Example sentences of "[pron] take a [adj] view of " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sentencing , Sheriff Gordon Shiach told David Frame : ‘ I take a serious view of these offences . ’ |
| 2 | As a keen amateur astronomer I take a dim view of being mistaken for a fortune teller ! |
| 3 | For the moment , suffice it to say that I take a skeptical view of the structural analyses offered . |
| 4 | Just as the clinical professions can provide parents with the language and the concepts with which to take a negative view of the child , so they can provide the unwitting stimulus for the parent to enter a new , positive world in which things ‘ fall into place ’ . |
| 5 | Zimbabwe 's support for re-opened trade is echoed by other southern African states , which take a similar view of the ivory ban [ see elephant article in this issue ] . |
| 6 | There was no organized campaigning throughout that year , and Sir Thomas Gray , who took a dim view of the conduct of the war , complained that Edward did nothing at Antwerp except ‘ jousting and leading a jolly life ’ . |
| 7 | They were summoned to see Miss Rudge who took a dim view of the episode . |
| 8 | Suddenly he was apprehended by an irate Scout master who took a dim view of being woken at such an hour . |
| 9 | Nevertheless she loved it just the same but had to sadly wave it goodbye , much to the relief of her cat who took a dim view of the competition ! |
| 10 | What must seem stupid to non-gardeners , or those who take a rational view of the whole business , is that when you prepare the ground for sowing you first dig it over and make it loose , only to tread it firm again . |
| 11 | " For people who take a sober view of life , " he said , " a person is liberal who is prepared not to take thought for his personal interests but to expend all his energy on standing up for the juridical independence of every citizen and the freedom of every action which does not undermine the well-being and the tranquillity of society " . |
| 12 | Even if one takes a sceptical view of the applicability of the laws of war to nuclear weapons , it does not follow that the laws of war are irrelevant in the nuclear age . |
| 13 | When one takes a longer-run view of the monopoly situation , one sees that it was won by competition , and that it represents , as such ( and as far as it goes ) a step forward in the entrepreneurial process of the market . |
| 14 | If one takes a broader view of economies of scale along these lines then one must also take a more differentiated view of the large-scale enterprise . |
| 15 | I think the message is there that er we took a dim view of it and we have now |
| 16 | ‘ We take a serious view of any company failing to comply with the terms of the contract they have been awarded . ’ |
| 17 | If we take a social view of language , and accept that it is the possession of the community as well as internal to speakers ' minds , we must be prepared to accept that reversal of merger can take place in this way , so long as speakers know that meat is an alternating class . |
| 18 | Those of us who believe that our future and national interest lie in such a course do not do so in a spirit of emotional faith or constitutional adventurism ; rather , we take a hard-headed view of where our economic interests lie and where the money will come from in the years ahead . |
| 19 | For example , in stimulating the development of community formularies , or in setting indicative budgets , do they take a broad view of cost ( beyond the price of the medicines themselves ) and do they consider the relative effectiveness of medicines ? |
| 20 | For example , the German authorities in the 1960s sought to offset upward pressure on the deutschmark ; as a result they took a relaxed view of the development of a foreign deutschmark bond market and German residents ' purchases ( which entailed a capital outflow ) . |
| 21 | In its Brady deal they took a dim view of a proposal to encash the country 's paper at just 45% of its face value , which attracted a mere 7% of the total debt tendered . |
| 22 | He takes a broad view of this symphony and shapes it superbly according to his own very distinctive view of it . |
| 23 | Last April he outpointed the fancied George Collins , and he takes a dim view of last week 's easy win by Laing over Collins at Reading . |
| 24 | However , he took a broad view of the duties and responsibilities of being a scientist in Peru . |