Example sentences of "[prep] [be] taking the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She said that the public were becoming agitated because the council did not appear to be taking the toughest line possible . |
| 2 | And this application of standard formula upset Selby for reasons we heard this morning , and it upsel =set us because it did n't seem to be taking the real situation into account . |
| 3 | And tonight , three hours south in San Jos de Penuelas , the seasonal labourers who are talking by candlelight around a table seem to be taking the first steps towards the same kind of self-determination . |
| 4 | There was n't much time left — certainly not enough time to be taking the wrong tack with old Cohen and antagonising him . |
| 5 | One faction seems to have abandoned the crude racist message and concentrates on antisemitism , whilst the other seems to be taking the opposite position . |