Example sentences of "[vb mod] take [noun sg] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Marenches claimed later that the king replied that the Shah was his guest and that was that , Then , Marenches , says , he had to convince the king that his other duties , including the straits of Gibraltar , which was 'so vital for the camp of liberty " , must take precedence over hospitality . |
| 2 | ( Two hundred years earlier , as she demonstrates in her article , it was not seen as arbitrary , but prescribed quite explicitly on the grounds that the masculine was the ‘ worthier gender ’ and must take precedence in grammar as it did in nature . ) |
| 3 | If only because they are the sole member of their order , the Dermoptera , which means ‘ skin-winged ’ , the colugos must take pride of place . |
| 4 | On the other hand , the demonstrative does not merely give crude emphasis to a referent ; it suggests that although the element is " known " some extra processing effort must take place in order for it to be accessed . |
| 5 | The ceremony must take place in front of two witnesses over the age of 18 . |
| 6 | Because you would have received your pay and benefits net of tax if you had worked , your damages must take tax into account . |
| 7 | ‘ The sentence imposed must take account of public opinion and aim to leave all concerned with a feeling that justice has been done . ’ |
| 8 | It should also be clear that future investigations and policies must take account of class and gender and be sensitive to possible differences between minority black communities . |
| 9 | The judges must take account of advice from a lay-dominated advisory committee and the Director-General of Fair Trading . |
| 10 | Horvath 's re-graphing of some of Labov 's data in terms of ‘ natural ’ linguistic groupings even suggests that sex should take precedence over class as the major speaker variable ; she remarks that ‘ if social class is seen to take precedence , then these other social dimensions might remain hidden or only dimly perceived ’ ( Horvath 1985 : 64 ) . |
| 11 | A 20mm ( ¼in ) overflow pipe from near the top of the tank should take water by gravity ( with a fall of 1 in 10 minimum ) to 150mm ( 6in ) or so beyond the outer walls of the house where its discharge will be safe and visible . |
| 12 | All teachers are or should take responsibility for guidance work . |
| 13 | Rather more controversial would be deciding which tournament should take pride of place in the European clay court season leading into Paris . |
| 14 | This does n't mean that you should take time off work ; quite the opposite , as it is preferable that you remain occupied while on the diet . |
| 15 | Most of the agencies that we shall be describing in the following sections would claim to offer information , advice and assistance but some are dubious as to the extent to which they should take action on behalf of a client and some will refer a matter on to specialists when they reach the limits of their competence . |
| 16 | We feel that assessments should take place as part of the normal learning activity . |
| 17 | Participants signed a protocol to a treaty creating a Central American Parliament , providing that deputies should be elected no later than 36 months after the treaty was constitutionally ratified by each state , and that such elections should take place in accordance with the electoral laws of the respective countries . |
| 18 | We believe this should take place in parallel with efforts to raise standards of environmental care in the undesignated countryside . |
| 19 | Wedgwood Museum curator Gaye Blake Roberts said : ‘ It is particularly exciting that this exhibition should take place in view of Wedgwood 's long trading association with the Netherlands which is Wedgwood 's oldest export market , dating back to 1763 . |
| 20 | Setaside can encourage wildlife , and farmers should take conservation into account . |
| 21 | Of course any candidate specification , like any job description , should take account of legislation concerning race relations and equal opportunities for men and women . |
| 22 | The Minister used such phrases as " " We hope " , We will advise " , or " We will suggest " that private operators should take account of consumer interest . |
| 23 | When Iraqi First Deputy Premier Taha Yassin Ramadan visited Ankara on Aug. 5 , President Özal said that Iraq should take account of world opinion by adopting a " constructive and realistic " attitude . |
| 24 | The court rejected arguments that it should take account of article 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights , which guarantees free speech . |
| 25 | The court rejected arguments that it should take account of article 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights , which guarantees free speech . |
| 26 | Downing Street , ever sensitive to Ian Lang 's problems , meanwhile told Scots who pointed out that northern latitudes are colder than southern , that they should take comfort from Budget measures on whisky and the oil industry . |
| 27 | This topic has less attraction for ordinary policemen and women , for although they might take pleasure in thing someone is interested in their views , it is they who run the risks associated with answering questions and from being observed doing their job . |
| 28 | It was also suggested that a policeman attending court at the trial of the present proceedings might take note of evidence based on the disclosures and use that evidence . |
| 29 | When it 's finished it 'll take pride of place in a new aircraft museum to be opened in Gloucestershire . |
| 30 | and I do n't know how he , you are , and in the end our cousins you , you know convince me that they 'd take sort of control , you know that , if I was worried as well about or dad getting drunk , one thing or another like , you know , and said look we 're going , it 's not as though we 're not going , we 're going and we 'll have him in with us and I let him go in the end cos I went down in the five weeks |