Example sentences of "take [adj] [art] [noun sg] [adv prt] " in BNC.

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1 And it 's took all the fire out of it he there ai n't no fire in that bottom one .
2 It takes all the work out of scanning and cleaning virus on hard disks or floppy , there are many options to choose from and it allows you to scan just certain files or directories and makes use of all the Scan options .
3 ‘ You know , ’ said Simon , ‘ she 's so thick it takes all the fun out of it .
4 Erm , personally , you know , I think it takes all the fun out of all those red notices that I get all the time .
5 So it takes all the pain out of coming up with annual appraisals because you 've been doing it on an incremental basis .
6 Who the hell wants to go and see that Trumpton lot or The Prodigy , when you can see them out in clubs off their nut — it takes all the mystery out of pop culture . ’
7 Since you can pick up a no-frills steam iron for £40 or £50 I assumed it would take all the angst out of what is arguably the last of the genuinely ghastly domestic chores .
8 And if playing is too easy , it might take all the fun out of it .
9 ‘ I 'm sure we can take all the worry out of furnishing the hotel for you .
10 it 'll take all the mystery out of it .
11 The big man took half a pace back .
12 I must have moved towards her as she took half a step back .
13 Ellwood balanced a cutlet between fingertip and fingertip and took half the meat off in a single bite .
14 At Rouen the fuel filters were so good that they took all the dye out of the fuel and became clogged , so we only finished second .
15 Victoria had discovered that the traditional upper-class way of raising children took all the fun out of it .
16 And they took all the shandy out of the machine .
17 He took all the black off .
18 they took all the goodness out of it and then by law they have to put it back again do n't they , to er
19 Er a well I do n't know , I feel that th there used to be something in that , that used to burn it up now what they call their top site and when they burned it they took all the acid out of it , and there used to be all yellow stuff come out the chimney and that , when they finished burn that was always red and the Germans used to come after that before the war , Second World War , they used to come after that and they used to reckon they make paintwork but now you done something else different with it and they use I tell you we used to give it the name of green oar or parites
20 Now they are claiming £10,000 damages against Church Fish Farm for taking all the fun out of their favourite pastime .
21 It was taking all the pleasure out of things and Maggie 's lips drooped like a disappointed girl 's .
22 Oh , Oh , I took the dog for a walk last tonight , and there 's some skid marks down the end of Crouch Road the there 's the and then they 'd taken half the road out and you can see someone 's done a wheely , and they 've gone in and done like this business and shot off !
23 And you 've taken all the furniture out ?
24 Nora 's virtual command , reinforced by her petulant departure , had no bearing — except that she had taken all the pleasure out of it for him .
25 Er I 've taken all the rubbish down except for that long box in
26 taken all the paper off .
27 By means of regression it is possible to take such a man back to one of those occasions when his own and his partner 's mutual desires had culminated in a very happy and successful sexual encounter for them both .
28 And I said , and she said oh well she said you know well it 's that 's how you 've got ta take it stripped , for me to take that to get that done up by a restorer you 'd have to take all the upholstery off , or quite a bit off
29 The Dataterm advanced central heating controller is designed to take all the guesswork out of programming .
30 But I used to take all the harness off , hold the horse back , and I said , ‘ Right ! ’ and the job was done . ’
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