Example sentences of "take [adj] [noun sg] [adv] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Finally Big Bear takes Little Bear out to show that the darkness is n't as black as it seems — and he falls asleep in it , in Big Bear 's arms . |
| 2 | He also takes special care not to interpret any of the works in the exhibition ; not even citing them in the catalogue essay . |
| 3 | I 'm still conscious of what I wear , I have n't completely lost track of fashion , but I do take more care now to see that my body is well covered , especially my head . |
| 4 | If you are elderly , have a heart , lung or kidney disorder or have diabetes , you should take particular care not to catch flu . |
| 5 | If you are elderly , have a heart , lung or kidney disorder or have diabetes , you should take particular care not to catch flu . |
| 6 | The 28-year-old actor has been taking some time off to get his life back in order after filming three movies due out this year . |
| 7 | Central Office had great difficulty finding seats for the candidates of the National Democratic Party ( NDP ) , as the BWL had become by 1918 , and it took some time even to find a place for Victor Fisher himself before he was finally installed for Stourbridge . |
| 8 | IBM Corp 's James Cannavino took some time out to explain exactly what Louis Gerstner is doing with regard to the company 's restructuring — Gerstner , he says , ‘ has stopped any organisation in IBM that was creating a subsidiary just for accounting reasons ’ — instead , he decided it was better to change the accounting practices — ‘ which is great ’ declares Cannavino , ‘ because it means that the accountants are staying up as late as we do now ’ . |
| 9 | Cannavino took some time out to explain exactly what Louis Gerstner is doing with regard to the company 's restructuring — Gerstner , he says , ‘ has stopped any organisation in IBM that was creating a subsidiary just for accounting reasons ’ — instead , he decided it was better to change the accounting practices — ‘ which is great ’ declares Cannavino , ‘ because it means that the accountants are staying up as late as we do now ’ . |
| 10 | ‘ Going to Mestre to save Maria a journey , and taking such care not to offend Rosa 's notions of propriety . ’ |
| 11 | He took great care not to touch her or allow his grubby clothes to come into contact with her beautiful skirt and creamy-white blouse . |
| 12 | In her wisdom she seemed to be aware of the delicacy of the situation and she was taking great care not to say anything to embarrass her companion . |
| 13 | We retraced our steps and treated ourselves to a rucksack sledge down the corrie , taking great care not to end up with an ice-axe up the bum . |
| 14 | Then apply a bitumen flooring adhesive to the back of each block , taking great care not to get any adhesive on the face . |
| 15 | Scoop out the flesh of the pineapple halves , taking great care not to cut through the skin . |
| 16 | ‘ Sunstroke is the likeliest diagnosis , but I believe in taking great care not to jump to conclusions . |
| 17 | He took one bottle out to put his own in , took another one out to put a second one in , and this proceeded up the line and down the next until he realised he was always left with one in hand . |
| 18 | After the restart it took Red Alligator longer to break clear of the freshmen . |
| 19 | In general , the rule with haggling is to do as the locals do , taking particular care not to beat down those who are selling items they have made themselves . |
| 20 | The first example above , for instance , implies that Dickens took special care not to represent Chancery in a particular way , which is something we can never know ( we can not know what was going on in Dickens 's head ) . |
| 21 | This photograph , of a doctor , was one that had been taken some time previously to illustrate an article on long hours worked by junior doctors . |
| 22 | Following graduation , Mujadid returned home to Karachi at the end of October , having taken some time out to visit Spain and Italy for a well earned holiday . |
| 23 | He had come close to the mark in his various schemes for the inner cities , but he had always taken great care not to overstep the boundary . |
| 24 | When you are involved with other people ( divorce or traffic accidents , for example ) take ample time beforehand to think over your version of events and to write everything down . |
| 25 | around Easter time erm would yous be able to take some person just to come and sit in your shop for a week out of our school ? |
| 26 | Above all , August is a month to take some time out to relax in the garden and reap the rewards of all the hard work you put in earlier in the season . |
| 27 | She said that also now her cousin 's staying with them so Vernon was trying to take this cousin out to see the sort of surrounding district er |
| 28 | We take this opportunity also to wish Margaret Charlwood and Ann Langford well , as they take over Rita 's duties on the Training Course . |
| 29 | Erm , take some time off to read erm the handbook we got from the housing finance seminar because clearly he does n't understand his contacts . |
| 30 | He still had enough of his wits to take great care not to let his hands touch her or anything else , but she sensed he was on the edge of collapse . |