Example sentences of "be take an [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I said with a laugh ‘ You 're taking an awful risk , inviting me like this alone with you on a boat . ’ |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | But his face was serious now , and he seemed to be taking an inordinate interest in the grain of his desktop . |
| 6 | ‘ the thing to do would be to take an optical theodolite up there and measure it . ’ |
| 7 | While students may be financially worse off , they are being better cared for and they are taking an increasing part in assessing the quality of their courses . |
| 8 | I meant to tell you that we are taking an increasing interest in energy conservation matters , but I do n't think we are on your mailing list for news , press releases etc . |
| 9 | But whether diminishing returns are taking an increasing effect is a pertinent conundrum . |
| 10 | Not only will it help you afterwards but it will show the candidate that you are taking an active interest in his responses to your questions . |
| 11 | Mature Students ( ie those over 21 years of age ) : the faculty welcomes applications from mature students who will have obtained passes in 3 SCE Highers at B grade or 2 GCE A-levels at B grade within the 2-year period prior to commencing university studies , or who are taking an approved Access course or OU courses . |
| 12 | You realize you are taking an unfair advantage ? ’ |
| 13 | During the first pilot year , however , there was a sense amongst the ‘ traditional ’ class that their colleagues in the new pathway were taking an extraordinary gamble with their medical education . |
| 14 | ‘ I ca n't single out any bad ones in particular — they all performed more or less the same — but a lot of people were taking an extra day , guaranteeing 48 hours and taking 72 hours . |
| 15 | At the time of setting up the main problems facing UK carpet manufacturers were the depressed state of the economy and the fact that imports of carpets were taking an increasing share of a diminishing market . |
| 16 | If you were taking an approved course of training ( see leaflet NI 125 from your Social Security office ) . |
| 17 | A British company operating in Indiana , USA , is taking an increasing proportion of the motor car piston business in the US and Europe . |
| 18 | The region is taking an active role in fund-raising by identifying potential donors , developing the concept of local sponsorship for seminars and projects , and exploring the ‘ commercial ’ possibilities of funded advertising in special publications and the AR-WACC Newsletter . |
| 19 | SCOTVEC is taking an active role in discussions with a variety of funding bodies to try to secure their commitment to general SVQs and Skillstart . |
| 20 | SCOTVEC is taking an active role in discussions with other bodies , to ensure that general SVQs take their place as a recognised part of the vocational education and training system . |
| 21 | In this way , the school librarian is taking an active role in information dissemination and marketing the library " products " in a new and effective way . |
| 22 | The NUS is taking an unprecedented risk in arguing for regular ballots of students to choose whether to affiliate . |
| 23 | The NUS is taking an unprecedented risk in arguing for regular ballots of students to choose whether to affiliate . |
| 24 | This is particularly likely to arise when the original purchaser is taking an inordinate length of time to proceed . |
| 25 | erm ba basically i i I do n't think it 's that bad and I mean obviously he , he 's making the picture , I would say he 's making the picture out to be f far worse than it actually is because he , he is taking an extreme sort of left point of view so to speak . |
| 26 | Well from when you first had the operation and you was frightened keep bumping into you , and it 's , I mean that 's taken an awful lot of confidence away and you still got |
| 27 | A good way to get the very best out of your stay in the Seychelles and appreciate the wide variety of wildlife and rate species of birds in particular is to take an island-hopping holiday . |
| 28 | The tragedy is that many of these disorders are easily diagnosed ; all that is required is to take an adequate history and perform a mental state examination , procedures that are cheap and free from side effects . |
| 29 | One of the techniques of argument is to take an extreme case . |
| 30 | I did n't expect to see her again until late on Monday — I went off to do some walking for the weekend and was taking an extra day . |