Example sentences of "it take [adv prt] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Once a project is on a donor 's priority list it takes on a life of its own , and may become unstoppable . |
| 2 | Clearly it takes on a further significance in the context of the discussion in this paper . |
| 3 | Gold in its natural form glows deep amber yellow , but when mixed with the various alloys it takes on a variety of hues . |
| 4 | Over half of that can be eliminated by buying British , so marketing can produce considerable improvement and it takes on a new and dramatic urgency . |
| 5 | I mean , if you 've got a fuzzy-sounding guitar running through everything it takes up a lot of space in the mix . |
| 6 | One eye shifts right round the body so that it takes up a position alongside the other . |
| 7 | In addition it takes up a lot more room than its rival although , even in copy protected form , it can be installed on a Winchester without needing a key disk . |
| 8 | It is n't a large place , but it takes up a lot of your time . ’ |
| 9 | But anyway I know it takes up a lot of time and a lot of our columns . |
| 10 | Apparently they have had people calling in saying , ‘ please could I speak to Sue ’ , and that could be anybody , and then the switchboard has to go through the rigmarole of saying , ‘ what 's it all about , do you know where the person works , can you give me a bit more information ’ , and it takes up a lot more of their time , so please , if you 're leaving a message for somebody to call you back , leave your full name and your extension number . |
| 11 | It takes out a blue tag printed with the words ‘ Staff in confidence ’ and sticks it into the space on the label . |
| 12 | The loco remained in service until 1947 but those final years saw it take on a neglected appearance but it remained at Gorton intact until 1950 . |
| 13 | It took over a year of counselling and treatment to restore Renate to a semblance of ordinary life . |
| 14 | It took over a month for the reassessment to be worked out — worth almost £600 . |
| 15 | Rising initially in a vertical plume for many thousands of metres , and then spreading out laterally in the upper atmosphere , it took on a shape rather like that of a pine tree , with a trunk and branches . |
| 16 | As an example , the Lewis Association was formed in the 1930's , and it took on a life of its own by promoting research and by issuing booklets . |
| 17 | On Hong Kong this year it took on a slightly different connotation . |
| 18 | The looseness of the syntax was a familiar symptom enough , but coupled with the handwriting it took on a more sinister light , for the writing was one of those faint , regular , carefully-looped hands which indicate an underlying antipathy to the written word . |
| 19 | It took on a a whole new lease of life . |
| 20 | It took up a lot of space , but the facts were few . |
| 21 | That occurred although it took up a large slice of their already-depleted income , and they also ran the risk of getting lung cancer and other smoking related diseases , and placed the health of their children in jeopardy . |
| 22 | What could be more appropriate than for it to take on a great nineteenth-century house to complement the seventeenth- and eighteenth-century interiors at Ham and Osterley ? |