Example sentences of "be take a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ You seem to be taking a genuine interest in the place , ’ he commented with a touch of irony . |
| 2 | Scotland 's Lord Advocate is now known to be taking a personal interest in the case . |
| 3 | HAPPY MONDAYS may be taking a two-year break after their forthcoming UK tour , according to singer Shaun Ryder ( right ) . |
| 4 | I know a man who , on being offered a particular post , was warned by those in authority that they should ‘ be taking a close interest in the progress of your work there in order to be assured that the style of ministry of the church observes an Anglican ethos . ’ |
| 5 | First the man insulted her , and now he seemed to be taking a perverse delight in taunting her . |
| 6 | While political organization among lesbians and gays may be taking a low profile , it is not true to say that the clocks have been turned back . |
| 7 | ‘ It seems to be taking a long time , ’ Omi observed . |
| 8 | Muldoon seemed to be taking a long time over his coffee . |
| 9 | ‘ These lights seem to be taking a long time to change ’ |
| 10 | Watching the door , Lucy stood waiting for them to emerge again , but their exit appeared to be taking a long time to eventuate . |
| 11 | Heads should therefore still be taking a key leadership role . |
| 12 | According to Petrobras the state-owned oil company and largest corporation in the southern hemisphere some $8.7 billion in dollars and cruzeiros have been invested in the Campos Basin alone and there are signs that the state may be taking a similar line in developing Brazil 's gas resources for energy . |
| 13 | It would be impertinent to say that to N C V er , to I B M , but it might be appropriate to say it to some of the less enlightened firms , or , should John be taking a similar line , in other words , how interventionist would you like either government or N C V O speaking on behalf of the vol voluntary sector to be , in pressing the business sector to have an overall and agreed strategy rather than the individual and enlightened strategy you put forward . |
| 14 | The chapter concentrates upon a particular moment in the story of British fascism , when this ideological tradition seemed to be taking a new turn . |
| 15 | In addition , with all the hype over the new stand , many bookmakers who had deserted Down Royal , were now keen to be seen to be taking a renewed interest in betting there — obviously with the view to establishing a cosy pitch when grand opening day on July 13 takes place . |
| 16 | New Zealanders will be taking a special look at Mick Doyle , the hard-running Vancouver Kats centre who learned his rugby in Auckland . |
| 17 | He also declared he would be taking a two- month break from the game , as has Ian Woosnam . |
| 18 | The fact that he might be taking a considerable risk only added to his excitement . |
| 19 | but testing at 7 , 11 and 14 , together with the National Curriculum , seems to many teachers to be taking a significant step in the wrong direction , imposing on younger and younger children a model of education about which they , the teachers , have increasing misgivings . |
| 20 | The students will be taking a 22-man squad to Gibson Park to face Malone although skipper David Humphreys will be an absentee because of holidays . |
| 21 | The new French government is said to be taking a fresh look at the matter . |
| 22 | The new American administration seems to be taking a stiff line on counterfeiting , and the guiltiest countries were therefore worried by the approach of April 30th , the annual deadline for putting countries on America 's blacklists . |
| 23 | Getting their hands on their own trains might seem attractive , but any manager tempted would be taking a big risk . |
| 24 | In practice , however , share prices would have to rise by a bit more to convince holders to convert warrants into shares , since by switching from bonds into equities they would be taking an extra risk . |
| 25 | Certain ones of them , for instance the Brazilians may not be taking an awful lot of notice , or may not apparently be taking an awful lot of notice at the moment , but I think the pressure is on , and that things are changing , and more and more countries are going towards policies that will in fact support , sustained yield production and timber from the forests , and the reservation of the forests for that purpose , erm I mean in many countries have a policy where they just let tribal institutes use the raw material , and the forest is not reserved , and it 's not looked after . |
| 26 | Certain ones of them , for instance the Brazilians may not be taking an awful lot of notice , or may not apparently be taking an awful lot of notice at the moment , but I think the pressure is on , and that things are changing , and more and more countries are going towards policies that will in fact support , sustained yield production and timber from the forests , and the reservation of the forests for that purpose , erm I mean in many countries have a policy where they just let tribal institutes use the raw material , and the forest is not reserved , and it 's not looked after . |
| 27 | But his face was serious now , and he seemed to be taking an inordinate interest in the grain of his desktop . |
| 28 | An editor 's directions to the writer of an article may be to take a populist approach , suitable for a wide audience . |
| 29 | ‘ the thing to do would be to take an optical theodolite up there and measure it . ’ |