Example sentences of "are taking the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some are reluctantly accumulating properties in the hope that prices will firm up later this year ; others are taking the best prices they can get , without waiting . |
| 2 | Meet the new breed of enchantress , the spell-binding women who are taking the male bastille and giving it some earthily female perspective . |
| 3 | Even so , we are taking the first steps in a long journey towards an understanding of the body clock and the way it adjusts to our environment . |
| 4 | Soviet officials are taking the cruise-missile threat very seriously , though , bearing in mind that they also face similar weapons carried by B52 bombers and nuclear submarines . |
| 5 | Students are often uncertain whether they are taking the right kind of notes to help them survive and succeed at college . |
| 6 | ‘ Are you sure you are taking the right course of action ? ’ |
| 7 | I feel sorry for people that are dumped into a civilisation such as ours and they are taking the sticky end of the stick in these low-rated factories . |
| 8 | An increasing number of people are taking the heady step of starting their own business . |
| 9 | Hannon also saddled four winners on Wednesday and the stable 's long-serving travelling head lad Taffy Williams quipped : ‘ We are taking the stable cat to the races tomorrow , and Mr Hannon is sure he 'll win too ! ’ |
| 10 | It is clear that firms are taking the regulatory regime seriously ; nearly all have taken steps to comply with audit regulations . |
| 11 | Tanjung said : ‘ Witnesses claim that police are taking the arrested demonstrators to the central Timisoara square , where they beat them up and stab them with bayonets , before shoving them into lorries and driving them away no one knows where . ’ |