Example sentences of "[pers pn] are taking a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This means that you would be wise not to set your heart on one career but to keep options open , even if you are taking a vocational course . |
| 2 | Sound public relations demands you know why you are taking a particular course of action . |
| 3 | By considering the intergenerational transmission process , and by focusing on the equilibrium properties of the distribution , we are taking a long-term view . |
| 4 | In the present economic climate , I feel we are taking a backward step to the bad old days . |
| 5 | Well , here we are taking a longer view . |
| 6 | The loss could well be considerably higher , particularly if you are male or heavily overweight ; but over-high expectations can be just as demoralizing as very slow weight loss , so we are taking a restrained attitude . |
| 7 | We are taking a leading role in recasting all the main international institutions to which we belong : the United Nations , the European Community , NATO , and the Commonwealth . |
| 8 | ‘ We are taking a positive approach and our attitude is not that there might be problems . ’ |
| 9 | Although we are taking a whole day to film it , it will only occupy thirty five seconds of real time . |
| 10 | Never feel uncomfortable warning people you encounter halfway up a mountain who are dressed for the beach that they are taking a great risk proceeding without extra clothing and food . |
| 11 | In the third year , honours students with German as their major subject spend a minimum of eight months in a German-speaking country , either as a student , or as a part-time assistant in a school , or , if they are taking a joint degree , most probably attending courses at a university . |
| 12 | But when apparatchiks from Central Office , who have us acting as stewards ( ie , usherettes ) are often seen risking life and limb , SAS-style , in order to arrive at a doorway at the same time as a minister does , they are taking a serious risk with morale . |
| 13 | Precise figures are hard to come by , because many European discount chains are privately owned , but no one doubts that they are taking a growing share of the $140 billion or so that Europeans spend on food each year . |