts , and a proper filing system so that you can see your outgoings at a glance — and take corrective action early by spending less if you find you 're not sticking to your budget . |
| 5 | Take corrective action where required |
| 6 | Control means to establish standards of performance , measure performance against those standards , and take corrective action where required . |
| 7 | Firstly , with the accountant 's control model there tends to be time lags in the reporting of variances because of the nature of accounting systems , and secondly people , rather than the mechanical system , will have to be motivated to respond to variances , identify the cause of variance and take corrective action . |
| 8 | At T-junction turn left , then where road bends left after 75 yds , take enclosed path on right ( signposted ) . |
| 9 | At church follow road as it bends to right but immediately take enclosed path on left , signposted Knightley Way . |
| 10 | Although elite theorists have agreed upon the importance of empirically tested research , and their ability to carry it out in a value-free way , in fact this stream of analysis has always been associated with authors who take strong value positions . |
| 11 | Meanwhile , the MP whose constituency covers Castlemorton Common is demanding that the Government take strong action against the travellers . |
| 12 | And take that jacket . |
| 13 | Particularly er children or animals who have no say in it at all , we , we take the view that er it 's a family show and we take that responsibility very carefully and very seriously . |
| 14 | Now take that cat to your room and work with it there for the rest of the morning . |
| 15 | But I said to them , take that cheque . |
| 16 | ‘ Take that hen out of here , and then wash all those towels . |
| 17 | With Swoon 's poised black-and-white images , which blend low-budget experiment , MTV edits and archive footage , they take that myth apart with remarkable assurance , pointing out the effects of sexual intolerance and the way Leopold and Loeb were scapegoated , but also showing how the crime was part of the sexual power play of their relationship . |
| 18 | Can I just say on this sir that we we see policy I five as our interp sorry I twelve , it 's our interpretation that it 's really a recognition that office development is appropriate in or adjacent to er town centres and that we wo n't be seeking to er identify offices in or adjacent to town centres and take that element off the I five provision . |
| 19 | ‘ JIMMY , TAKE THAT TIE OFF , I 'M THE ONE THAT WEARS THE TASTELESS GEAR . ’ |
| 20 | As she groped towards a chair he made no move towards her but watched her sit down , then bow her head for a moment before slowly raising her eyes to his again when , in a voice that had lost none of its bitterness , she said ‘ Leave me ; but I 'm warning you , I 'll see you dead first , before you take that girl . ’ |
| 21 | If you take that home and read the small print , you 'll find you 're probably not covered for the very things that are going to go wrong . |
| 22 | Take that expression away from that , and once you 're left , what happens to the minus ones ? |
| 23 | Take that space of time to consider my offer , and do not forget that if you reject it , it is not me you deny , but God . |
| 24 | But they also say in the alternative that that since the plaintiffs themselves were at this time by mid to late October of nineteen eighty five , not ready or able to complete it would have been improper erm for the defendant to advise the plaintiffs to serve a special notice to complete and my Lord the question that therefore arises er whether , even if that were correct , er and it 's not admitted that it is , that exonerates the defendants from given the advice er and whether they should still have advised the plaintiff erm of the opportunity which was open to him , that the plaintiff could if necessary take that course himself or be advised to go er elsewhere and be advised independently is er this is , this the point of the matter which he regarded as improper and was not willing to do it on the plaintiff 's behalf . |
| 25 | Take that pinny off . |
| 26 | Indeed , if we take that conversation , as it unfolds , as constantly changing and renewing its own context , then the relationship just described must be constantly changing as well . |
| 27 | So it suits me to work all next week and take that day off on the Friday . |
| 28 | ‘ Get out of here , and take that filth with you . ’ |
| 29 | Well , maybe Romans take that approach . |
| 30 | ‘ Oh , don t take that tack , Reg . |