Example sentences of "we take a [adj] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ Ooh , could we take a closer look ? ’
2 ‘ In that case , shall we take a brief walk up on deck ?
3 We took a circuitous route . ’
4 Consequently , we took a middle course .
5 We took a two-centre holiday , bidding yassou to Kos and yassou to Rhodes .
6 When he did show signs of depression I could usually shake him out of it , and we took a schoolboyish delight in finding ways to disconcert Ralph 's snooty man , Talbot , who brought morning coffee and afternoon tea up to the library , and evidently disapproved or both us and our enterprise .
7 We took a first-class carriage to ourselves .
8 We took a strategic decision to leave the commodity polyester business , ’ Coleman said .
9 The House will recall that we took a strong lead in the international effort to help the Kurds in Iraq .
10 We took a rickety public bus with him twenty miles out of town and then struck out on foot for several hours into the wilderness .
11 And then we took a remote truck down to Carl 's house and did a few things in his den .
12 We took a scented white sylvaner from Friuli , far away near the Yugoslav frontier .
13 We took a first look at the pay and file provisions with the non-tax specialist in mind ( see ACCOUNTANCY , April , p 80 ) .
14 And Fergie honestly admitted of his shock £1million signing from Cambridge : ‘ We took a long time assessing him .
15 He said : ‘ The conditions were difficult for everyone and we took a good decision to wait until the last half-hour before doing our 12 laps .
16 ‘ Perhaps if we took a good running jump — ’ he began .
17 we took a dozen with us
18 The shots had sounded from the hills somewhere to the north , and rather than wasting time on the main path that rose with the gentle contours of the valley , we took a short cut up the steep , almost sheer , cliff behind the houses .
19 Although there 's a trail , walking up in the sunshine would be quite unpleasant , so we took a short ride on the incline railway to a more acceptable horizontal trail .
20 We can thus put our study on a firmer basis of observation and evidence than if we took a broader domain .
21 I think the message is there that er we took a dim view of it and we have now
22 So what we done , we took a big bag full of food did n't we , like , every week somebody brings home another tin of ham , a tin of corned beef , tin of beans , or a packet of biscuits and then er , at
23 Holden was missing for 18 minutes and Reid admitted : ‘ We took a calculated gamble by not replacing Rick — and it did not come off . ’
24 In Bechar , we took a wrong turning and drove to the gates of an army barracks .
25 He presented the mali and myself with a hookah and while we took a preliminary suck , we were introduced to the other guests .
26 It 's time we took a stronger line with wild-eyed enthusiasts who do n't think through the full consequences of their soft-hearted feelings .
27 Now that the Government is giving tax relief on private health insurance we took a fresh look at all the schemes which qualify .
28 We took a two-hour tour of South London with Eva drinking Guinness and hanging out the window cheering as we passed down the Old Kent Road , stopping beside the famous site of Dr Lal 's surgery and the dance hall of love , where Mum met Dad and fell .
29 We found the nest with two brown spotted eggs , and the pair hovered overhead as we took a quick look , giving me a chance to photograph them against the blue Arctic sky .
30 There are many lessons we can learn from other animals , to our great and continuing advantage , and it is high time we took a little while to sit and stare at the other creatures with which we share the earth .
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