Example sentences of "and take [adv prt] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Comes home — and takes over the house . |
| 2 | When the male of the group dies , the biggest female in the harem quickly changes into a male and takes over the group . |
| 3 | On the wrasse territory , a male defends a harem of females ; when the male dies , one of the females changes sex and takes over the harem . |
| 4 | In this variation on a very traditional recipe , the fish is marinaded in lime juice and takes on a white , cooked appearance . |
| 5 | In the other half of the picture the shoulder-line tilts towards us … and the face retreats and takes on a mask-like , wall-like quality ’ , wrote John Russell . |
| 6 | And takes on a surprising amount of colour : RED , naturally . |
| 7 | Vertical loyalties within groups are taken to be the common base for the preservation of conformity as each individual knows their place and takes on a role consistent with that place . |
| 8 | He befriends a battered child , stays faithful to Tess Truchart despite the show stealing advances of Madonna 's Breathless Mahoney and takes on an all-star super cast of grotesques that include Al Pacino and Dustin ‘ Mumbles ’ Hoffman . |
| 9 | It was submitted that an owner can not turn his back on his property because when he purchases and takes on the responsibility of letting , he knows the property will in the course of time deteriorate . |
| 10 | As it is , the three months ' requirement in Northern Ireland results in the disentitlement to vote of persons who would undoubtedly be able to vote in Great Britain , for example any person previously resident only in Great Britain who abandons his old residence and takes up a new one in Northern Ireland within three months of the qualifying date . |
| 11 | That is expensive and takes up a good part of our income . ’ |
| 12 | The new system will run under MS-DOS or Windows , transmits at a faster 10Mbps than its predecessor and takes up a fifth less memory space : 37Kb on a satellite , 46Kb on a server . |
| 13 | The pigeon is released and takes up a stance nearby . |
| 14 | COMMANDER George Ness , head of Scotland Yard 's Flying Squad and tactical firearms unit , retires next week and takes up a new post with Securicor — whose cash delivery vans have been the target of the armed robbers his detectives risk their lives hunting down . |
| 15 | Nigel Carr is back in the Ulster fold and takes up a new responsibility as a selector |
| 16 | It is critical at this stage , though , that the head conveys positive messages and takes up the opportunities on offer . |
| 17 | Teclis returns to Ulthuan and takes up the position of High Loremaster in the Tower of Hoeth . |
| 18 | Robyn opens a drawer in her desk and takes out the appropriate chit . |
| 19 | Then she locks herself in one of the cubicles , puts her bag on the toilet seat , and takes out the tools of her trade : a red satin basque with suspenders attached , a pair of black lace panties , black fishnet stockings and shiny high-heeled shoes . |
| 20 | Her breasts became tender , she endured a faint queasiness in the mornings but no actual sickness and finally , her figure began to thicken and take on a matronly look . |
| 21 | It is the private world of the student 's mind that is at issue , a world that should expand and take on a rich array of colours , within the course of studies . |
| 22 | This change will allow the Gallery to set itself up permanently on a proper funding basis , with the possibility of a number of options : it could move into public ownership , either national or local ; alternatively , a private sponsor might come forward and take on the entire enterprise . |
| 23 | The disease causes its victims to waste away and take on the sharp outlines of a statue with the shiny , sickly pallid hue of marble as the disease destroys them . |
| 24 | It is at these times that fate may appear to step in and take over the proceedings . |
| 25 | ‘ However , I have received an assurance from the Post Office that in the event of the present franchisees not being able to find a buyer for the business , then the Post Office will step in and take over the running of the counter service again . ’ |
| 26 | Ace was tempted to move in and take out the sentries , but knew that it would be a foolish move , since they would be missed by the congregation when they arrived , who would thus be alerted . |
| 27 | agreed to take to set up and take down the stall and be there for most of the day . |
| 28 | Austerity was Britain 's peculiar reward for surviving World War II unbeaten at the cost of selling her foreign assets and taking on a crippling load of debt to the United States . |
| 29 | Banishing an old life and taking on a new life and character when the time seemed ripe was a very Indian thing to do . |
| 30 | Behind the trees the late afternoon sky was growing pale towards the horizon and taking on a pellucid apricot tint . |