Example sentences of "and [verb] take a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Phillip DeFreitas managed to play in only three matches in India , including one Test , and failed to take a single wicket . |
| 2 | A new teaching video challenging negative social practices affecting women 's health and development , Tradition Tradition uses African storytelling , dancing and singing to take a critical look at practices such as female circumcision and other matters relating to women 's health . |
| 3 | My hon. Friend has been a close supporter of the industry for many years and has taken a close interest in its activities . |
| 4 | It travels easily and has taken a tremendous shine to Australia , where it is planted successfully in all wine areas . |
| 5 | THORN EMI Software , the computer services division of the electronics and entertainment group , has been bought out by its staff and management in an £82m deal and has taken a new name . |
| 6 | She has been a member of the Finance Committee for the past two and a half years and has taken a great interest in the Society 's financial affairs . |
| 7 | Ian Donohue who helped to design the tour t-shirt said : ‘ We will be the first intake of graduates into industry in the 1993 and want to take a first-hand look at what 's happening with the single market . ’ |
| 8 | He remains on the board , representing employee shareholders , and intends to take a thirty-day breather before looking for what to do next . |
| 9 | Apparently she likes it in Hochhauser and intends to take a little holiday here — as we have already paid her fare from London . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ At the time we were very short on quick bowling , and decided to take a real gamble and offer him a place on our staff . |
| 11 | 27–10–1851 The Session were having difficulty in clearing the manse debt and decided to take a monthly collection at the church door until it was cleared . |
| 12 | Is it not time that we tried to co-ordinate an effort on that basis to enable the Soviet Union to pick itself up and start taking a proper role in the world economy ? |
| 13 | At any point the viewer can choose to come back to this " menu " of choices and choose to take a different option . |
| 14 | ‘ We managed to sell it as a going concern , but got next to nothing for it and had to take a massive write-off . |
| 15 | In the end , Mungo reasoned that the old man had probably been driving along , had somehow caught a glimpse of him , and had taken a short cut from the road . |
| 16 | From where they were standing there was no way he could see the hat-and-coat fitment , yet he knew , and had taken a full inventory of its contents . |
| 17 | Now her parents had come home for good , and had taken a beautiful house in Buckinghamshire , where Mrs Grant meant to entertain on a large scale . |