Example sentences of "be take [det] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's only because you 're a Yorkshireman yourself that you 're taking that position . |
| 2 | But at least we 're taking some action and finding out what they want , which is part of the problem . |
| 3 | Times may be tough but it seems we 're taking less care of our money than ever before . |
| 4 | If you choose to abandon formality ( 'Why do n't we discuss this over a drink ? ' ) then you are playing high status in that you 're taking this decision , and allowing the other person perhaps to rise above their station . |
| 5 | ‘ We 're taking this sound nationwide . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ I see you 're taking this job extremely seriously , ’ Leo offered sympathetically as he brought her a cup of coffee halfway through the afternoon . |
| 7 | ‘ As soon as Des gets here we 're taking this doughboy for a ride . |
| 8 | ‘ You 're taking this matter of my workshop far too seriously , ’ she declared . |
| 9 | It did have a central theme to it , but we 're taking more time over the next one . |
| 10 | So in the Hyperama car park , part of the ‘ new ’ South Africa , they 're taking another leaf from the Sowetan book of the dead . |
| 11 | If we 're to take this motion seriously erm the tories are suggesting that council housing should be restricted to those in mo most in need . |
| 12 | The Durman body , actually , is in its best shape for years : I 've lost over half a stone on my How-To-Stop-Them-Laughing-On-The-Beach diet , I 'm taking more exercise and generally feeling better all round . |
| 13 | I 'm taking this matter to the highest authority . ’ |
| 14 | I 've already been asked why on earth I 'm taking this job in a rugby town . |
| 15 | But at Banbury 's open air pool few appeared to be taking much notice . |
| 16 | Kerry says neighbours have also suffered at the hands of thieves , but says that the police seem to be taking little interest . |
| 17 | On the wave of redundancies which has hit London hard since Christmas , Mr Ainslie noted that sufficient cost-cutting had now been achieved but that Mrs Brooks would be taking that area in hand . |
| 18 | Users in this group were not known to be taking any drug other than cannabis ( though , like any drug user , they may have taken other drugs without official knowledge of this ) . |
| 19 | Police , who were forced to intervene , said later they would not be taking any action . |
| 20 | He said he was not injured and would not be taking any action about the incident . |
| 21 | If so , the Government should be taking another look at the amount of grant that that council receives . |
| 22 | Next week we shall be taking another look at education , and in particular comprehensive schools . |
| 23 | " She 'll be taking another name at confirmation , I assume . |
| 24 | I wonder whether , if Labour Members present were Members not of this but of a similar Parliament in an eastern European country or in Russia , they would be taking this attitude . |
| 25 | Foster apologised and replaced the stumps immediately , but Essex secretary Peter Edwards confirmed today : ‘ We will be taking some action . |
| 26 | Frequently patients respond to a small dose and indeed some patients may be very sensitive to this drug and care needs to be taken that hypoglycaemia does not occur . |
| 27 | Thenceforward it was to be taken that Parliament had only conferred the decision-making power on the basis that it was to be exercised on the correct legal basis : a misdirection in law in making the decision therefore rendered the decision ultra vires . |
| 28 | The languages offered are French ( post ‘ A ’ level ) , Spanish ( post ‘ A ’ level ) and German ( which may be taken either post ‘ A ’ level or ab initio ) . |
| 29 | Mr Stewart added : ‘ If there is a snagging and should the fishing vessel not have a pinger attached to its gear , that should not be taken some way as meaning that the fishing vessel having contributed to her own misfortune . |
| 30 | The weekend breaks can be taken any weekend ( subject to availability ) until May 31 ( except the Easter weekend April 9–12 ) and takes in Friday and Saturday nights , going home on Sunday , with dinners on the Friday and Saturday and breakfasts on Saturday and Sunday . |