Example sentences of "[vb past] to take [noun sg] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 He squatted to take hold of Sycorax .
2 European countries urged to take responsibility for waste
3 The L1 protein shows a broad spectrum of antimicrobial activities in vitro , and its putative anti-proliferative properties are interesting in relation to the immunosuppression postulated to take place in lamina propria .
4 The journalists ' reaction appeared to take management by surprise .
5 The Council will be particularly interested in pilot proposals which further enhance the Development Programme rather than simply duplicate the work of either the 1988 pilots or central developments planned to take place during session 1988–89 .
6 As a result , leaders of young Japanese companies agreed to take part in pilot projects to help young entrepreneurs in eastern Europe .
7 His repugnance , for example , does not take him to the point of seeking to prevent those who wished to take part in war from doing so .
8 Progress within bondage had to take precedence over liberation to secure the safety of any eventual freedom .
9 they had to take Contrast into account .
10 I scratched everywhere but my face , and Mandy had to take absence from work to take care of me .
11 I had to take time off work , which did n't go down too well with the furniture store which employed me , and I was promptly given the sack .
12 Kylie admits that the tour of the chic boutiques in Paris , London and New York gave the sisters a chance to catch up on a lot of the times they had missed when the demands of television companies just had to take priority over family .
13 Lesbians and gays — an increasing number of whom were at least halfway out of the closet — continued to take part in church activities .
14 He wanted to take responsibility for employment policy .
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