Example sentences of "[prep] [adv] taking the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | She is understood to have become ill at a party after unknowingly taking the illegal drug . |
| 2 | A match with the newly-crowned WBC champion would silence the critics who accuse him of forever taking the soft option . |
| 3 | Also I mean er we take your point and we 've made it before Ken that there 's a real danger of asking for a report from someone like Professor Gower and then picking it , instead of actually taking the whole thing because it does actually add together in some sort of coherence erm and had Professor Gower 's report been an exception in this entirety , we may not have been had the pleasure of having you back again today , but thank you very much , er all three of you for coming points so clearly |
| 4 | How could the balance be restored without again taking the two balls out of the box ? |
| 5 | If the ferry boat was there it would be quicker , if not she would have lost precious time by not taking the direct path to the bridge . |