Example sentences of "[vb -s] to take [noun] [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She has to take account of the views of society at large . |
| 2 | It seems beyond question that any sensible approach to the teaching of writing has to take account of the process of writing . |
| 3 | We noted , for example , that the discourse analyst has to take account of the context in which a piece of discourse occurs . |
| 4 | Speaking after delivering an emotional tribute to his party workers , he said : ‘ There 's a great deal of serious reflection that has to go on in the opposition parties , but I 've no doubt that most of the reflection has to take place within Labour and it has to take place on the subject of PR . |
| 5 | Speaking after delivering an emotional tribute to his party workers , he said : ‘ There 's a great deal of serious reflection that has to go on in the opposition parties , but I 've no doubt that most of the reflection has to take place within Labour and it has to take place on the subject of PR . |
| 6 | All social action has to take place on the basis of ideas , assumptions and information , however false and mistaken these may be . |
| 7 | The reason for this is that sperm production takes place at a temperature a couple of degrees lower than body temperature , so the process has to take place outside the body to function properly . |
| 8 | The person who dies must normally have been resident in the United Kingdom , and the funeral has to take place in the UK . |
| 9 | Sexual intercourse has to take place against the will of the complainant and in general this means that some force or the threat of it must be used . |
| 10 | One also has to take notice of the disadvantages to one 's life of too obsessive a preoccupation with questions of the precise limits of authority . |
| 11 | when th they 're in a public park , as these are I think public safety has to take priority over the wildlife consideration . |
| 12 | The House needs to take note of the fact that , in 1961 , there were 147,000 grocery stores in Britain , whereas in 1990 there were just 44 , 700 . |
| 13 | This would suggest that the study of politics and the mass media needs to take account of the relationships between the media and those in positions of power ; it also needs to focus on specific and recognizable instances of ‘ impact ’ and ‘ effects ’ as well as the deeper level of perceptions of politics and of the political system . |
| 14 | She wants to take biscuits from the kitchen but she does n't because she knows she will get into trouble . |
| 15 | John Major wants to take credit for the recovery without owning up to earlier mistakes — which means he can neither praise the ERM nor bury it . |
| 16 | The company alleges that the information came from a stolen document , and wants to take action against the source . |
| 17 | No adjustment is to be made to the carrying value of prepaid advertising brochure and directory costs to take account of the sale of the company or any proposed change of name |
| 18 | Tony Grant , of Coopers and Lybrand , who chairs the initiative , hopes to take advantage of the deregulation of German , French and other European financial sectors that he is sure is coming . |
| 19 | But he hopes to take advantage of the credits recently negotiated with Moscow by economy minister Jürgen Möllemann to secure Soviet orders next year . |
| 20 | The only way out would be to get the Lib Dems to take responsibility for the posters — which they refused to do , for fear of alienating Tory waverers . |
| 21 | The UK parent wishes to take advantage of the exemption in s 248 of the Companies Act 1985 from the requirement to prepare group accounts . |
| 22 | Cockling gangs have been turned away when they arrive without council permits to take vehicles on the shore , which is owned by the local authority . |
| 23 | In setting up women 's refuges and rape crisis centres it does not seek revenge , it seeks to take care of the survivors and to change the policies of state agencies . |
| 24 | It seeks to take account of the facts . |
| 25 | Quite apart from the problem of reconciling these propositions with internationally comparative evidence on rises in real wages , increases in the share of wages in national income , and the growth of the service sector , the analysis fails to take account of the skills created by new technology — skills which have been exploited to powerful effect by those who possess and control them . |
| 26 | Where is the accountability in a policy that fails to take account of the number of people living in a house , and leaves businesses without a vote and at the mercy of local authorities ? |
| 27 | However , the latter point fails to take account of the fact that rape is committed even if there is no ejaculation , and even if the woman is infertile , and it has been strongly argued that ‘ penetration involving the penis , vagina or anus is perceived differently and regarded more seriously than other forms of penetration ’ . |
| 28 | Nevertheless , from my point of view , by far the greater part of this material is completely misleading because it fails to take account of the fact that while kinship words in most European languages are applied , with rare exceptions , only to relationships within the private domain and thus have quite specific meanings , the corresponding words in most other languages are highly polysemic . |
| 29 | This definition received , and still receives , much support , although , in the context of helping those with mental disorder , it has been agreed that Wolfensberger 's concept fails to take account of the realities of many mental disorders . |
| 30 | It fails to take account of the practice of the Council for National Academic Awards and the Polytechnics and Colleges Funding Council . |