Example sentences of "be take a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 31 | He also declared he would be taking a two- month break from the game , as has Ian Woosnam . |
| 32 | The fact that he might be taking a considerable risk only added to his excitement . |
| 33 | but testing at 7 , 11 and 14 , together with the National Curriculum , seems to many teachers to be taking a significant step in the wrong direction , imposing on younger and younger children a model of education about which they , the teachers , have increasing misgivings . |
| 34 | The students will be taking a 22-man squad to Gibson Park to face Malone although skipper David Humphreys will be an absentee because of holidays . |
| 35 | The new French government is said to be taking a fresh look at the matter . |
| 36 | The new American administration seems to be taking a stiff line on counterfeiting , and the guiltiest countries were therefore worried by the approach of April 30th , the annual deadline for putting countries on America 's blacklists . |
| 37 | Getting their hands on their own trains might seem attractive , but any manager tempted would be taking a big risk . |
| 38 | In practice , however , share prices would have to rise by a bit more to convince holders to convert warrants into shares , since by switching from bonds into equities they would be taking an extra risk . |
| 39 | Certain ones of them , for instance the Brazilians may not be taking an awful lot of notice , or may not apparently be taking an awful lot of notice at the moment , but I think the pressure is on , and that things are changing , and more and more countries are going towards policies that will in fact support , sustained yield production and timber from the forests , and the reservation of the forests for that purpose , erm I mean in many countries have a policy where they just let tribal institutes use the raw material , and the forest is not reserved , and it 's not looked after . |
| 40 | Certain ones of them , for instance the Brazilians may not be taking an awful lot of notice , or may not apparently be taking an awful lot of notice at the moment , but I think the pressure is on , and that things are changing , and more and more countries are going towards policies that will in fact support , sustained yield production and timber from the forests , and the reservation of the forests for that purpose , erm I mean in many countries have a policy where they just let tribal institutes use the raw material , and the forest is not reserved , and it 's not looked after . |
| 41 | But his face was serious now , and he seemed to be taking an inordinate interest in the grain of his desktop . |
| 42 | An editor 's directions to the writer of an article may be to take a populist approach , suitable for a wide audience . |
| 43 | ‘ the thing to do would be to take an optical theodolite up there and measure it . ’ |
| 44 | We were talking about your career , in which I am taking a fatherly interest . |
| 45 | In the third year , honours students with German as their major subject spend a minimum of eight months in a German-speaking country , either as a student , or as a part-time assistant in a school , or , if they are taking a joint degree , most probably attending courses at a university . |
| 46 | This is because such schemes are taking a long time to get off the ground and because employers generally recruit from non-local networks ( see also Ladbury and Mira-Smith in this volume ) . |
| 47 | So I think we are actually obliged , and it 's right that people should be consulted , but there is a point about it that it takes an awful long time and that is actually the reason why we 've got er a whole programme of urban safety management schemes that er are taking a long time to develop , it 's almost two years now , and the main reason for that is toing and froing with different designs with members of the public and the worst thing we could do is actually put in a package of schemes which people say , well that 's not what we wanted anyway . |
| 48 | Those hyacinths in the cauldron are taking a long time to come out are n't they ? |
| 49 | Those hyacinths in the corner are taking a long time to come out , are n't they ? |
| 50 | Opponents of plans for a £2m entertainment complex at Seaton Carew , near Hartlepool , have welcomed the news that Department of the Environment officials are taking a close look at the proposal . |
| 51 | But when apparatchiks from Central Office , who have us acting as stewards ( ie , usherettes ) are often seen risking life and limb , SAS-style , in order to arrive at a doorway at the same time as a minister does , they are taking a serious risk with morale . |
| 52 | Many determined publishers and printers from the USA , Germany , Italy and France are taking a keen interest in this enigmatic country and in the limitless market , trying to decide how best to break into this Klondike . |
| 53 | DANISH farmers are taking a keen interest in outdoor pig production . |
| 54 | In the present economic climate , I feel we are taking a backward step to the bad old days . |
| 55 | So DREADCO endocrinologists are taking a regular sequence of blood samples from a panel of female volunteers . |
| 56 | By considering the intergenerational transmission process , and by focusing on the equilibrium properties of the distribution , we are taking a long-term view . |
| 57 | This means that you would be wise not to set your heart on one career but to keep options open , even if you are taking a vocational course . |
| 58 | ‘ The selectors are taking a great interest in Irish golf simply because the better players are coming out of this island . |
| 59 | American producers are taking a great interest in her , and her career is sure to take off whether or not she wins the coveted statuette . |
| 60 | Never feel uncomfortable warning people you encounter halfway up a mountain who are dressed for the beach that they are taking a great risk proceeding without extra clothing and food . |