Example sentences of "an [noun sg] take a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Poolewe , too , offers an opportunity to take a peep into an area often described as ‘ the last great wilderness of Scotland ’ . |
| 2 | If Gazza is back in the Lazio team then he has potentially two more fixtures before England 's game against Norway and that provides us with an opportunity to take a look at him in competitive football , something he has not played in for nearly two years . ’ |
| 3 | Another American film of that year , A Workingman 's Dream , has a very weary hero who fails to find a job at a factory ; he falls asleep and dreams of a Professor Wonderful who offers him instant wealth and a new set of clothes , but he is told that these new gains will disappear if he breaks certain simple instructions ; on three occasions he accidentally carries out simple actions which break the instructions and his wealth disappears ; he wakes up to see an ambulance taking a worker from the factory — there is a vacancy and this time his application is successful . |
| 4 | In 1973 the Fauna and Flora Preservation Society of London sponsored a comprehensive survey of the Asian elephant , one of the most important aspects of which was an attempt to take a census of the population still remaining in the wild . |
| 5 | The combination is ideal for an expert taking a holiday with a novice . |
| 6 | When a new drug arrives in a society , it is like an infant taking a screwdriver to a clock . |
| 7 | As in scene five , Anderson risks a loss of positive face , but in this instance he is not under an obligation to take a turn . |
| 8 | With an ability to take a hardcore hip hop track and make the curly-permed DJ at the local disco understand it , Cook became the pop rap remix king ; an indispensable link in the chain that brought Brooklyn to Basildon and Basingstoke . |
| 9 | Jackson sniffed the air like an animal taking a spoor . |
| 10 | Consideration could be ( and , in the larger firms , frequently is ) given to limiting the period during which any one individual carries responsibility as " senior partner " and the inclusion of an option to take a consultancy at retirement age is often the favoured solution where the firm is keen to retain the expertise and experience of its senior men without thwarting the legitimate ambitions of their successors . |