Example sentences of "[pron] [noun] to take a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I intended to take my camera to take a few pictures of the Mao under wraps , apparently for a ‘ spring cleaning . |
| 2 | She had said she could n't stand living in such close proximity to quite so many facial quirks , but there was something deeper in her decision to take a small flat near the school . |
| 3 | Herein lay a grave source of weakness for the attempt of elected politicians to assert their right to take a greater share of power . |
| 4 | CNRS was host for the meeting partly because of its desire to take a leading role in Europe 's changing research landscape . |
| 5 | COHSE members coming out on strike because of their refusal to take a little boy into the theatre for an operation , pin-ups being removed from the Yorkshire miners ' newspaper , painkillers being laced with poison in the US , John Nott walking out on Robin Day in front of the TV cameras , Helmut Kohl taking over from ( crash ) Helmut Schmidt and public service pay rises being kept down to 3 ½ per cent , every single event being , in some eyes , a disaster . |
| 6 | Madam may feel that having spent so much time in custody for the first offence that he has already suffered sufficient punishment , he 's been kept away from his girlfriend and children , and under those circumstances I would urge you Madam to take a lenient course of action , to make him the subject of a conditional discharge . |
| 7 | Soon after she had arrived here , this evening , he 'd been forced to go to his study to take a transatlantic telephone call . |
| 8 | Aethelbald was rebuked by Boniface for his failure to take a lawful wife and more especially for his violation of nuns and virgins . |
| 9 | Berowne 's only explanation had been that he felt it was time for his life to take a new direction . |
| 10 | If he becomes too closely associated with the initial investigation , his ability to take a critical look at the results of the initial investigation would be greatly undermined . |
| 11 | Before hanging up , make sure you have a firm commitment from your debtor to take a definite action by a definite date . |