Example sentences of "take the [adj -er] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But there are clusters of miniature wood puffballs on the tree-stumps , and I find that chewing some of the white flesh takes the elder aftertang away . |
| 2 | Over a lifetime these two strategies yield almost the same number of offspring but an older male clearly needs the quicker success and he takes the greater risk . |
| 3 | The railway , built by Kitchener in 1897 as part of the reconquest of the Sudan , takes the shorter route and cuts across the desert . |
| 4 | He states that businesses with the highest investment intensity have the greatest chance of improving ROI when one takes the longer run into account . |
| 5 | Takes the younger age , reception age er |
| 6 | Obviously , you the supporters already accept that I must take the greater challenge when it comes . |
| 7 | Do you no , yeah , do you always take the lower figure there , cos it 's a sliding scale , is n't it . |
| 8 | Soon , it would take the better part of two days to pass between Famagusta and Kouklia . |
| 9 | We have suggested that a feature of leadership is the ability to stand back and take the wider perspective . |
| 10 | I can offer you half a day and then we can take the later flight . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ Well , I 'll take the smaller size , thank you . |
| 12 | McMillan said : ‘ There 's no way I 'll take the smaller share . |
| 13 | We will take the shorter route from Portela to Santo António da Serra , more commonly known as Santo da Serra ( 41km ) . |
| 14 | Erm market demand will take the easier site to develop first . |
| 15 | My second disaster of the trip happened in the very minute of taking the camper van onto the road . |
| 16 | ‘ The company is taking the wider view , being proactive over staff well-being . ’ |
| 17 | Those taking the later view claim : . |
| 18 | Librarians are no more gifted in taking the longer perspective than any other individuals , and will in the main react instinctively like most of the rest . |
| 19 | Not only did the existence of a divided society help fuel party tensions under William and Anne , but taking the longer perspective covered by this book as a whole , it might even be fair to suggest that the emergence of the party divide amongst the political elite was itself a symptom of the bitter divisions that already existed in this society , divisions which we have traced back to the Restoration in 1660 . |
| 20 | ‘ Taking the longer view , a healthy forest industry would save the costs of importing timber and provide employment and business opportunities , ’ said CPR Essex spokesman Edward Crowley . |
| 21 | ‘ It took the better part of an hour to get to brass tacks , but we managed it in the end , sir . ’ |
| 22 | The dominant females also had their share — Loukoum took the lower half , and Ondine had a good portion of the internal organs . |
| 23 | Miss Barbara Norrice , who took the earlier session at Quintin School , will be demonstrating the system taught by Veronica Sherwood . |
| 24 | In fact , of course , I did criticise them , although out of fear of my father I took the easier route and voiced that criticism upon my mother . |
| 25 | Who took the braver decision ? |
| 26 | In her agitation she had taken the longer route on to the Quay de Cologny . |
| 27 | Take the safer route and use exfoliators now and again , not too often , especially if you have a sensitive skin . |
| 28 | ‘ Few human geographers seem willing to come out of their national shells and take the wider view which would enable them to understand what is going on within their own countries ’ ( Thrift , 1986 , 62 ) . |
| 29 | They 've been told : take the lower interest rate — or lump it . |
| 30 | If we take the lower figure to work on , using 90 loads per day gives a cost of £6,750 per day . |