Example sentences of "it [adj] take [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The earliest clocks of this type were correct only at the equinoxes , and not until much later was it possible to take due account of the seasonal changes in the position of the sun . |
| 2 | I found it interesting to take one person , say the rector , Charles Henstock , and make him the chief character in one book and follow his fortunes , as I had in the first book about the great Mrs Curdle . |
| 3 | It may make it easier to take tough decisions on tax reform , restitution of property confiscated by communists and local-government legislation . |
| 4 | But since Cassius 's ‘ The fault lies not in our stars , but in ourselves ’ we have found it hard to take external circumstances as the sole cause of terrible events . |
| 5 | Owen found it hard to take such incidents seriously . |
| 6 | It all takes more time and effort , but without the money there is no way forward , she said . |
| 7 | On the other hand , she finds it difficult to take much interest in financial control , which means that there are sometimes errors in bills , and her unwillingness to ask walk-in guests for a deposit has led to the occasional bad debt . |
| 8 | Although if he had done so we doubt whether that committee would have thought it necessary to take any proceedings against the barrister . |
| 9 | And now , my dear Sir , having said this much on behalf of this deserving Youth , I must beg to assure you that however zealous my wish to be the means of serving him and his poor Mother , I do not wish , on that account , to influence you — Quite the contrary — I know that in similar cases , your benevolent views have been disappointed , and , perhaps , you have consequently made arrangements for the Future which may render it ineligible to take any youth in the same way as proposed to his Brother — even if you have at present — or are likely in course of a year or two — to have a vacancy . |
| 10 | The exception merely illustrates the general defence , volenti non fit injuria , and would not need special mention here but for the fact that the Court of Appeal and the House of Lords have considered it expedient to take particular notice of it . |