Example sentences of "take at [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The dignified pose struck by Chauntecleer in response to Pertelote 's unsympathetic reaction to his dream , in particular the understandable offence he takes at the embarrassing suggestion that what he really needs is a good laxative , would be comic in a human character ; that the character is a bird provides an opportunity for a greater bathetic and comic deflation when the character ends his monologue by flying down from the perch to peck , chuck and " tread " his favourite hens twenty times before dawn ( 3172 – 8 ) . |
| 2 | Students taking the degree without honours have a choice of the subjects which they may take at a higher level . |
| 3 | The decision was taken at a joint meeting of the two committees which adopted ‘ a programme of party action to strengthen perestroika ’ . |
| 4 | The decision was taken at a joint meeting of the two committees which adopted ‘ a programme of party action to strengthen perestroika ’ . |
| 5 | One large group of negatives had apparently been taken at a fancy dress party organised by the Duke of Devonshire — over 100 guests had been photographed , most of them with different background settings . |
| 6 | My concern about this is that I do n't see how a view can be taken at a strategic level on something which ultimately can be only ascertained on a site specific basis . |
| 7 | The piece needs to be taken at a good pace and in high spirits . |
| 8 | In any of these cases the set-up is adjudged to be bad and appropriate action will be taken at a higher level . |
| 9 | If a decision that he regarded as properly belonging to himself was taken at a lower level ( even by the prime minister ) , he invariably administered a sharp rebuke . |
| 10 | The journey was taken at a leisurely pace because of the trailer , yet , despite her dejection , Matt 's reminiscences caused it to pass rapidly . |
| 11 | The second was taken at a later date , using a single source ( D. Thomson , Europe Since Napoleon , 1977 ) for its information . |
| 12 | Hours accrued during this period will be taken at a later date in accordance with cover . |
| 13 | This re-organisation enabled the introduction of mixed-ability teaching in years one to three , in all subjects , and a decision to this effect was taken at a full staff conference in early 1974 . |
| 14 | A formal decision was likely to be taken at a foreign ministers ' meeting in June . |
| 15 | The members re-emphasised the decision , taken at a previous meeting , not to pay for this treatment . ’ |
| 16 | For sheer brilliance one need look no further than the early Prokofiev Toccata , its cascades of notes played with furious energy and incisive clarity , or the Poulenc Presto , taken at a breathtaking speed and displaying the most astonishing Fingerfertigkeit . |
| 17 | But , given an interest in attitude change , a survey taken at a single point in time is not very useful , for no matter how carefully chosen , one sample will fail to capture changes . |
| 18 | The decisions Gen McCreery was asking for could only be taken at a senior level , and during the day of 14 May they were considered at Caserta by Gen Brian Robertson , the Chief Administrative Officer at AFHQ . |
| 19 | Dinner is taken at a large pine table in the breakfast room or in the dining room at a rather grand table , polished and adorned with the best china , silver-ware and of course , candles . |
| 20 | The decision as to how detailed a breakdown of costs is required is crucial and should only be taken at a high level in the management structure . |
| 21 | The photographs were taken at a high water level . |
| 22 | Decision trees prove to be a good method of showing the basics of a decision , that is , what are the possible actions that might be taken at a particular decision point and what set of values leads to each of these actions . |
| 23 | One of the drawbacks of A level is that because it is an examination to be taken at a particular time , namely after two years of study in the sixth form ( there are exceptions to this , but such is the general rule ) it is taken by people who are at very different stages of development , of readiness for the examination , and , above all , of interest in the subject matter . |
| 24 | It is not sufficient for social psychologists merely to define attitudes in terms of a stance taken at a particular time , with the assumption that such a stance has a fixity , which is only to be shifted by the reception of ‘ persuasive information ’ . |
| 25 | They , like the GCSE and A level , are supposed to be taken at a particular age , at 7 , 11 , and 14 . |
| 26 | The leaders — Castle Falis , Princeful , Kapeno , Rondetto and Rutherfords — swept over Becher 's and made for the twenty-third fence , the smallest on the course and , though taken at a left-hand angle , a simple preliminary to the trappy right-angled bend to the left at the Canal Turn . |
| 27 | Mr Wyatt said action would have to be taken at the Total Power Tools offshoot , which has not been performing well . |
| 28 | Thereafter all rectal excisions have included the mesorectum , care being taken at the pelvic brim to identify and preserve the pelvic nerves and not to enter Dennonvilliers fascia during the anterior rectal dissection . |
| 29 | Early in November it called a second general strike to protest against the repressive measures being taken at the naval base of Kronstadt , in Poland , and elsewhere . |
| 30 | ‘ The decision to meet Sakharov 's demand and save his life was taken at the highest level , evidently at a meeting of the politbureau . |