Example sentences of "[noun] [be] to take a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The remedy is to take a juicy example and pull it to bits yourself . |
| 2 | His intention is to take a complete break from the game for three years to concentrate on his business as a grain buyer . |
| 3 | An alternative is to take a short nap before the meeting , making sure there is at least one hour between the nap and meeting so that you can waken fully . |
| 4 | Another proposal is to take a double-decker bus to areas of greatest need , determined by consultation with local community visitors , health visitors and social workers . |
| 5 | One proposal is to take a 2-kg piece of tellurium and leave this for a year ; tellurium is chosen because it transmutes into xenon , which is unreactive and relatively easy to detect . |
| 6 | Langbaurgh Council is to take a tougher line with tenants who harass their neighbours . |
| 7 | ‘ The automatic reaction is to take a mobile service to the villages but if a Citizens Advice Bureau van appeared no one would use it because the neighbours would see . ’ |
| 8 | The purpose of the meeting was to take a hard look at the issues of global communication and justice , and to devise a plan of action to change communication policies in structures of government , development agencies and religious institutions . |
| 9 | GLENYS Kinnock is to take a big step towards achieving her political goal of becoming a Euro MP when on December 18 she will appear on Radio 4 's Any Questions for the first time . |
| 10 | One route is to take a hostile view of takeovers involving the absorption of a domestic firm by a foreign buyer , since takeover is often the best method for a potential competitor to get an initial share in the domestic market . |
| 11 | If Andrew Morton , the paparazzi , the Press and the public were to take a similar interest in your marriage or mine , I 'm sure it would n't be difficult for them to pinpoint dramatic cracks in our relationships . |
| 12 | One way is to take a cross-sectional X-ray picture of the tree with computer tomography . |
| 13 | An alternative selection method which generally avoids this problem is to take a systematic selection of 2 from the range 1 to 586 . |
| 14 | One of the research priorities established by the North Sea Oil Panel was to take a fundamental look at what is meant by ‘ way of life ’ . |
| 15 | El Cid 's future seemed anything but happy , yet events were to take a dramatic turn in the months ahead . |
| 16 | Soon , however , events were to take a different turn . |
| 17 | If you only want to borrow a small amount , a better option is to take a further advance from your existing lender ( less than £100 to arrange ) or , alternatively , a top-up loan from a second lender . |