Example sentences of "be [adj] take the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Jackie and Jaafer insist that it stands and are prepared to take the company on in court . |
| 2 | And even if the investment were available for incinerators of this quality , there is no guarantee that the rate of return from burning waste would recoup the initial outlay and therefore few councils are prepared to take the risk . |
| 3 | We are prepared to take the risk in giving up our jobs and taking a bit of time out . ’ |
| 4 | If the General Secretary and the C E C are prepared to take the regions ' concerns into account and adjust or alter the way the new sections are organized then we will support . |
| 5 | Even so , many people are prepared to take the risks to their health , and extend these to their child . |
| 6 | Horses which rear , nap or are bad in traffic should only be dealt with by professionals , who knows what they are doing and are prepared to take the risks involved . |
| 7 | Unless someone had been prepared to take the risk , she might have spent her childhood in institutions . |
| 8 | But companies that are willing to take the time to lay this solid foundation will gain the edge in the long run . |
| 9 | We say , ‘ What right have you to refuse if we are willing to take the risk ? ’ ’ |
| 10 | The operation is illegal in India , but there are several doctors who , for a fee , are willing to take the risk . |
| 11 | We are creating the first annual Hall of Shame to show that personalities are willing to take the plaudits , but do not seem too willing to accept the responsibilities that go with their positions . |
| 12 | From amongst the numerous citations which could be made from the judgments and speeches in those cases , I am content to take the judgment of Byles J. in Cooper 's case , 14 C.B.N.S. 180 . |
| 13 | Instead , we 're willing to take the risk and give Birmingham the retail centre it deserves and needs if it is not to be completely undermined by rival out-of-town attractions . ’ |
| 14 | But if you 're prepared to take the risk of equity investment for the reward of a tax-free return , a PEP could be just the right route for you . |
| 15 | Well I should think you 're supposed to take the labels off . |
| 16 | You ta , you 're supposed to take the tops off . |
| 17 | This year women are likely to take the place of foreign cosmonauts in the third ‘ researcher-cosmonaut ’ seat aboard the Soyuz-T spacecraft , which makes periodic 8-day visits to the manned station . |
| 18 | Alternatively , and this applies particularly to domestic offences , the victim may feel that the police are unwilling to take the matter seriously . |
| 19 | You are unwilling to take the risk . |
| 20 | Airtours THE WORLD IN ITS LAP Rumours of a price war are unlikely to take the wind out of the sails of a tour operator that has not just weathered the recession and the downturn in travel caused by the Gulf war , but increased market share as well |
| 21 | In this sacrament I meet the risen Christ ; I feed on him and rely on his promise that , as the people of God meet to recall him in his death and passion , so we are able to take the elements and say ‘ This is my body … |
| 22 | Even then I knew in a way that despair underlay my behaviour , but I would n't have been able to take the consequences of its admission . |
| 23 | However , thought she , it would be right to take the children , which I did — thus proving , not for the first the last time , I 'd be wasting my time applying for the Mensa test . |
| 24 | There are means to get a response and I 'm grateful to take the temperature of the water . |
| 25 | We 've been trying for some time to employ as many players as possible during the winter , and this sponsorship means that it should be possible to take the worry of finding winter employment away from virtually all of them . |
| 26 | It would be possible to take the view that clause 12 covered all costs , charges and expenses whether or not improperly incurred . |
| 27 | I believe he 's innocent and I 'm prepared to take the risk . ’ |
| 28 | Right , now there 's one , we 've made a decision to defer consideration of this report , but because both Mr and Mrs had indicated they wanted to speak before I took the vote , I 'm prepared to take the speeches , but I do n't know that there 's very much of a motion that can legally be moved . |
| 29 | Either chemists , pharmacists and medical practitioners should be totally amoral and provide patients with any drug they want — including fatal poisons — to use as they wish , or else we have got to be prepared to take the moral stands our consciences and beliefs press on us . |
| 30 | Only when employers perceive real wages to be abnormally low will they be prepared to take the workers up on their offer of extra labour . |