Example sentences of "to take [adv] [adj] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the case of ‘ minor events ’ which were arranged to cope with less complex proposals the programme was similar but scaled down to take only half a day . |
| 2 | And however silly it might sound to take so slight a fragment of the story , the possibility of doing so says perhaps as much about the richness of the opera as it does about the interests of the listener . |
| 3 | In one Lambeth family investigated by Mrs Pember Reeves , the expenditure on margarine doubled during the week the husband took over the family budgeting in the absence of his wife , simply because he allowed everyone to take as large a share as himself . |
| 4 | It was unheard of for Captain and Mrs Burrows to take even half a day off during their ministry , but there were times when the older children were close to tears over their exercise books . |
| 5 | BELVILLE : I have no reason to be ashamed of that duel you refer to since it was to save a friend , but suffer not your tongue to take too great a liberty with my Pamela . |
| 6 | Mr. Gardiner submitted that this case was neutral in relation to the Woolwich principle but I think that is to take too favourable a view of it . |
| 7 | The Americans were also worried by the British tendency to take too mild a view of Soviet intentions , an attitude which they feared might give rise to false hopes among the public in the West , and lessen support for the build-up of Nato . |
| 8 | I know how you feel , Daddy , but maybe it is better not to take too strong a stand . |
| 9 | It is not an advantage to a woman , and fatal to society , if women are allowed to take too important a role . |