Example sentences of "take [prep] [det] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is a more complex tension between the time it takes for any educational system to assimilate innovation , and the pressing need of computer manufacturers and software publishers to market new products . |
| 2 | So I map out a route over familiar country near home which takes in some old hedges and one-time mushroom pastures , hoist a gathering bag over my shoulder — and then curse the fact that the mid-October day that I have carefully planned for this expedition turns out to be the most dismal of the autumn so far . |
| 3 | More generally , Blum ( 1981 ) concluded from an examination of 27 countries that the form which industrial relations takes in any one nation does markedly reflect the culture of which it is a part . |
| 4 | Properties with a zone 1 location will be treated as high risk and as well as taking in all the London postcodes , zone 1 will include the G1 and G2 postal districts of Glasgow city centre and the EH1 and EH2 postal districts of central Edinburgh although , perhaps surprisingly , not EH3 which takes in several New Town offices and the area around which the new financial and conference centre is being constructed . |
| 5 | Starting from the car park at the west end of Lake Vyrnwy is a four mile trail which takes in several different habitats , including mixed woodland , a conifer plantation , a river , a dramatic waterfall and the edge of the lake itself . |
| 6 | " Since literature is a reflection of social life " , he argued , " the standard by which it should be gauged is precisely the attitude which it takes to such great facts of historical development as the war , the October Revolution and fascism . " |
| 7 | She wondered miserably just how much more she could take of this inner desperation . |
| 8 | And after the harvester they would take in those big tramp coles and bring them into the big hay stack . |
| 9 | We 'll take in some more calls after this . |
| 10 | What we can take from this contemporary debate is the realisation that although research can assess the effectiveness of signing in schools , the change to Total Communication is generally based on attitude or commitment , which minimises or ignores the teacher variable . |
| 11 | I expect each one will take from these misty illusions , creations congenial to his own mind . |
| 12 | I do n't take to these modernistic people who just splash on daubs of paint . |
| 13 | I PULLED in to a diner about five miles short of Waldron and took aboard some fried ham and a couple of eggs sunny side up . |
| 14 | She 's got all these photos she took with that new camera — all jumbled up in an envelope — and she was saying she ought to put them into something . |
| 15 | Moore 's view would be , I take it , that someone might know exactly what that state of mind was like , either by personal experience or imagination , without recognizing that it was bad , as he could not without taking in all those properties by sharing which another state of mind would be just like it . |
| 16 | Taking in several large weirs and the Warden Gorge plus other smaller rapids , the 39km course offers plenty of interest and the organizers hope that it will grow to be comparable with the Liffey Descent and the Devizes to Westminster Race . |
| 17 | Its leaders were often student radicals , members of groups like the SDS ( Students for a Democratic Society ) ; but the wave of protest took in many young people who would not normally have got involved in politics . |
| 18 | He hugged himself in self-pity as we took in this alien race dressed with an abandonment and originality we 'd never imagined possible . |
| 19 | The bachelor stopped for a moment , while the children 's imaginations took in these wonderful pictures . |
| 20 | They took to each new form of transport enthusiastically , motoring across Europe and the States in the twenties and taking to the air in the thirties . |
| 21 | ‘ Such a pity she took to that unfortunate boy Saul Quatt , instead of that good-looking young officer that was quartered here that year . ’ |
| 22 | Index biopsy specimens were taken during this colonoscopic examination as described above for the polyp group . |
| 23 | She has finally taken off that pretentious pair of shades . |
| 24 | This highlights yet another advantage of the bicycle — the consistency of the time taken for any particular journey . |
| 25 | His eyes gleamed with what might have been taken for some inner illumination . |
| 26 | The Prince was sitting quietly there , his hands clasped , staring down at the table , so silent he could have been taken for some studious monk ; his robes , however , were splendid , his fingers covered in precious rings , and his hair and golden beard carefully combed and oiled . |
| 27 | Although the Labour Party adopted a policy of ‘ comprehensive education for all ’ in 1951 no political action to implement it was taken for another 14 years . |
| 28 | It was the time taken for this bureaucratic grind that chewed at Forester 's patience the most — each day away from Cumbria increased the chance of his missing the conclusion of the investigation . |
| 29 | All I 'm saying is , what account has been taken of that other ingredient , which is the strategic guidance for West Yorkshire ? |
| 30 | Little or no account is taken of such corporate entities as manufacturers ' associations , the City of London and the educational system ; or of the whole range of institutions which sustain the British social system . |