Example sentences of "[pron] takes the [adj] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The difference between a direct hot water cylinder and an indirect one is that the latter has a heat exchanger , often in the form of a coiled pipe , which takes the hot water from the boiler and passes its heat to the domestic hot water in the cylinder , the two never mixing . |
| 2 | A major difficulty here for an anthropologist is that the ethologists tend to describe their observations in language which takes the anthropomorphic analogy for granted . |
| 3 | ‘ Aliens In The Woods ’ comes couple with a mix by the original dub houser , Moody Boy Tony Thorpe , which takes the digital element into interstellar sound system territory . |
| 4 | As stated earlier , the purpose of this book is to examine certain aspects of company law from a particular point of view : one which takes the relevant rules to be part of the machinery by which power , and particularly what we have called social decision-making power , is sustained and regulated . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | The point , though , which takes the whole affair into the realms of the ludicrous is that other members of the England party , such as Boycott and Bairstow , had also played and coached in South Africa but no objection was made to them . |
| 7 | As Teddy will be back at six , she takes the other rooms by storm . |
| 8 | For example , she takes the Nicaean expression of belief as literally true , speaking not simply of the Logos but of Jesus ( sic ) becoming incarnate . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | ‘ And they get told their riding positions , ’ says Haig who , as Station Officer , is the only one who takes the same position on the fire engine each time it goes out . |
| 11 | I prefer to let the game be fun , with little concern for competition , but sometimes children like to see who takes the shortest number of dives to pick up all the treasure . |
| 12 | According to the Unemployment Unit 's calculations including them takes the jobless total to more than three million . |
| 13 | If one takes the narrow definition of manufacturing investment , which excludes a range of investment that is made by manufacturing companies in services that no longer count as manufacturing investment but which they used to do in-house , the average for the past six years was £10.9 billion — much higher than under the previous Labour Government . |
| 14 | When one takes the small-scale behavior of matter into account , particles and radiation can leak out of a black hole . |
| 15 | His own model of churchly behaviour , he once remarked , was Russian Orthodox , where people sit , stand , kneel or lie flat , and ‘ no one takes the slightest notice of what anyone else is doing , ’ the guiding motto in religion ( as in life ) being to mind your own business . |
| 16 | He states that businesses with the highest investment intensity have the greatest chance of improving ROI when one takes the longer run into account . |
| 17 | It takes the total cost of the package for Britain to at least £1.3bn . |
| 18 | However , the best reason for making a will is that it takes the practical burden from the shoulders of those you leave behind . |
| 19 | This is called benevolence , more especially so when it takes the broad form of a wish for the happiness of others in general . |
| 20 | No apparently it takes the whole top of it |
| 21 | The advantage of the notional syllabus is that it takes the communicative facts of language into account from the beginning without losing sight of grammatical and situational factors . |
| 22 | It takes the same amount of fuel to cook for 20 as it does to cook for 10 . |
| 23 | But this does not mean that it takes the conservative stance of necessarily accepting existing definitions of crime . |
| 24 | ‘ Even has a secret little den where he takes the other members of his gang . |
| 25 | Using the count of books on loan at a given time for each interest category , he takes the square root of each of these numbers . |