Example sentences of "[art] [noun sg] takes a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | To a certain extent it does not matter how well a product performs if the user takes a strong dislike to it then it will not succeed in the long run . |
| 2 | Left at the side of the rutted washboard that has claimed so many victims , it was a poignant reminder that the desert takes a dim view of those who treat it with such disdain . |
| 3 | Later , if the child takes a definite stand as a Christian , there will also be a deeper challenge to struggle to change at heart ; tackling inward dispositions as well as facing the difficult questions of faith . |
| 4 | After passing the stage of infancy the education of the child takes a different shape , the child is taught how to sit and walk properly to avoid having bow legs , for a straight figure is admired by Gikuyu , especially amongst the warriors it is one of the qualities of handsomeness . |
| 5 | ( Using a Supermon min-assembler , for example , the copy ( transfer ) command is simply ‘ T 2000 27FF 9000 ’ and the process takes a mere fraction of a second . ) |
| 6 | For a tax to be regarded as progressive , its rate structure must be such that the tax takes a rising proportion of total income as income increases ; a proportional tax takes a constant proportion , whilst a regressive tax takes a declining proportion . |
| 7 | The stitching takes a long time and hurts Stig a lot more than it hurts the rest of us . |
| 8 | The pragmatist takes a skeptical attitude toward the assumption we are assuming is embodied in the concept of law : he denies that past political decisions in themselves provide any justification for either using or withholding the state 's coercive power . |
| 9 | The chemicals are water-borne and the timber takes a long time to dry out . |
| 10 | The director concluded that the authority takes a whole-school perspective in its appraisal exercises . |
| 11 | First , the testator takes a blank piece of paper and signs it at the bottom . |
| 12 | The market on the Island takes a single product — cocaine . |
| 13 | This can be most effective in cases where the dancer takes a slow preparation into a firm but slight demi-plié then suddenly rises and turns five or six times . |
| 14 | In the first place , although Yugoslavia has a low per capita product ( about $2,000 ) , the government takes a large share of its total product . |
| 15 | Their research resources clearly play a vital role , and the firm takes a great interest in the latest technical developments which can facilitate this department 's work . |
| 16 | Thirty yards downstream , the calm water ends abruptly , and the river takes a headlong plunge into a frothing maelstrom of rocks , boulders , giant such holes and standing waves . |
| 17 | The countryman takes a great interest in the weather : he has to because his living is bound up with it ; and he observes it as closely as a scientist watching a long and intricate experiment . |
| 18 | But when the Slave takes a human form it is always a bad thing . ’ |
| 19 | Opening with the music of Strauss , Ivor Novello and Gilbert and Sullivan , the show takes a breathtaking race through the highlights of ‘ The Student Prince ’ , ‘ The Sound of Music ’ and ‘ Porgy and Bess ’ . |
| 20 | The Star takes a similar line : Smith ‘ tore up the party 's election manifesto ’ , but ‘ he was set to touch off a left-wing backlash by hijacking Tory policies . ’ |
| 21 | The Profitboss takes a tough line on sub-contracting — a money line . |
| 22 | Do n't stick to this rigidly if the discussion takes a different course to the one you expected . |
| 23 | Though the tarmac takes a smooth U-turn on to the next straight , rider and machine will not describe such a graceful arc . |
| 24 | If the predator takes a wrong direction they remain in hiding until the danger is passed , but if it comes close again they wait until the last moment and then repeat the dash-and-hide movement . |
| 25 | It is recommended that this error log is never allowed to grow so large that typing it to the screen takes a significant amount of time . |
| 26 | Each character in a font takes a precise amount of space on the page when it is printed . |
| 27 | In that routine , the ordered manipulation of facts and opinions presented in a lecture takes a high place . |
| 28 | Yes but you know I mean a tr a tree takes a long time to mature does n't it ? |