Example sentences of "[noun] to take [adv] a [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Though he did not dictate , he went at a pace slow enough for the listeners to take down a lot of what he said . |
| 2 | He stated that he had informed President César Gaviria Trujillo " a long time ago " of his intention to take up a post in the Higher Council for the Administration of Justice . |
| 3 | It is possible for a Policyholder to take out a policy without the benefit of index-linking . |
| 4 | In these , males are much larger than females and take much longer to sexually mature - perhaps the result of the increased time spent in competition with other males to take over a group of females . |
| 5 | We learnt later that they had also advised her neighbours to take out a summons against her for noise nuisance . |
| 6 | The beaten favourite in Braiswick 's race was Mamaluna , whose jockey , Greville Starkey , later announced he would be retiring at the end of the season to take up a post with the Newmarket trainer Michael Stoute . |
| 7 | The Acts also provide for a quota scheme , which makes it compulsory for every employer of more than twenty people to take on a quota of at least 3 per cent registered disabled , although few firms adhere to this scheme and monitoring is poor . |
| 8 | Dr. Steve Barnett resigned his GEC research fellowship in Engineering to take up a lectureship at King 's College , London . |
| 9 | Rice , a controversial omission from South Africa 's World Cup team , has stepped down after 10 years as Transvaal 's captain to take up a position as a TV commentator during the competition . |
| 10 | There is no obligation to take up a career in these Services . |
| 11 | Helena Hamerow , the Mary Somerville Research Fellow , resigned in the summer to take up a post as lecturer in Medieval Archaeology at the University of Durham . |
| 12 | Depressed by what he perceived as a work-shy post-war Britain , Braham in May 1952 sailed with his wife and his three young sons to take up a commission in the Royal Canadian Air Force . |
| 13 | Rosie Ilett , until recently Password Book 's northern representative , has left the company to take up a post in local government in Glasgow . |
| 14 | It is a good idea to take along a number of copies of your c.v . |
| 15 | The election was precipitated by the resignation of William H. Gray in order to take up a job with the United Negro College Fund . |
| 16 | for example , an older sister found a sponsor for Gerta Jassem just two months after arriving in London to take up a job as a chambermaid . |
| 17 | Murdock lost no time in setting out for London to take out a patent for his model . |
| 18 | Together they barely had time to take up a position at the far door , seize a loaded gun , drop to one knee , and aim as , with a final heave , the bulging mass of bodies exploded into the room , followed by the living . |
| 19 | The abilities not just to comprehend , to take things into one 's own understanding , and to make something of them , but also to be able to evaluate critically the available theories and traditions , and to be willing and have the mental toughness to take up a stance of one 's own : all these abilities point to an intellectual independence , requiring real academic freedom for their realization . |
| 20 | Two more world champions are in action tonight ; Swindon 's Bob Anderson lines up with John Lowe at the Super Marine Club in South Marston to take on a handful of local challengers who make up the best in the west . |