Example sentences of "[am/are] taking the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They 're taking the real feeling of Liverpool away , ’ she said . |
| 2 | Erm so if you 're getting another job obviously , you 've got to think that you may not need as much income , er if you 're taking the early retirement well obviously you may be more income dependent , and do a personal budget , going back to that pro forma , if you spend a bit of time doing a budget , you will find it beneficial . |
| 3 | If you think about this it 's based on the four carbon structure so you 've got ta have a few in the name there is a carbon carbon double bond so the basic structure we 've got is the Butane but as there is more than one position you could have that carbon carbon double bond now , to indicate this position and so this one would be called futes it would normally be a butane but to indicate it 's position bute one E and again you 're taking the lowest number so instead of it being a bute three , it 's a bute one E you start at the appropriate . |
| 4 | Well you 're taking the right steps . |
| 5 | cos you know it 's the new erm the intake where they 're taking the younger children . |
| 6 | They 're taking the same men on . |
| 7 | Some are reluctantly accumulating properties in the hope that prices will firm up later this year ; others are taking the best prices they can get , without waiting . |
| 8 | Meet the new breed of enchantress , the spell-binding women who are taking the male bastille and giving it some earthily female perspective . |
| 9 | Even so , we are taking the first steps in a long journey towards an understanding of the body clock and the way it adjusts to our environment . |
| 10 | Soviet officials are taking the cruise-missile threat very seriously , though , bearing in mind that they also face similar weapons carried by B52 bombers and nuclear submarines . |
| 11 | Students are often uncertain whether they are taking the right kind of notes to help them survive and succeed at college . |
| 12 | ‘ Are you sure you are taking the right course of action ? ’ |
| 13 | I feel sorry for people that are dumped into a civilisation such as ours and they are taking the sticky end of the stick in these low-rated factories . |
| 14 | An increasing number of people are taking the heady step of starting their own business . |
| 15 | Hannon also saddled four winners on Wednesday and the stable 's long-serving travelling head lad Taffy Williams quipped : ‘ We are taking the stable cat to the races tomorrow , and Mr Hannon is sure he 'll win too ! ’ |
| 16 | It is clear that firms are taking the regulatory regime seriously ; nearly all have taken steps to comply with audit regulations . |
| 17 | Tanjung said : ‘ Witnesses claim that police are taking the arrested demonstrators to the central Timisoara square , where they beat them up and stab them with bayonets , before shoving them into lorries and driving them away no one knows where . ’ |