Example sentences of "take some [noun] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 Out of this , the owner of the whole building supposedly takes some responsibility for certain external damage to the fabric of the building .
2 Chub fishing with natural baits , such as slugs , snails , small fish , crayfish , shrimp , prawn and worms , takes some beating during the hot , low-water , summer months .
3 In a fourth part the objection takes some strength from the truth that , as in this case , our conceptions of particular causal circumstances , by certain possible comparisons , are inadequate .
4 On the whole for someone who takes some interest in serious music it was a worthwhile and memorable experience .
5 After ploughing and reseeding , it takes some years for the soil to recover its stable structure , and the grass roots to develop their full strength .
6 It takes some years for the populace to realize that couples need not conceive so many children merely to ensure the survival of two or three .
7 It takes some sort of public document for people to get you out of a rut . ‘
8 It takes some time for a breach of contract claim to reach a trial .
9 Besides which , it takes some time for a new general to adapt to his command , and time was something we did not have . ’
10 It takes some weeks for the normal bowel bacteria to adjust .
11 This description of the extended professional takes some account of Stenhouse 's criticism of Hoyle 's earlier formulation which seemed to emphasise an uncritical acceptance of theory and consequently reduced teacher autonomy .
12 In particular , the focus on the form of restrictive agreements , rather than on their effects , means that careful drafting can take some agreements between firms outside the scope of the legislation .
13 ‘ Could we not take some part in your work ? ’
14 I 'm only gon na take some money in me pocket .
15 It had to be done in the night , they explained , when there was nobody about and we could take some home with us providing we kept our mouths shut .
16 I wan na take some home with me .
17 As an initial pointer towards this counter-movement within respectable opinion , we can take some remarks by Robert Baden-Powell , the founder of the Boy Scout movement , in an address to a conference on juvenile crime .
18 But operating profits improved in the second half and the company can take some credit for the reduction in gearing to just 5 p.c .
19 Both bodies must take some credit for the fact that dissatisfaction with a finished product is rare , and refusal to pay unheard of .
20 Despite Leicester 's pressure the Tranmere goalkeeper was not as active as he should have been although his defence must take some credit for that .
21 Yeah , I would take some credit for that but you 've got to remember that in Fleetwood Mac I was working with great writers and great singers . ’
22 Before the hon. Gentleman moves on from his point about the proposal to locate the health common services authority in the old BBC offices at Gabalfa , perhaps I may take some credit for that not having come to pass .
23 I note that the C E C is opposing this , but I feel that maybe they 've missed the points and the branch should actually take some responsibility for this because the wording could be better , we concede that point .
24 Em , I mean that 's good at way I am I think , that what we ought to do is to seek to erm , suggest to the Commission that York should take more of the Commission 's total workload , I E to erm take some work from Coventry , and possibly also do a compensating transfer between London and Coventry .
25 And on the Jimmy Young Show , as the news of Telecom 's unannounced increase in charges was discussed : ‘ Well , said Jimmy , brightly , ‘ let's take some calls on this issue and the first one is Mrs so-and-so from whatnot … ’ and , yes you 've guessed it , what did Mrs so-and-so from whatnot have to say ?
26 Right , we 'll take some calls after this , starting with Humphrey from Kew , David from Pinner and Bob from Edgeware .
27 If I wanted I could take some revenge on him , which would also — some puny power — be a bitter reproach to my own pointless life .
28 Perhaps the royal family itself must take some blame for the manic British obsession with its affairs .
29 ‘ I thought it might take some while for the outside world to learn of .
30 It clearly will not take immediate effect , there is a lot of housing allocations and permissions in the pipeline as it were , so it will take some while for it to wash through the system .
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