Example sentences of "[coord] taking [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Not returning calls , or taking a long time to do so . |
| 2 | It removes the pernicious , if subconscious obsession with calendar age , which precludes some of us from learning new things , or undertaking new tasks , or taking a new interest in the world around us . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ Like jogging , or taking a brisk swim . |
| 4 | This ‘ tri-axial ’ feature makes sawing in tight corners or taking a few millimetres off the bottom of a fitted door very easy work . |
| 5 | This is largely the result of a dramatic increase in the level of reported and detected crime over the same period , though it also reflects decisions by the police and prosecuting authorities to deal with such offenders by means of prosecuting them instead of cautioning them or taking no further action . |
| 6 | Instead of turning back or taking the upper channel , a long cul-de-sac ending at a floodgate , Dennis beached the punt on the rollers forming a portage over the weir . |
| 7 | Giant freckles , called chloasma , sometimes appear on the face or neck in sunlight if you are pregnant or taking the combined Pill . |
| 8 | The answer is that it saw the way the wind was blowing and instead of desperately tripping its users up as they tried to move to open systems , it embraced them wholeheartedly , giving users the option of either staying on the slow track with an MPE V operating system that over time would converge with Unix , or taking the fast track and jumping across to the HP 9000 . |
| 9 | She hesitated and her fingers began pleating a paper serviette that lay on the table ; then , glancing briefly at Rachel and taking a deep breath , she continued , ‘ But I was heartbroken over something else as well , and it was n't David . |
| 10 | Brothers Peter and Dave Grundy from Willaston should rename their boat ‘ Mr Cool ’ after winning the first day and taking a major prize on the second day at Wexford Harbour . |
| 11 | The agency is trying to decentralize French research by moving half hit laboratories to the regions ( see Nature 356 , 373 ; 1992 ) , and taking a bigger role in international research politics would help to fill the vacuum in Paris . |
| 12 | ‘ Of course , Burleigh is the dregs , ’ agreed Glenda , elegantly ingesting ( rather than eating ) the last scrap of food from her plate , and taking a goodly swig of white wine . |
| 13 | This sketch of a student 's intellectual development has followed the student through the stages of assimilating encountered knowledge ; deep understanding ; recognition of its provisionality and contested character ; exercising critical judgement ; being sensitive to other knowledge forms , and relativizing one 's own experience ; and taking a personal stand . |
| 14 | Diarrhoea , kidney disease and taking a diuretic drug may lead to potassium deficiency which can result in depression , weak muscles and mental confusion . |
| 15 | ‘ You might fall asleep again , ’ he said , picking up a mug from the table beside him and taking a long swallow . |
| 16 | ‘ I 'm not surprised , ’ Ven replied , and taking a long pull of breath , ‘ I do n't seem to be doing this very well , ’ he stated , ‘ but at least we 're talking — which makes it less difficult than I thought it was going to be . ’ |
| 17 | He looked across at the other two , who were laughing and taking a long time to get Maggie 's drink . |
| 18 | Our next move was to co-operate with anglers by meeting the National Federation of Anglers and taking a joint initiative to remove the use of lead in anglers ' tackle . |
| 19 | After struggling into his hip length waders and taking a final look around , he moved towards the mud line . |
| 20 | The house , she admitted grudgingly , could be found by driving through the village and taking a narrow turning to the left . |
| 21 | I also remember thinking at the time that dressing like a white man and taking a white man 's name was n't ever going to hide the Apache in him . |
| 22 | It is definitely worth flying to Prague and taking a few days to look around before you travel across the country to Slovakia . |
| 23 | ‘ It has become quite clear that every authority is pursuing a different model and taking a different approach . |
| 24 | Meanwhile Brian Ashmore sits at home smoking and taking a daily cocktail of drugs , still hoping someone will give him the treatment he needs . |
| 25 | He was elected a member of the Society for the Promotion of Arts , Manufactures and Commerce in 1760 , serving from 1763 to 1778 as the joint chairman of the committee on mechanics , and taking a leading part in its deliberations on such subjects as agricultural machinery , ships , and textiles . |
| 26 | Lachlan Watt had been about to leave Hamish and Antonia 's party when Fergus had fallen over and Fiona had decided it was time to take her husband home ; she had offered Lachy a lift back to his brother 's house , but when they 'd got there Fergus had seemed fast asleep , snoring loudly and taking no apparent notice of Fiona shaking him and shouting at him ; Lachy had volunteered to come back to the castle to help get Fergus out of the car and upstairs to bed ; Fiona would run Lachy back afterwards . |
| 27 | Most feminists respond by multiplying the female subject , and taking the collective category of ‘ women ’ as a pragmatic basis for their politics . |
| 28 | One is , if we make a certain common assumption , and taking the first example , that if the switch had not been flipped , then the windscreen wipers would not have started to work . |
| 29 | The genuine regard or respect is demonstrated in building trust , being reliable , and taking the other person 's point of view seriously , whatever one 's personal opinion . |
| 30 | His sister then helped to bring up the child while Gustav was in Moscow for two years , at the university and taking the political indoctri-nation . |