Example sentences of "[v-ing] to take [noun] [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | After they 'd finished their lunch Valerie Stevens took her husband off across the field to where a little knot of donkeys were assembling to take part in the donkey derby , an important annual event at the OBEX Family Day . |
| 2 | For a typical candidate , one need look no further than Keith Hill , bidding to take Streatham from the Tories . |
| 3 | The lifeboat was struck by a large sea as she was leaving the harbour and Coxswain Wight had difficulty in manoeuvring clear of the narrow channel , before pausing to take stock of the conditions at sea and pressing on to clear off-lying rocks . |
| 4 | The Merit Table clubs are refusing to take part in the WRU 's national league structure unless they are allowed to run the competition . |
| 5 | During the war he appeared before a court martial as a captain in the Royal Armoured Corps for refusing to take part in the bombardment of Le Havre in 1944 and his attempt last year to clear his name was rejected by the Ministry of Defence . |
| 6 | Michael Cole , the media director for the House of Fraser , said on March 7 , 1990 , that the report was inept and prejudiced , while on the same day Sir Edward Du Cann , chairman of Lonrho ( which had itself desired to take over the House of Fraser ) , criticized the government for refusing to take action against the Fayeds and said that damages would be sought against the brothers through the courts . |
| 7 | Anyone wanting to take part in the pilot scheme should contact Mr Leckie on . |
| 8 | In deciding to take action over the aids to CNP , the Commission points to the unfairness of state subsidies in the ‘ fiercely competitive ’ ECU 280 000m EC chemical industry , in which more than a third of all production is traded between the 12 member states . |
| 9 | Deciding to take care of the fuel later , Berger pitted for tyres on lap 35 and rejoined in third place . |
| 10 | Betty 's letter said , ‘ Last year , as he was going to take part in the World Championship in Canada , he asked me to make some gold socks to match his waistcoat . |
| 11 | IF I WAS GOING TO take money from the public for the privilege of sampling my cooking , I would do it in a pub . |
| 12 | They 're being pumped around the body even faster so therefore that 's going to take hold of the person faster , so you keep them at rest , into recovery position if possible and get help , do n't forget to er collect any evidence of what the poison is , it must go with the casualty . |
| 13 | Er we 're going to take questions at the end er the camera there is for internal use only and at the end we 'll hand out copies of the slides to anyone who wants them . |
| 14 | and with so much steam coming from the forwards all the signs were that Gloucester were going to take sale to the cleaners … |
| 15 | I have a few questions of my own erm in , in doing it and erm was er when you say that , that males had males parental investment erm I was wondering how they , how can a male when the male decides to desert how can they be certain if the female is going to take care of the offspring , because I was wondering if erm if probability like the based by their genes it does n't matter if one female does n't take care of the offspring because they produce more offspring |
| 16 | We are never going to take control over the direction of IT developments . |
| 17 | They told me they were going to take control of the ship and become pirates . |
| 18 | The stimulus for this came from the desire by some landowners to raise the efficiency of sheep rearing to take advantage of the wool trade with the Netherlands . |
| 19 | The waiter had retreated now , leaving them alone , and Vass had seated himself once more opposite her and was proceeding to take charge of the pouring of the coffee . |
| 20 | Teams wishing to take part in the Petersfield Town Summer Darts League should attend a meeting at the Green Dragon , Dragon Street on Monday ( April 20 ) , starting at 8 p.m . |
| 21 | Brenzone is a pleasant village with an easy , relaxed pace of life , an ideal base for those wishing to take trips on the lake or explore the lakeside towns . |
| 22 | Palmer subsequently became a member of the council of the Institution and in 1835 was elected one of the vice-presidents ; he was always very attached to the Institution , contributing several interesting papers and seldom failing to take part in the discussions which he considered to be the most valuable part of the meetings . |
| 23 | Efforts to persuade Iraq to pump oil to pay for essential imports , under the terms of UN Resolution 706 [ see pp. 38406 ; 38451 ] , ended in failure on Nov. 24 after six days of talks in Baghdad between government ministers and the head of the UN 's Inter-Agency Humanitarian Programme for Iraq and Kuwait , Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan , who told a press conference that " the government of Iraq may be held responsible for failing to take advantage of the window of opportunity … afforded by the arrangement for oil exports and imports of essential needs " , but added that Western governments could alleviate Iraq 's humanitarian problem by releasing all Iraqi assets . |
| 24 | School attendance officers were disliked for failing to take account of the need of some poor families for a child 's income . |
| 25 | Not at Paul Hill 's remembrance of beatings past , when he could hear the sound of steel-tipped boots running to take part in the fun , and once heard a principal medical officer , no less , telling colleagues : ‘ Do n't walk his face , do n't walk his face . ’ |
| 26 | Any new planting was designed to be phased in over a period of years , planting schemes having to take account of the need to create a distinctive landscape for the immediate future as well as for the long term . |
| 27 | If it is covered , and indeed faulty , you will have a claim against the manufacturer and this may save you having to take action against the supplier . |
| 28 | Baldwin was therefore left reluctantly with the responsibility , in his own words , ‘ of having to take charge of the Prince as King ’ . |
| 29 | John Lovelady netted the winner with Peter Doyle ( 2 ) , Russ Higgins and Richard Lucas also netting to take Panthers to the top of the table . |
| 30 | Although a date for the elections was not set , the government indicated that it was anxious for voting to take place before the end of the year . |