Example sentences of "[noun] [was/were] [verb] to take a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | After some hesitation the estimable Puchberg responded to Mozart 's appeal , and Constanze was dispatched to take a cure at Baden , a spa about 17 miles south of Vienna . |
| 2 | After he spoke out against the letter , Lynch was ordered to take a year 's sabbatical in Rome — even though by this time his ministry was receiving worldwide media coverage . |
| 3 | I was giggling there 's a big fat boy was going to take a chance with this toffee bar , you know , super Sandra ! |
| 4 | In March 1986 outside firms were permitted to take a 100% stake in Stock Exchange member firms . |
| 5 | If all went according to plan , the voyage was expected to take a month . |
| 6 | No station was allowed to take a prize in the same class for more than two successive years , but if a station which had done so was deemed worthy of being placed in the same class in a third year , it received a special first-class certificate but no money . |
| 7 | The blow came after staff were asked to take a 10pc pay cut by the troubled firm , in a bid to save posts . |
| 8 | Because of the complexity of the balance of forces represented in the new parliament , the formation of a government was expected to take a number of weeks . |
| 9 | The mill was usually under monastic supervision , and the miller was allowed to take a proportion from each sack as his fee . |
| 10 | Dr Elizabeth Howe was preparing to take a summer school when she was attacked in her room by Robin Pask . |
| 11 | As her mother was fond of saying — it had taken a lot of trouble to get her this far , and this last little step was going to take a deal of organizing as well . |