Example sentences of "take [noun sg] [adv] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This senseless slaughter takes place merely to try to catch a few extra tuna , and in fact the tuna caught through this method amounts to only about 5 per cent of the world 's total catch . |
| 2 | Jean-Paul thinks the French brought prosperity to a poor country , and he goes on believing it because he takes care never to set foot outside the European quarter . |
| 3 | Will he dissociate himself from that comment and will he take action today to see that the hon. Gentleman concerned is ’ liberated ’ from his ministerial duties ? |
| 4 | Venables laughed off suggestions he should take control now to rescue the nation 's American Dream . |
| 5 | I 'll take care never to do it again . |
| 6 | It did n't take Matron long to realize that something was going on and put a stop to it . ’ |
| 7 | If you will need to relate what someone said or did take time beforehand to remember it clearly and note it down . |
| 8 | And when he pointed out that these were Irish , not British Trade unions they were talking about , it was sadly admitted that the English disease had poisoned the minds of many impressionable Irish trade unionists and that it would of course take time entirely to eradicate malign English influences from the land of Saints and Scholars . |
| 9 | As indicators showed that the quality of air fell to " very poor " in some areas , the government issued a health warning and urged people in London and other cities not to use their cars unless absolutely necessary , asthmatics and people with chest complaints to stay indoors , and those taking exercise outdoors to stop doing so until conditions changed . |
| 10 | She works intensively from nine to six , skipping lunch and often taking work home to do after her two children , William , 9 , and Charlotte , 7 , have gone to bed . |
| 11 | Many of the day 's activities took place indoors to escape the heavy rain . |
| 12 | Mrs Westaway took Breeze upstairs to wash her hands and face while Roger went round to Sunset Cottage to explain matters to Susan . |
| 13 | Hope looked down the fell where Colonel and Mrs Moore were strolling with unskilful aimlessness , taking care never to look up towards the two figures on the rump of mountain . |
| 14 | ‘ Independently of climbing over rocks and fallen stumps of trees , the sportsman has to creep and crawl beneath and among the branches with the utmost caution , taking care only to advance when the bird 's attention is occupied in singing , or in scratching up the leaves in search of food ; to watch its actions it is necessary to remain perfectly motionless , not venturing to move even in the slightest degree , or it vanishes from sight as if by magic … |
| 15 | 193 , that a member state might make the right of its fishing vessels to fish against national quotas subject to those vessels ' having a real economic link with that state , it took care expressly to stipulate that the link had to concern only the relations between that vessel 's fishing operations and the populations dependent on fisheries and related industries : see p. 222 , para. 27 . |
| 16 | He took care never to stay with her for more than twenty minutes , obeying both the spirit and the letter of Anthony 's orders , but he tried to give her a clear account of the eight days Kesselring had spent in the witness box , watching her face all the time for signs of boredom or exhaustion . |
| 17 | LADBROKES , reportedly swamped with election bets , ( at highly-profitable margins ) , still took time yesterday to take anticipatory action before the participation of Musicale and Hatoof in today 's 1,000 Guineas trials at Newbury and Maisons-Laffitte respectively . |
| 18 | The transfer had taken place only to avoid UK death duties . |
| 19 | ( We have taken care here to ensure that an unscrupulous user could not make use of the calculus of expressions to reason about the large scale structure of programs . |
| 20 | I have taken care never to open a book since … |
| 21 | Arthur Scargill , president of the National Union of Mineworkers , has called on other trade unionists to take action today to defend the coal industry , which is being run down despite the Government 's rescue package reprieving 12 of the original 31 pits earmarked for closure . |
| 22 | Take action immediately to rectify the problem at source . |
| 23 | Take action today to eliminate the resources and expenditure which have no contribution link to profit . |
| 24 | Take cover now to beat redundancy nightmare |
| 25 | It is better , though , for you to restrain your natural impatience to make a start , and take time instead to read the book of instructions before you begin pressing any of the buttons . |
| 26 | As the provision of day beds ought to be the responsibility of the trusts , will the Secretary of State take time today to condemn Labour 's vicious attacks on those individuals who have been selected to help run the trusts ? |
| 27 | Will my right hon. Friend take time today to congratulate those who are running successful neighbourhood watch schemes in Dartford ? |
| 28 | Will my hon. Friend take time today to congratulate the doctors and staff at Ormskirk district general hospital who are second in the country in respect of their waiting list register , with 94 per cent . |
| 29 | Will the Prime Minister take time today to meet the Home Secretary to discuss how the Government should respond to the letter they have received from the mayor of Conservative-controlled Bexley drawing attention to the 140 per cent . |