Example sentences of "and take [art] [adj -er] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We have suggested that a feature of leadership is the ability to stand back and take the wider perspective . |
| 2 | The agency is trying to decentralize French research by moving half hit laboratories to the regions ( see Nature 356 , 373 ; 1992 ) , and taking a bigger role in international research politics would help to fill the vacuum in Paris . |
| 3 | The money-lender gave her £20 and took a further charge on her furniture — Bill of Sale no 1 . |
| 4 | Thomas himself left the Company in 1916 and took no further part in the matter . |
| 5 | Rother 's woes were further compounded when Richard Whitmore Jones was injured in the first game and took no further part in the match . |
| 6 | Nevertheless , prosecuting counsel maintained his position and took no further part . |
| 7 | All three jockeys gave evidence to the stewards , who , after hearing from the betting intelligence officer , accepted their explanations and took no further action . |
| 8 | Instead , he sagged back in his chair and took no further action . |
| 9 | Pleading illness , he excused himself from the Governors , meeting that day and took an earlier train home . |
| 10 | ‘ In these circumstances the Prime Minister is happy to accept the apologies offered and to take no further action against them , ’ said Mr Caldecott . |
| 11 | It was agreed to leave them as they are and to take no further action . |
| 12 | She finally decided that she would go down to the garden and take a closer look . |
| 13 | To end this chapter I would like to return to the question of livestock farming and take a further look at the balance that has to be drawn between animal welfare , conservation and protecting the environment . |
| 14 | The pair will spend about a month at the Thames Coastguard station and take a further training course at Highcliffe , in Dorset , before taking up their duties at Walton on the Naze . |
| 15 | The latter allows both parties a chance to stand back from the daily routine and take a harder look at overall performance . |
| 16 | He felt something like battle-fatigue — a great desire to lie down on the ground with his hands over his ears and take no further part in the war . |
| 17 | ‘ Few human geographers seem willing to come out of their national shells and take the wider view which would enable them to understand what is going on within their own countries ’ ( Thrift , 1986 , 62 ) . |
| 18 | The voices are few not only because it takes courage to speak out against the tide of opinion , but because few can see the issue in a wider context and take the longer perspective . |