Example sentences of "decide to take a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Romantic he certainly was , but I feel there was a deeper layer of consciousness from which he had decided to take a calculated risk , fully believing he would survive . |
| 2 | Commuters to the capital obviously decided to take a long weekend or were put up in hotels overnight by their employers , said a spokesman . |
| 3 | ‘ Ace , Benny , ’ Petion called out as he entered , ‘ the Colonel has decided to take a force to the cemetery . |
| 4 | It felt like my stomach had decided to take a sabbatical ; all that food was just sitting there , unprocessed , locked in , slopping around and making me feel horrible . |
| 5 | She thought about what the astrologer had said and decided to take a gamble . |
| 6 | The UK , Major said , had decided to take a lead in the light of resistance from the " Paris Club " of industrialized creditor countries , mainly the United States , to joint action on the cancellation of debts totalling some $1,300 million . |
| 7 | And the policeman wanted to check his facts before deciding to take a chance on a long shot . |
| 8 | Finally , you may decide to take a tripod or one of the handier mini-tripods — plus a bag to carry your video gear around on shoots . |
| 9 | If you decide to take a break abroad , we can help smooth the way . |
| 10 | She decided to take a look at the harbour . |
| 11 | Rather than go straight on to drama college , she decided to take a year out to travel . |
| 12 | While my mother was away I decided to take a trip myself , and took refuge in my old home town , South Shields , now changed almost unrecognizably . |
| 13 | I closed my eyes for the rest of the journey as it had been a busy two days and I did n't feel lik& going to the council offices either , It would be too late anyway so I decided to take a stroll by the river and see how Nigel was getting on with the excavations . |
| 14 | On my last full day in Sligo Town , I decided to take a taxi southeasterly into County Leitrim , and if possible see Woodbrook , the house brought to life by the able pen of David Thomson . |
| 15 | It was a relief to be in the open air again but , lacking a street-rap , I decided to take a taxi to the riverside and find my way about from there . |
| 16 | He decided to take a salaried job in a posh West End gallery and within a year had landed the directorship of the Marlborough Gallery 's contemporary art venture , the New London Gallery in Albemarle Street . |
| 17 | The Chernobyl visit was just one of many reasons why the inquiry was still running when even the conscientious Barnes decided to take a summer break . |
| 18 | At an away game in Venice , Law and Baker decided to take a late night stroll along the banks of the Grand Canal . |
| 19 | ‘ All the officers of the Trust had a meeting to discuss training and we each decided to take a specific subject for one or two training sessions . |
| 20 | But two distinguished comparative anatomists with a long-time interest in amphisbaenians , Professor Angus d'Alberi BelIairs of St Mary 's Hospital Medical School in London and Dr Karl Gans of the University of Michigan , decided to take a closer look . |
| 21 | So we decided to take a look at some of the alternatives available — with one proviso , they all cost less than £10 . |
| 22 | ‘ At the time we were very short on quick bowling , and decided to take a real gamble and offer him a place on our staff . |
| 23 | I used to stagger off to work like a complete zombie until I decided to take a lesson from the Chinese . |
| 24 | As they prepared to leave and resume their homeward journey , Jack decided to take a last look around the parcels office . |
| 25 | D'Arcy decided to take a new tack to loosen the straitjacket he could foresee Tanner placing on his options to negotiate . |
| 26 | King 's Park donned its best festive garb for the occasion and , self-indulgent though it appeared in the face of widespread township violence and the ANC 's call for a two-day national strike , white South Africa decided to take a break from its myriad woes . |
| 27 | IT WAS almost shock horror time when the blues recently got up one morning and decided to take a walk through the pop charts in the form of John Lee Hooker 's ‘ Boom Boom ’ . |
| 28 | It was not until 1881 that he decided to take a medical degree ; his work up to that time had been in the physiological laboratory under Brücke , where , for six years , he had studied the central nervous system . |
| 29 | I decided to take a lot of the fruit , and to put it to dry in the sun for a time . |
| 30 | 27–10–1851 The Session were having difficulty in clearing the manse debt and decided to take a monthly collection at the church door until it was cleared . |