Example sentences of "who [verb] take a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | An officer who neglects to take a statutory sample which hindsight shows was necessary will find that his omission is more visible to senior staff than his taking a formal sample which is subsequently used in a prosecution by the authority . |
| 2 | Olshan makes Susan a powerful , smart , sensual woman moving surefootedly through the opulent Westchester County jungle where the Kaplans live : she issues orders to the au pair , knows the Manhattan-Hartsdale train times , and deals honestly with a husband who has taken a sexual vacation from her on the very afternoon of the Rosen drowning . |
| 3 | Mr Louis-Dreyfus , who has taken a 15 per cent stake in the new company , has been joined by the UK-based investment company , Coatbridge Holdings with 15 per cent whilst an unnamed investment fund , which is advised by the US money-center bank Citibank , has taken 19.9 per cent . |
| 4 | Our Chairman , Richard Newcombe , who has taken a particular interest in the museum , then spoke , welcoming the guests and thanking them for their support . |
| 5 | But Disney executives , serious men in grey suits who describe themselves as ‘ nice solid businessmen who do things in a nice solid way ’ and who hope to take a nice solid £500 million this year alone , have taken criticism in good heart . |
| 6 | There are some adults who seem to take a perverse pleasure in causing trouble . |
| 7 | The two central characters are both academic teachers of English : Morris Zapp is one of the biggest guns in the Plotinus faculty , who elects to take a visiting professorship at Rummidge in order to escape from his marital problems ; his place is taken by Phillip Swallow , a naïve , amiable , unambitious Rummidge lecturer . |
| 8 | There are teachers who try to take a strong anti-racist line but they are exceptions , often fighting a lone and unsuccessful battle against the racism of the school system . |
| 9 | Two key aspects of government emphasized in the Crossman diaries are the difficulties facing a minister with departmental responsibilities who tries to take an overall view of government policies as a whole , and the related tendency for ministers to take narrowly departmental views which sabotage interdepartmental co-operation . |
| 10 | Pharmacists are trained scientists who 've taken an intensive four-year course before they qualify . |
| 11 | The diocese had found him a housekeeper , a Miss Lambe , who was as small and anxious as a hamster , and who had taken a tiny , remote bedroom as her burrow , and already filled it with crocheted mats and pictures of the Royal Family . |
| 12 | Marked eels from Europe never reach the Sargasso sea , only their counterparts who had taken a shorter journey to the American mainland . |
| 13 | Alhaji Abubakar Alhaji , hitherto Minister of Budget and Planning , had been a critic of the policy of outgoing Finance Minister Chief Olu Falae who had taken a tough stance with creditors on the renegotiation of Nigeria 's foreign debt . |
| 14 | Alhaji Abubakar Alhaji , hitherto Minister of Budget and Planning , had been a critic of the policy of outgoing Finance Minister Chief Olu Falae who had taken a tough stance with creditors on the renegotiation of Nigeria 's foreign debt . |
| 15 | Some run efficient remedial courses , which could surely be used for youngsters who had taken a broader sixth-form course . |
| 16 | For example , Lord Kemsley , who had taken a 30 per cent interest in one of the successful bidders ( and been a major factor in its success ) decided sub-sequently to withdraw . |
| 17 | Devonshire won 2-1 against Edge Hill BCOB , who had taken an early lead . |
| 18 | She kissed his cheek , managing to avoid the scarred one by some contortion recognised by both her victim and McAllister , who had taken an instant dislike to her . |
| 19 | The men in boots were inspectors who had taken an unusual interest in our barge . |
| 20 | Not far distanced from the council , in England at any rate , was Parliament , dominated for much of the fourteenth century by the peerage ; and in that body , too , matters of policy and national finance were frequently discussed , for it was there that kings liked to benefit from the practical experience of men who had taken an active part in war . |
| 21 | It is frequently difficult for staff to accept the notion that anyone other than teachers should have an active part to play in the development of the school and they are often suspicious of the motives of parents who wish to take an extensive part in school life . |
| 22 | There is a great deal of written evidence available on the subject for those who care to take a deeper look . |
| 23 | Those who have to take a further qualification in English should make an early application to the relevant authority . |
| 24 | More information is required before gastric lavage can be abandoned completely in favour of giving activated charcoal , but a reasonable alternative to lavage could be to give 50–100 g of activated charcoal to adults who have taken a substantial overdose of a toxic substance no more than two hours previously . |
| 25 | The course is designed to enable students who have taken a first degree in German to increase their knowledge of modern German literature and to extend their competence to the medium of film . |
| 26 | The course is designed to enable students who have taken a first degree in more than one European or Latin American language to extend their knowledge of European and/or Latin American literatures through a range of optional courses . |
| 27 | The output of the growers is marshalled by half a dozen highly organised and professional marketers who have taken a huge slice of the market , including the multiples . |
| 28 | Most teachers are graduates who have taken a one-year Postgraduate Certificate of Education course . |
| 29 | But there are some couples who have taken an ideological stance against it . |