Example sentences of "were take a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Seven of the 26 subjects known to have non-insulin dependent diabetes were receiving insulin , 13 were taking sulphonylureas , and six were taking a specific diet . |
| 2 | I suppose he was worrying whether coppers were taking a nasty drop . |
| 3 | Aunt Sarah was at the table , kneading the bread dough ; Ernest and Uncle Matthew , back from the top field , were taking a late breakfast . |
| 4 | While most top footballers were taking a well-earned rest , Whittingham put himself in the hands of Port Solent manager Avrel Lowe , who helped guide Kriss Akabusi , Roger Black and Todd Bennett glory . |
| 5 | He ran his eyes down the column of figures as if he were taking a good look at Voluptua Whoopee in a no-piece swimsuit and whistled ‘ Dixie . ’ |
| 6 | The CNAA 's ideas were taking a different shape in 1975 , showing an unwillingness to go as far as delegating authority for the approval of courses , but pursuing the idea of ‘ internal validation ’ . |
| 7 | Many shrewd judges , both on the veldt and in England , though that the Springbok selectors were taking a massive gamble with Griffin , who had already been called for throwing in his own country , especially as unfair bowling had lately become a major issue . |
| 8 | It was mid-morning and many of the apprentices and stall-holders were taking a short rest , albeit some of them were already as drunk as March hares ; one group of apprentices outside The Death 's Head on the corner of Old Fish Street were indulging in a strident belching contest . |
| 9 | At Oxford he had gained a First in Greats , for which , according to a contemporary , he had worked as if he were taking a chartered accountancy exam . |
| 10 | However , perhaps Dowling and his NZRFU men were taking a sensible step when the included Mains in their plans to improve the media relations of the All Blacks , something which hit bottom during the recent World Cup — and they had not been exactly healthy before that . |
| 11 | The authorities were taking a proactive role , acting as the mainspring of change not only in fundholding but in other areas such as consumer surveys and information systems . |
| 12 | During the first pilot year , however , there was a sense amongst the ‘ traditional ’ class that their colleagues in the new pathway were taking an extraordinary gamble with their medical education . |
| 13 | ‘ I ca n't single out any bad ones in particular — they all performed more or less the same — but a lot of people were taking an extra day , guaranteeing 48 hours and taking 72 hours . |
| 14 | At the time of setting up the main problems facing UK carpet manufacturers were the depressed state of the economy and the fact that imports of carpets were taking an increasing share of a diminishing market . |
| 15 | If you were taking an approved course of training ( see leaflet NI 125 from your Social Security office ) . |
| 16 | Mm I cer certainly think that 's that 's that 's one way of looking at it , but wh wha what about if if you were take a beautiful scene , the sky on Saturday evening was beautiful . |
| 17 | If Andrew Morton , the paparazzi , the Press and the public were to take a similar interest in your marriage or mine , I 'm sure it would n't be difficult for them to pinpoint dramatic cracks in our relationships . |
| 18 | Soon , however , events were to take a different turn . |
| 19 | El Cid 's future seemed anything but happy , yet events were to take a dramatic turn in the months ahead . |
| 20 | If we were to take a formal view of the entailments of such a declarative sentence ( like that , for example , expressed in Smith & Wilson , 1979 : 150f. ) , we would be obliged to accept as entailments a set of sentences which would include the following : |
| 21 | I suspect that if we were to take a sensate tension structure such as the love-hate paradox that lies at the heart of Shakespeare 's Romeo and Juliet theme , we would be able to transpose it into different forms each appropriate to a particular culture , and , provided we had the necessary skill of course , we would be able to do this for all cultures in the world . |