Example sentences of "[noun sg] to take [noun] [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But the logic of punk 's evangelistic drive to change things led to a attempt to take demystification to the people : the pop deconstruction of ABC ( exposing pop 's stage managing , as on the sleeve of The Lexicon of Love ) and Scritti Politti ( affirming and unravelling , simultaneously , the lover 's non-sensical discourse ) . |
| 2 | It provided for nationalization of forests , the sale of some state-owned industries to provide money for agricultural development , some worker participation in prophet sharing , revision of electoral laws ( including significant rights for women ) , the formation of a Literacy Corps in an attempt to take education to the countryside and . |
| 3 | The law 's requirement for information on entry is an attempt to take account of the variety of policies operated by schools . |
| 4 | True , it did so cautiously — the cut in the discount rate from 8.0 to 7.5 per cent ( with no change in the Lombard rate ) does indeed represent a modest move — but this caution is clearly an attempt to take account of the slowdown of the German economy while signalling that the central bankers are continuing to keep an eye on inflation . |
| 5 | How happy it is to see with what zeal and what promptitude all over the country the working population have exhibited their readiness to take advantage of the opportunities when once afforded them . |
| 6 | He knocked one year off a full 10-year term to take account of the strain on Christie of a second hearing . |
| 7 | The Majlis on Oct. 31 approved a draft bill authorizing the Iranian President to take measures for the arrest and punishment anywhere in the world of US citizens found guilty by the Iranian judiciary of anti-Iran terrorist activity . |
| 8 | A devoutly religious person , she has arranged for our interview to take place in the church where she spends much of her free time , in advance of today 's Good Friday service . |
| 9 | In one area of research , a computerised data base at the Bristol Oncology Unit which is cross-matched with another at the Christie Cancer Institute in Manchester allows research to take place into the incidence of childhood cancers throughout the South-West of England . |
| 10 | Aware that Prince Charles was the key to their bid to take control of the church , shortly before James 's death the Arminian polemicist Richard Montagu entitled his new theological work Appello Caesarem — An Appeal to Caesar . |
| 11 | Daring to pause in the doorway to take stock of the reaction her dramatic gesture had produced , she found that only those closest to herself and Greg had even noticed . |
| 12 | Passing with a smile and a bow through the predominantly female guests , she made her way through an open doorway to take refuge on the terrace outside , in spite of the slight September chill in the air . |
| 13 | People in Grangetown , Middlesbrough , have been granted legal aid to take action against the area 's main employers , British Steel and ICI , because of an alleged link between high levels of asthma and local pollution levels . |
| 14 | Floodlights have been installed on a soccer pitch and a hard porous hockey pitch , enabling matches and practice to take place in the evenings . |
| 15 | Now in Katsikas the Court has asserted that the Directive does not require the employee to take advantage of the transfer provisions if he or she decides that it is not in his or her best interests to do so . |
| 16 | I hope that my visit provided opportunities for the British oil industry to take part in the development of oil and gas fields in that region . |
| 17 | Mr Major asks industry to take heart from the fact that things are quite different now . |
| 18 | She was elected , in part , on a manifesto which said that it was her intention to take Whitehall off the backs of the town halls . |
| 19 | Down at the bottom there 's a handy storage compartment to take care of the utensils when you do n't need them . |
| 20 | In 1873 Johannes van der Waals modified the ideal gas equation to take account of the deviations of real gases . |
| 21 | In the latest anti-American outburst , the pro-government Kenya Times alleged on May 6 that the USA was bribing Kenyan workers in a secret plot to take control of the trade unions . |
| 22 | When his battalion moved south to take part in the battle of Loos , Sorley commanded an attack on two trenches known as the Hairpin , south of the Hohenzollern redoubt , and was killed by a sniper 13 October 1915 . |
| 23 | However , a report in the Washington Post of March 14 claimed that the move marked the start of an ambitious new phase in Syria 's longstanding campaign to take control of the PLO . |
| 24 | In his reply the Commons Leader said that he was now advised it was possible for a marriage to take place in the crypt chapel if the Archbishop of Canterbury provides a licence . |
| 25 | by creating a possible threat of takeover which , by forcing the management to take note of the company 's share price , would force action to improve efficiency and profitability in the hope of raising the share price . |
| 26 | I know the Craven Arms Town Council themselves are very keen on it , and they are going to invite the County Council to take part in the tasks , and I would very much hope that this Committee would support the County Council , doing everything they can to help Craven Arms and their particular erm , endeavours . |
| 27 | There is a statement that asks and directs the County Council to take account of the need to r revitalize West Yorkshire and as far as we can see that has n't been done . |
| 28 | The operation of the adjustable peg required deficit countries to carry out expenditure-reducing policies between exchange rate adjustments , whereas floating permits automatic adjustment to take place via the exchange rate . |
| 29 | Kate was quite unable to offer any more resistance , in fact was so busy mentally castigating herself for the happy daydreams she had had while dancing with Ace that Dara had little need of her determination to take control of the rest of the evening . |
| 30 | You do n't have to be an expert to take part in the Society experience — you just have to care . |