Example sentences of "it take [pos pn] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But a few hundred enthusiasts were all that was needed to make these dirty little flying mice a protected species , free to flit and , well , leave droppings , wherever it takes their fancy under the 1981 Wildlife and Countryside Act . |
| 2 | The men also look very fine in their long curly wigs ( even if it takes their partners a little while to get used to them ) . |
| 3 | She says she gets bad asthma and ca n't swallow very easily , which means it takes her ages to eat her meals . |
| 4 | It takes her mind off other things , " he said savagely , remembering the note the Madam had received offering her some of the stolen Irish Crown Jewels . |
| 5 | It takes its structure from a set of correspondences between elements and persons , and the old definition of temperament as a mixture of qualities is present to the reader 's mind — the same definition that permits us to think of Faussone as a part of Levi , or as his alter ego . |
| 6 | The company that requires us to pay out the smallest subsidy will be given the franchise and allow to use or probably allow to decay a facility that 's been established over the years while it takes its profit and distributes them to its shareholders . |
| 7 | It takes its cue from other kinds of liberation , and rests the call for Animal Liberation on the recognition of the rights of nonhuman animals , including in particular their right not to be treated as mere means to human ends . |
| 8 | The video is a shoddy deal , though , with muffled sound and only lip service paid to the Mother Of All Rockumentaries from which it takes its title . |
| 9 | It takes its name from Betchworth Castle , a medieval mansion that was altered in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries but is now a ruin . |
| 10 | There go right to see the Palazzo Erba-Odescalchi , a sumptuous palazzo built by the Cusani family in the early 1500s , although it takes its name from a later Archbishop who used it as his palace in the eighteenth-century . |
| 11 | It takes its name from the Norse word ‘ lax ’ meaning salmon , which once swam in the river . |
| 12 | It takes its name from Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights : ‘ Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression ’ . |
| 13 | Originally a Roman colony , legend has it that it takes its name from the first lord of its castle Rufus , Marquis of Obertenghi , who had thick red hair , or , perhaps more romantically , that it is named after the sunset hues which turn the mountain here from a gentle rose to red each evening . |
| 14 | It takes its name from one of the first cases in which such an injunction was granted , Mareva Compania Naviera S.A . |
| 15 | The association was founded in 1965 ( on 21 June , from which it takes its name ) , when some 80% of all school teachers staged a demonstration to protest against a new " Law of Retirements " , which increased by one third the period of service necessary to qualify for a pension . |
| 16 | A point which sprang to mind here to complicate the issue surrounds cheese which is made in several places , including the one after which it takes its name . |
| 17 | It takes its inspiration from the Eastern idea of nirvana , ‘ a few drops of serenity ’ . |
| 18 | In short , what this has to do with modern poetry is very clear ; what it has to do with modern criticism is not clear at all , since that criticism has , as we have seen , no vocabulary for dealing with it , and moves further and further from finding such a vocabulary , the more it takes its lead from linguisticians like Saussure and Jakobson . |
| 19 | Employment Secretary Michael Howard warned that the tourism industry 's " glittering prospects will be tarnished unless it takes its responsibilities to the environment seriously . " |
| 20 | Harbour commissioner Frank Sluman said : ‘ The sea is a cruel master and it takes its toll over the years . ’ |
| 21 | ‘ The physical thing with the feedback , y'know , it takes its toll on you when you play really loud . |
| 22 | ‘ I know a life like that makes a good story but it takes its toll on the person . |
| 23 | Birthday Offering Precise and accurately placed enchaînements and éaulement give a clear definition to each step and pose as it takes its place in a perfectly balanced design . |
| 24 | Then it takes its place over a period of time within the wider teaching of the principles , planning and practice of worship , enabling the ordinand to explore the theological and practical importance of music in an appropriate context . |
| 25 | It takes its place among a range of other aids we use quite regularly , so we have to decide what its strengths are . |
| 26 | ‘ It takes our armies two days to assemble , ’ Wellington explained . |
| 27 | Remember , it takes your skin between 24 and 48 hours to start producing melanin , which will not only give your skin colour but some natural protection , too . |
| 28 | If , through your aggression , you control what I do , it takes your time and energy to supervise me , thus creating a paradoxical self-imposed servitude . |
| 29 | You do n't listen to what he 's saying because you know just it just becomes so it takes your attention away . |
| 30 | People are very understanding and really if you talk to people and have an interesting time , it takes your mind off yourself . |