Example sentences of "to take a [adj] [noun] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ What sixteen-year-old is going to take a thirteen-year-old home to meet his oldies ? |
| 2 | Development banks tend to take a long time to evaluate a project and are likely to impose conditions such as putting out all construction and equipment contracts to competitive tender . |
| 3 | It seemed to take a long time to reach the end of the wall and I was about to turn right towards the door of the farm kitchen when from my left I heard the sudden rattle of a chain then a roaring creature launched itself at me , bayed once , mightily , into my face and was gone . |
| 4 | You 'll have to take a good swim to find him the night , over to Holland , I 'd say . |
| 5 | D'Arcy decided to take a new tack to loosen the straitjacket he could foresee Tanner placing on his options to negotiate . |
| 6 | He had to take a deep breath to stop himself tasting the delicate spot again . |
| 7 | ‘ The thing about it is ’ , the fellow said , ‘ you have to take a deep breath to light up , and that does it , that stops the crying . ’ … |
| 8 | After four months in the West End , Crawford was ordered by doctors to take a twelve-day rest to recover from a severe back strain , but he returned in time to appear in front of Prince Charles . |
| 9 | If the meaning of attitudes changes as the rhetorical context changes , then it is necessary to take a historical perspective to note changes over time . |
| 10 | You do n't have to take a medical examination to join AA Hospital Plus : in fact , your acceptance is guaranteed . |
| 11 | This experienced man 's disquiet stemmed from the fact that the taking of a statutory sample , while visible in the organization , is ( as he saw it ) a potentially inefficient use of an officer 's time , and the pressure to take a formal sample to show up well in the league tables placed an improper constraint on the discretion necessary to do the job efficiently . |
| 12 | Unlike some of his neighbours , President Mugabe is in a position to take a relaxed attitude to dissent . |
| 13 | There is a need to take a proactive stance to develop social work with elderly people and their families , as the welfare state contracts , and a mixed economy of welfare emerges . |
| 14 | This time I had to take a double dose to return to my old shape . |
| 15 | There was that very nice place in Keswick where he 'd always longed to take a smart woman to stay a day or two . |
| 16 | In late September the Council approved a list of 109 candidates , while requiring 60 other candidates to take a written test to establish their credentials as mujtahids ( those qualified to interpret the Koran and to issue judgements ) . |
| 17 | General practitioners do not have to be fundholders to take a contracting approach to improve communication with social workers . |
| 18 | Malaysia 's Agriculture Minister Sanusi Junid said ASEAN had agreed to take a common stand to discourage similar actions by other countries . |