Example sentences of "for take the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mrs Slewy has been in trouble for taking the cancer-box from the counter in Mock 's . |
| 2 | He also criticised the commission for taking the decision in private . |
| 3 | Responsibility for taking the decision to imprison a person before trial is shared between the police , Crown Prosecution Service and the courts . |
| 4 | ‘ And it 's not uncommon for them to blame each other , as they get older , for taking the decision not to have a family . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ And it 's not uncommon for them to blame each other , as they get older , for taking the decision not to have a family . ’ |
| 6 | I 'd lastly like to say a thank you to Kevin , because I think , as a man , it is obviously more difficult for him to broach this subject , and he 's been pursuing this through APEX through for a very long time , and has worked extremely hard , so I 'd like to say thank you to him , and thank you to you now for taking the message back home . |
| 7 | A vote given or poll demanded by proxy or by the duly authorised corporate representative of a recognised body shall be valid notwithstanding the previous determination of the authority of the person voting or demanding a poll unless notice of the determination was received by the Company at the office or at such other place at which the instrument of proxy was duly deposited before the commencement of the meeting or adjourned meeting at which the vote is given or the poll demanded or ( in the case of a poll taken otherwise than on the same day as the meeting or adjourned meeting ) the time appointed for taking the poll . |
| 8 | A vote given or poll demanded by proxy or by the duly authorised corporate representative of a recognised body shall be valid notwithstanding the previous determination of the authority of the person voting or demanding a poll unless notice of the determination was received by the Company at the office or at such other place at which the instrument of proxy was duly deposited before the commencement of the meeting or adjourned meeting at which the vote is given or the poll demanded or ( in the case of a poll taken otherwise than on the same day as the meeting or adjourned meeting ) the time appointed for taking the poll . |
| 9 | Miss Knox 's solicitor Rosemary Nelson praised her courage for taking the case and said she hoped who would offer encouragement to other women in a similar position . |
| 10 | I 'm quite weary of doing it with a , with a full set and everything it 's , it 's , it 's , awfully tiring for taking the system |
| 11 | And the gentleman who said that it 's quite easy but er they need to handled carefully , but you need to get the council in , who will charge for taking the nest away . |
| 12 | No one was henceforth to suffer death or mutilation for taking the king 's deer : the penalties were to be limited to amercement , imprisonment or exile . |
| 13 | At Gloucester in July 1634 the judges ' proceedings were based partly upon the 800 presentments made at the swanimote held in the Forest of Dean in the previous month : 420 of these for unlawfully cutting and selling woods , 260 for illegal inclosures and other encroachments , 80 for taking the king 's game and 10 for unauthorized operation of ironworks . |
| 14 | This is just fine for taking the patient 's temperature , and assessing its current condition , but for a feel for the long-term overall health of our business the opinions from author 's agents are a better guide . |
| 15 | Congratulations to Lucy Jackson for taking the opportunity to run Medau classes during August and September at the Pineapple Centre in London , and for her recent success in publicising Medau in various national magazines and local newspapers . |
| 16 | Whatever actual technique we use for taking the sample the key thing is that everyone should be ‘ on the list ’ in the first place . |
| 17 | A top public school has expelled three pupils for taking the drug L-S-D . |
| 18 | Saxton was talking for the first time since being sent home from Barcelona for taking the drug Clenbuterol . |
| 19 | She just hoped that the lady would not charge too much for taking the child off her hands . |
| 20 | They were well placed for taking the offensive , being 200 miles behind the enemy front line and 150 miles south of the coastal plain . |
| 21 | Summoned before the Protector , Simpson boldly accused him to his face of treason , for taking the government upon himself . |
| 22 | Ever a man for taking the particular to exhibit the general , this allowed him a global crack at the Scots : he claimed that they were not interested in doing anything unless it had natural awkwardness in it : ‘ What can not be done without some uncommon trouble or particular expedient , will not often be done at all . |
| 23 | She hurried on to Horsfall Woods , stopping only at a sweetshop to buy a raspberry lollipop with the threepence Rosalind had given her for taking the letter . |
| 24 | The BHRCA is to be applauded for taking the initiative on this issue , but if the joint congress is to receive the whole-hearted support of other leading organisations , it is important that no single ‘ lead organisation ’ should take ownership . |
| 25 | I have therefore been considering the case for taking the initiative and disclosing details of the Committee structure . |
| 26 | ‘ The USTA is to be congratulated for taking the initiative in providing counselling for some of our nation 's promising junior players , ’ enthused Arthur Ashe , who attended the workshop despite the recent publicity surrounding his announcement to the press that he had contracted the Aids virus . |
| 27 | Unless , therefore , we decide to resist the proposal , however strong may be its supporters in the House of Commons , there is much to be said for taking the initiative and inserting in the Bill , as introduced , a clause for the abolition of the death penalty . |
| 28 | An important son was Nebo , who was later deified as the god of learning , for taking the gift of written language to other kingdoms . |
| 29 | ‘ A woman 's touch is unbeatable for taking the heat out of potentially aggressive moments ’ says advertising account executive Diana . |
| 30 | which is useful for taking the heat off the window itself in the Summer . |