Example sentences of "he [be] taking [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Ted Hill , the Labour Party agent , has told the Enfield Advertiser that he is taking legal advice about this .
2 He is taking early retirement in order to concentrate his formidable energies on teaching adults .
3 In the debate , The Prime Minister said he is taking full responsibility for the actions of the Chancellor .
4 EVERYONE is entitled to their opinion , and while I agree with Joe Hyam 's concerning service charges ( Caterer , 15–21 August ) , I feel he is taking unfair advantage of his position to have a go at people who do not do things the ‘ Joe Hyam ’ way .
5 Now his father says he 's taking legal action against the hospital .
6 Professor Brighouse wo n't say definitely whether he 's taking legal action against Mr Patten .
7 If it is in fact a notional surplus , then why is the employer allowed to take money out of that notional surplus , he 's taking real money out of from a notional surplus , it should not be allowed .
8 He 's taking half day tomorrow and all day Friday .
9 It 's not as if he 's taking voluntary retirement .
10 We need to know if he 's taking any medication . ’
11 Well , it now seemed that there was someone he wanted to see in Glasgow , so he was taking this chance to fit that in .
12 By September 1940 he was taking British survival for granted and predicting American intervention .
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