Example sentences of "is take the [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | What I should do is take the first one tonight . |
| 2 | THE British Government is taking the first tentative steps to standardise the computers and computer equipment that are bought by civil servants . |
| 3 | Mute 's stance follows the news that music industry magazine Music Week is taking the first step to redefining the term ‘ independent ’ by running ‘ a genre chart open to all-comers ’ , next to ‘ an old-style distribution chart ’ , from September 19 . |
| 4 | Ian Pardoe , a Herefordshire fruit farmer , is taking the last of his apples to the market . |
| 5 | A good way of gauging whether the dogs are owner or dog-attached in a two-dog environment is to take the second dog for a quick walk , leaving the first at home ; when you return , the first dog will almost certainly greet you first . |
| 6 | Indeed , to combine a noun with a verb , he says , ‘ is to take the first step toward narrative ’ ( 1969 : 84 ) . |