Example sentences of "and take [adv prt] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When the text has a reader it ceases to be a mere object and takes on anthropomorphic form ; it has a voice or voices ( the ‘ codes ’ ) , it creates its own history ( the history of the already-read content ) , it ‘ plays ’ , ‘ creates ’ , ‘ lies ’ , etc . |
| 2 | He rises and takes on imaginary partner |
| 3 | Brand B sells at £75 per month and takes up 7 metres of space . |
| 4 | Brand A sells at £150 per month and takes up 10 feet of shelf space . |
| 5 | Brand C sells at £39 per month and takes up 13 metres of space . |
| 6 | Brand D sells at £315 per month and takes up 20 feet of space . |
| 7 | Miguel , in pony tail and purple-embroidered shirt , opens his Yamaha synthesiser case and takes out three sets of bamboo pan pipes . |
| 8 | She looks at me for a bit , then she goes over to the drawer and takes out another envelope . |
| 9 | The godparent may have a ritual role to the child , such as participating in his wedding ceremony , and taking on certain responsibilities regarding his religious education , but the relationship that is strongest and requires respect , warmth and the obligation to help at all times , is the one between parents and godparents . |
| 10 | The organization is infectious ; many people have joined intending to make a small , easily-managed commitment and ended up doing three or four shifts a week and taking on extra work until sometimes their whole life becomes bound up in the organization . |
| 11 | The marina at Las Palmas was crammed full of yachts dressed overall , and of crews making final preparations and taking on astonishing quantities of provisions . |
| 12 | The capital from the share issue will be used to strengthen the company 's infrastructure — by buying new computers , for example , and taking on new staff . |
| 13 | There 's that key body of staff , who have romances and do conventional hospital drama/ Emergency Ward 10 type things , but in addition they are fighting against stereotypes and taking on contemporary issues . |
| 14 | Is there anyone in the area who might consider joining us and taking on this position ? ’ |
| 15 | In later chapters we shall see Marxist writers borrowing fundamental theoretical notions , not just from Morgan , but also from others , such as the British anthropologist Taylor , and the German anthropologist Ratzel , and taking on these writers ' simple-minded theories of history in spite of the fact that they were influenced by philosophical positions totally foreign to Marxism . |
| 16 | Part of the point of selling state businesses is to raise hard cash , and taking on more debt to fund worker buyouts in return for low or non-earning equity stakes ( which may prove to be worthless in the long run ) is not a real option for the government . |
| 17 | Even so , he did his best , becoming an expert coxswain and taking up Olympic weight-lifting . |
| 18 | Jekub leapt forward , bouncing across the quarry floor and taking out one wall of the shed like ripping the lid off a can . |
| 19 | They had emphasised agitation on the concrete issues of electoral reform and discrimination in housing and employment , but NICRA originally operated as a body which made representations on the broad issues of civil liberties and took up individual cases of infringement of rights . |
| 20 | I had it cleared , well dug and took up many trees , but left others standing for shelter . |
| 21 | Lister was then at the height of his struggle against infection in surgical operations and took up this observation in experiments with bacterial cultures . |
| 22 | She held the idea of death briefly between her hands ; but noticed how fast her mind darted away and took up sentimental pictures of her funeral , of her mother 's and grandmother 's distress , of her friends . |
| 23 | With that she said no more but dropped down to her shelter and took up some food , an action that told Creggan he had best get on with it and ask no more questions . |
| 24 | However , it must be emphasised that all the women who chose not to register for work actually did want paid employment and took up any employment opportunities which arose ( Callender , 1986a ) . |
| 25 | Taking a gamble , Seb bought a second plough and took on another ploughman . |
| 26 | The Prince was becoming enthused , and as he grew more confident about the area he had targeted and took on more projects , he began to make increasingly serious and significant speeches . |
| 27 | She was involved in planning the activities with the advisory teacher and took on full responsibility for organising the equipment for each session . |
| 28 | In fact ( Henry went back to the fridge and took out two bottles of wine ) , if she kept on with this present therapist there was absolutely no hope for her at all . |
| 29 | Feeling like a character in a split-screen movie , I opened another cupboard and took out two brandy glasses . |
| 30 | As he stopped and took out two keys tied together , neither of them a car key , Nenna faced him boldly . |