Example sentences of "and [noun] take [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Dismantling and removal took six months and was carried out by three men . |
| 2 | NEVER TOO LATE TO STOP SMOKING The average cigarette shortens life by seven minutes , and smoking takes six years off the average life . |
| 3 | She had known the risks that the average cigarette shortens life by seven minutes , and smoking takes six years off the average life . |
| 4 | It was exciting but the last match on the Saturday with Clark and James and Strange and Stewart taking five hours and 15 minutes to go round in a fourball was a joke . |
| 5 | The city 's funeral barons had turned out in an unprecedented expression of their admiration and their sympathy , and Creed took full advantage of the fact . |
| 6 | I remember when me and Marie took those pictures . |
| 7 | Everything depends on the economy 's continuing to grow out of the recession , and exporters taking full advantage of a competitive exchange rate and finding markets in the face of a recession throughout Europe . |
| 8 | Slovenia and Hungary took similar action . |
| 9 | Reluctantly , he agreed , and Ernest and Ruth took one side while Alfred Carter and the youth took the other . |
| 10 | Alan 's parents were perfectly civilized about the marriage , and Alan took considerable satisfaction in the fact that he knew they were rather shocked . |
| 11 | Whilst oystercatchers , gulls and eiders take adult Nucella , many other birds will eat juveniles ; rock pipits , Anthus spinoletta , turnstones , Arenaria interpres , and purple sandpipers , Calidris maritima , in particular . |
| 12 | She took a lot of convincing : distrust was deeply ingrained in her , she dared not believe in good fortune ; she was conditioned to thinking in terms of Lajos and adjustment took some time . |
| 13 | We believe that it would be right for much of the communication between teachers and parents to take that form at the reporting ages and between them . |
| 14 | She could n't afford a car yet , but on the day of the final trials for the Pony Club Championships , which were held at Rutshire Polo Ground , she and Ethel took two buses and walked a mile in pouring rain to lend Perdita support . |
| 15 | Do Goneril and Regan take this coldness from their father , is it part of his ‘ evil ’ personality just as Cordelia was part of his ‘ good ’ ? |
| 16 | ‘ From now on we want publishers and booksellers to take this event very seriously indeed . ’ |
| 17 | Men take on an obligation to maintain their children and their wives , and refusal to take paid employment in order to do so can in the last resort lead to imprisonment . |
| 18 | In the Declaration , participants challenged their continents ' churches and governments to take urgent steps to put democracy and respect for human rights at the forefront of their agenda . |
| 19 | ‘ Do n't ever , ’ and Donald took another breath , through his mouth this time , as if he 'd only surfaced for a moment , ‘ do n't EVER eat my beans again . ’ |
| 20 | The salmon wo n't hold a minute more for me and fish takes two forks and he 's a busy man … |
| 21 | And devil take this lark ! |
| 22 | Independent producers , from whom the Government expects both ITV and BBC to take one quarter of their programmes , regularly complain that the broadcasters , like building societies , are reluctant to advance the full cost of a project . |
| 23 | Cohen , March and Olsen ( 1972 ) provided a stark contrast to the planning-oriented literature on organization design and decision making with their ‘ garbage-can model ’ , which in essence claims that people and systems in organizations were in possession of solutions to problems and predispositions to take certain actions when problems or specific situations arise . |
| 24 | More commonly , Citrine and Self took infinite pains to secure voluntary acceptance of central guidance , and were successful . |
| 25 | It seems that Constanze supplied Mozart with the sexual fulfilment he needed , and , although rumours abounded at the time , and have continued ever since , that both husband and wife took other lovers , there is not a shred of evidence to support such a theory . |
| 26 | And Jed took another look around and made a face that suggested mild indifference lying over mild disapproval . |
| 27 | The race formed a part of the Essex Walking League and Joggers took third place and 134 points to remain third overall behind Ilford and Southend . |
| 28 | On the other hand cash has to be counted and creates a security problem , and cheques take three days to clear , but credit cards are convenient for both retailer and customer . |
| 29 | Both people entering unemployment as a result of losing a temporary job and people taking temporary jobs as a way out of unemployment seemed more likely to have taken a number of jobs , to have experienced a number of spells of unemployment , to have had less time in work and more time in unemployment than people becoming unemployed for other reasons , or managing to obtain a permanent job on leaving unemployment . |
| 30 | Country Code Guard against all risk of fire Fasten all gates Keep dogs under close control Keep to public paths across farmland Use gates and styles to cross fences , hedges and walls Leave livestock , crops and machinery alone Take your litter home Help to keep all water clean Protect wildlife , plants and trees Take special care on country roads Make no unnecessary noise Enjoy the countryside and respect its life and work |