Example sentences of "would take a [adj] view " in BNC.
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| 1 | Slim Gaillard 's Civilisation begins on 22 October on BBC 2 GIVEN the renewed popular interest in bebop , it might be supposed that drummer Max Roach , who came to prominence playing it , would take a pragmatic view of two movies which helped that resurgence : the Charlie Parker film Bird and Round Midnight , loosely based on the life of the pianist Bud Powell . |
| 2 | If she was well enough to formulate a view on the question - and at the present rate of progress it looked as if she might be — Elinor would take a dim view of the poisoning of Tibbles . |
| 3 | Unlike the 1970s Gas Board , Telecom has its hands tied by the regulator : the Office of Telecommunications would take a dim view of it cross-subsidising ISDN installation at the expense of another part of its business . |
| 4 | Certainly my bank manager would take a dim view if I were to indulge in widespread massive discounting — margins are not that generous to begin with ! |
| 5 | I hope that the Minister is not back-tracking on them because we would take a dim view of that . |