Example sentences of "[pers pn] take advantage of the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There is a poppy song , ‘ What I Do ’ , in which she dances around in leggings and a bra top , and a cover of Astrud Gilberto and Stan Getz 's Sixties hit ‘ The Girl From Ipanema ’ done in smoky café style , where she takes advantage of the sensual Puerto Rican looks she inherited from her mother . |
| 2 | She took advantage of the last half-hour before the grimy little park closed to wander round it . |
| 3 | Six different shelf settings allow you to take advantage of the zoned heat and , like all models in the range , it features a vitreous enamelled roasting tin and an air-washed door ; one of the coolest , and easiest to clean , of any cooker . |
| 4 | And so we took advantage of the tender and the contractor being in th in the area , to extend the water pipeline from its current location at the football stadi erm er pavilion , through to the cemetery . |
| 5 | Conditions had been met and there was so much speculation about when we were going to go into the Exchange Rate Mechanism , we took advantage of the excellent opportunity which , which |
| 6 | We took advantage of the excellent opportunity of monetary conditions coming within their limits to end all the speculation about when we should go in , and go in . |
| 7 | Could they take advantage of the new offer ? 2 . |
| 8 | The new system continues the services provided by its predecessor , but it takes advantage of the latest developments in technology to provide a high quality service in the most cost-effective way . |
| 9 | In his fantasias and toccatas it is not difficult to trace Venetian influences , particularly in the six fantasias ‘ in the manner of an echo ’ where he takes advantage of the two manuals of the organ to ‘ echo ’ motives duly marked f and p . |
| 10 | He took advantage of the noisy arrival of Auguste 's staff to beat a judicious retreat , as Auguste hurled imprecations after him , based largely on the fate that would await him should the goose come to any harm as a result of his incursions into the chef 's sovereign territory . |
| 11 | Moving into summer , he took advantage of the dry weather and lived more outdoors than in , drawing the same subjects repeatedly if they appealed to him , toiling incessantly in an effort to improve himself . |
| 12 | Parents are extremely keen to have their children admitted to the college because they want them to take advantage of the excellent education that it offers . |