Example sentences of "[noun] [pron] takes [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We began this section by noting that , unlike the United States which takes a structural approach to anti-trust policy , in which the possession of monopoly power is itself regarded as objectionable , the UK has taken a more open view of the benefits of promoting competition . |
| 2 | There seems to be a memory for elaborate patterns and sequences which takes a long time to develop . |
| 3 | Since foxes are basically nocturnal animals it takes a great deal of time and patience to shoot a fox , and also a good shot at close range . |
| 4 | After food is put into the mouth it takes a few minutes ( usually around five ) even to start having any physical effect in satisfying the hungry body . |
| 5 | Then the terms : polarization stress and polarization strain — are defined by the equations When the " first boundary-value " problem ( prescribed displacements on the surface ) is being considered the strain field e is derived from a displacement u which takes the prescribed surface values . |
| 6 | This selects the case which takes the shortest time to generate the income needed to pay back the total investment in the project . |
| 7 | This selects the case which takes the shortest time to generate the income needed to pay back the total investment in the project . |
| 8 | DUCHESS ‘ A LOVELY LADY WHO TAKES A GREAT DEAL OF INTEREST IN PEOPLE ’ |
| 9 | ‘ She is a lovely lady who takes a great interest in people , ’ said Miss George . |
| 10 | Debbie said : ‘ She is a lovely lady who takes a great interest in people . |
| 11 | Out goes the Chingford Skinhead — who has a tiresome tendency to bang on about politics — and in comes a writer who takes a broader swipe , Tom Utley . |
| 12 | After the first three days she takes a purificatory bath , and then is given a complete mini-bridal trousseau by her father or , in his absence , her brother . |
| 13 | The valuable contribution of the teacher 's aid is , as the name implies , a help to the teacher , but it is the teacher who takes the main responsibility for preparing work in a clear way for all pupils , including those who are visually handicapped . |
| 14 | These days it takes a long time to get into the ‘ left-hand seat ’ or captain 's position in a major airline ; indeed , as time goes on more and more airline pilots have to recognise the possibility of reaching retirement before they achieve command . |
| 15 | When she left the branch she actually locked him in , using a special procedure which takes a few seconds . ’ |
| 16 | To establish good communication with the guests is part of this job ; they are paying for service and how much nicer that service is if it is given with a smile by a person who takes a personal interest ! |
| 17 | It had become his belief that a good entrepreneur is not the person who takes the biggest risks but the one who learns to spot the safest bets . |
| 18 | Waldron refers to a justification of property along these lines as a right-based argument for private property , which he defines as ‘ an argument which takes an individual interest to be sufficiently important in itself to justify holding others ( especially the government ) to be under duties to create , secure , maintain , or respect an institution of private property ’ . |
| 19 | Unhappily there is a new breed of librarian who takes a different view , epitomised in the motto I have quoted ‘ If in Doubt , Chuck it Out ’ . |
| 20 | If you want decent trees it takes a long time to grow them ! |
| 21 | But it 's like pouring kettles of hot water into a cold bath it takes a long time for them to make an impression . ’ |
| 22 | But it is the staging post for the final leg which takes the long distance route to Fort William — and it 's the beginning of another fine walk which , like the Way , skirts the heights of the Mamore range to reach scenic Glen Nevis . |
| 23 | This is clearly an approach which takes the communicative function of language as its primary area of investigation and consequently seeks to describe linguistic form , not as a static object , but as a dynamic means of expressing intended meaning . |
| 24 | The sort of man who takes an old woman for everything she has . |
| 25 | I soon discovered that a lot of the local children stuck together and that outsiders were n't made very welcome — even if you come from another part of Cornwall it takes a long time to be accepted . |
| 26 | Off the field he takes the inevitable acclaim and adulation in his stride . |
| 27 | He might for example be led by ( 8 ) and ( 9 ) to suggest that white is ambiguous , for in ( 8 ) it seems to mean " only or wholly white " while in ( 9 ) it can only mean " partially white " : ( 8 ) The flag is white ( 9 ) The flag is white , red and blue The semanticist who takes the other tack , that natural language senses are protean , sloppy and variable , is hardly in a better position : how do hearers then know ( which they certainly do ) just which variable value of white is involved in ( 8 ) ? |
| 28 | The ‘ quickest way ’ is the way which takes the fewest keystrokes . |
| 29 | Amongst the British films selected are DAKOTA ROAD , the new release from the prolific Working Title company , a tale of sexual awakening set in the East Anglian fens ; CLOSE MY EYES , Stephen Poliakoff 's second film as director , which stars Saskia Reeves who is also in THE BRIDGE , a new film which takes an impressionist painting as the starting point of a tale of illicit passion in the repressive Victorian era . |
| 30 | ‘ Maybe for a short time somebody takes a free course at the great university of misery , and pays attention to the things he sees with his eyes and hears with his ears . ’ |