Example sentences of "takes [adv prt] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | Today Great Britain 's No.1 for the Trophy , Clare Wood , a vicar 's daughter from Sussex , takes on Amy Frazier , who is 140 places above her in the rankings . |
2 | Today Great Britain 's No.1 for the Trophy , Clare Wood , a vicar 's daughter from Sussex , takes on Amy Frazier , who is 140 places above her in the rankings . |
3 | Thalia Zedek takes on all-Comers |
4 | ACROSS 1 Give bad reviews to dumb show — he might be in this ( 9 ) 6 Old-time US lawyer and rocker ( 5 ) 9 Reversing of French vehicle went quickly ( 5 ) 10 Dynamic object contains fungus ( 9 ) 11 Main entrance where he went Up the third time ? ( 3,5 ) 12 Baldwin shortly takes on church position ( 6 ) 14 The man himself ( 7,6 ) 16 New sandpit from E. Europe used to treat shoes ( 4,3,6 ) 21 Gauges placing a thousand rows ( 6 ) 22 Seller hears another way to say in other words ( 8 ) 25 Phone round Esquire readers with article on things observed ( 9 ) 26 One lady posed as the one with tattoos ( 5 ) 27 Equipment in ship for sketches he 's appeared in ( 5 ) 28 One put her away immediately ( 9 ) |
5 | However , he also takes on players ( and runs in the right direction ) , and has excellent ball control . |
6 | One bold woman , Miss W- , takes on Swift . |
7 | SCOPUS PROTEAM TAKES ON SIPPL 's PROACTIVE |
8 | Ideally drawn in trap one , Daleys takes on Newry Pride ( trap five ) , from neighbour Brendan Matthews ' kennels . |
9 | IBM TAKES ON DME INTEGRATION FOR OSF |
10 | Salaman identifies two basic features of work : the purchase of labour power from which surplus value is appropriated , which requires management ; and the conflict which this generates , which needs to be controlled : ‘ under capitalism , management takes on functions specific to the needs and problems of controlling and directing the labour power of potentially recalcitrant employees to achieve profit ’ ( Salaman 1980b , p. 11 ) . |
11 | ARAN TAKES ON ICL SOFTWARE AS TRANSACTION POINT GOES DOWN |
12 | Jeremy Bates takes on Davis Cup teammate Danny Sapsford and Andrew Richardson faces Chris Wilkinson . |
13 | President and chief executive Larry Ellison takes on responsibility for database , networking and tools development from Miner . |
14 | Oracle Italy is being formed as joint venture with its distributor of ten years , Datamat ; Michael Rocher , managing director of Oracle France takes on responsibility for that unit too . |
15 | Another Williams-bred youngster , Pond Curlew , which receives start of eight metres , looks like being favourite for the Easter Handicap after clocking the fastest time of 27.44 , though he takes on Florida Bill , unbeaten in three rounds of the competition , also off eight metres , tonight . |
16 | That is takes on gang to do . |
17 | Tomorrow all that hard-won muscle will be on display at Wembley when Wigan-born Davey , 29 , better known as WWF idol British Bulldog , takes on Bret ‘ Hit Man ’ Hart in the sell-out SummerSlam 92 spectacular . |
18 | Can my right hon. and learned Friend take any action to shorten that period and clear up what is a highly unsatisfactory situation , whatever view one takes on Sunday opening ? |
19 | The road then takes on connotations of purpose but without ever becoming fixed ; journeys by land alternate with journeys by water . |
20 | Highly ambitious and competitive , she takes on responsibilities and makes decisions in a conceptual and intellectual manner . |
21 | AS HDS TAKES ON RIVALS WITH NEW DISTRIBUTION STRATEGY |
22 | Wheel-clamp woman takes on BR |
23 | On the undercard tonight unbeaten Darlington welterweight Charlie Moore has his fourth pro outing when he takes on Alfreton 's Joe Corcoran . |
24 | DEPOT TAKES ON WILSON STATIONARY CONCERNS |
25 | A prolific spree of low-fi ‘ unproduced ’ recordings followed , including the ‘ Rocking The Forest ’ mini-LP , the overwhelming ‘ Sebadoh III ’ LP and , now , the ragbag mixture of genius and wilfulness of ‘ Sebadoh Versus Helmet ’ , another mini-LP that includes affecting takes on David Crosby and Nick Drake songs and breathless pockets of beauty like Lou 's ‘ Brand New Love ’ and ‘ Soulmate ’ . |
26 | The deal , under which the company also takes on Acer 's debts of £27 million , is another step in its strategy of diversifying from its core water business . |
27 | Keen golfer Noel , the NIBA singles champion , takes on Herbert Park 's Noel O'Hara in the opening semi-final and victory means that the clubs stay in the boot of his car . |
28 | Mitsubishi takes on BMW 535i in UK |
29 | And Wing Cdr Geoffrey Smith , who takes on Robert Atkins in similarly marginal South Ribble , is a retired surgeon who was educated at Cambridge . |
30 | Both are lonely , so Ernie ( the pro ) takes on Mike ( the amateur ) as a partner . |