Example sentences of "[art] [noun sg] taking [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He said : ‘ It 's frightening to see the eye of the storm taking a direct aim at you . ’ |
| 2 | The second half continued as a fast end to end game until , with two minutes left , Zoe Hillyard shot at the Mutineers 's goal but with the ball taking a huge deflection and looping over the Mutineers goalkeeper 's paddle and into the net . |
| 3 | I 've just put my house on the market in York I 've chosen the if erm that 's that 's you know the whole taking the whole scene into consideration , but if I was in Bournemouth for instance and buying a house in York and I said I phone three or four estates agents and said , Look please send me information through the post . |
| 4 | The student taking a written examination , however , very often has only the most rudimentary knowledge of the skills necessary in writing down his thoughts rapidly and accurately and in mastering the subtle techniques of being a successful examinee — techniques that have no connection at all with the amount of knowledge he may possess . |
| 5 | Mr Justice Brooke granted Greenpeace leave to seek a judicial review of BNFL 's permit to test the plant 's systems using uranium prior to the government taking a final decision on whether the plant should be allowed to operate [ see ED 72/73 ] . |
| 6 | So let's drive on the road taking a calculated risk , as opposed to sort of just driving along hoping it 's never gon na happen to you and I . |
| 7 | What I do criticise is the City taking a short-term view . |
| 8 | Dropping the kids off at my mother-in-law 's , I trudged the few miles to the hospital taking the short cut through the grounds to the usual ward . |
| 9 | Half the country taking the emigrant ship and Eddie Hogan decides to expand . ’ |
| 10 | Erm , it 's only a trapper taking a short cut . |
| 11 | But no Gytrash appeared she says , just a trapper taking a short cut . |
| 12 | Still not satisfied with the delicious idea of a soldier taking the doubtful reading matter away in a wheelbarrow , Dostoevsky adds , in Stepan 's reportage , ‘ and covered it with an apron ; oui , c'est cela , an apron ’ — as if in the eyes of Stepan there was something specially affronting or sinister , anyhow notable , about the apron . |
| 13 | To take an example , a person taking a lien on subfreights is not affected by the register since this is not a registrable charge but a person taking a floating charge would be . |
| 14 | This was the permissive factor which allowed the military needs of the state to be met from the indirect taxation of a wide range of consumer goods , which in turn funded the wartime borrowing needs of a country taking an increasing part in the state system of Europe . |
| 15 | Dr Chris Tydeman , Senior Conservation Officer UK for WWF , says this means there are no plans for an organisation taking a total view of Great Britain 's needs ( Northern Ireland has always been treated separately and has no NCC ) . |
| 16 | Newcastle DHA is one example of an authority taking an innovatory approach to consumer consultation ( Barker 1991 ) . |