Example sentences of "taking [adv prt] [noun] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | No that 's right , as I say but erm anyway then after that when I left at say sixteen , you see , er er er a friend of ours who was a railway clerk at Needham Station came and told us that they were taking on girls on the Railway Company and would I like to do it and so of course I had to pass exams and er actually , can I read some notes that |
| 2 | In fact they spend so much time flying head first into burns , one would have thought they could save even more time by simply opening their mouths and taking on water without the inconvenience of having to reach for the day-glo bottle . |
| 3 | It became the last stop for taking on provisions for the large convoys of merchant and naval ships crossing the Atlantic . |
| 4 | There is a crucial role for partnerships in taking on responsibility for the local co-ordination of education . |
| 5 | Objections to the proposals essentially turn on the terms under which any devolution would take place , and the question of the competence and reliability of the organisations which would be taking on responsibility for the sites . |
| 6 | Buckinghamshire under 21s are taking on Yorkshire in the semi final of the county championship … kick-off is at 2 |
| 7 | Young John Lucas , who lived hard by and sat on Professor Ramsey 's head to recite Greek verbs , heard stories from his father of Ramsey taking on atheists in the university in public debate and wiping the floor with them . |
| 8 | Semiconductor industry top ten tables show the Japanese industry apparently taking over leadership from the USA around 1985 . |
| 9 | They have asked that we take that on , there is a report later in the agenda with detail on that , but as far as these papers are concerned that 's simply us taking over responsibility for the best part of two million pounds ' worth of spending which the health authority will refund to us by way of a section twenty eight grant . |
| 10 | It is also taking over responsibility from the DoH for the Council of Europe fellowships and World Health Organisation fellowships . |
| 11 | On 23 November 1917 , the Battalion entrained for Italy and , after a six day journey , arrived at Marseilles and from there along the French Riviera to Ventimiglia and on to Villa del Conte to become part of the XIXth Corps , taking over positions on the Piave , and then on the Asiago Plain . |
| 12 | This began operations in May 1950 , taking over responsibilities from the Red Cross and from the American Friends Service Committee . |
| 13 | Despite being Motorola 's only volume outlet for 88000-based CPU systems , the company would n't dream , he says , of taking over fabrication of the part from its owner , in the same way that Silicon Graphics Inc is swallowing its chip supplier . |
| 14 | He wrote on art and architecture in collaboration with John Betjeman , taking over control of the Shell Guides to Britain from the poet . |
| 15 | He thrust his hands deep into his pockets , hunching his shoulders as he continued , ‘ I met her at the party I threw to celebrate taking over control of the company . |
| 16 | In the dispute with the Supreme Soviet , each side accused the other of taking over control of the paper in violation of the June 1990 USSR law on press freedom [ see p. 37541 ] . |
| 17 | He made himself over by taking up body-building in the Scottish style — which is long and lean rather than pillows of bulk — and changed his name from Thomas to Sean ( in Edinburgh , he 's still universally known as ‘ Big Tam ’ ) . |
| 18 | His adoption led to his taking up work with the deaf . |
| 19 | Likewise , a dealer wo n't want a record taking up space in the racks of his or her shop unless he or she thinks the public will ask for it . |
| 20 | He reckoned that the islanders would be so devastated by the deaths of their children that they would be incapable of taking up arms against the invaders and , later , would be easily subjugated . |
| 21 | Two hours ’ rest before taking up position for the attack . |
| 22 | Iraqi troops begin taking up positions on the Saudi border . |
| 23 | Conflicting interpretations of this move saw it either as a sign that the armed forces were no longer capable of confronting internal subversion , or as an astute move aimed at allowing the guerrillas to save face and disarm before taking up seats in the Constitutional Assembly . |
| 24 | The reorganisation , which is likely to take seven weeks , will result in the food and drink section taking up 45pc of the floor space at the expense of the textiles section . |
| 25 | ( b ) If the law requires updating this can be done without taking up time on the floor of the House . |
| 26 | He was shut away in sanctuary with the female members of his family , whilst the king his brother and , as he told himself , every other male of importance in the realm , would shortly be taking up residence in the Tower . |
| 27 | This may be done simply by taking up residence in the area , without saying anything to anyone other than the organization sponsoring the research . |
| 28 | If you are a driver with a full licence giving LGV or PCV entitlement and that licence was issued by another Member State you may continue to use that licence for up to 12 months from taking up residence in the UK . |
| 29 | Valerie Archibald has kept the West Coast moving the Medau way since taking up residence in the mid '80s . |
| 30 | In contrast to non-enrollers , migrants did not stress financial or domestic factors as reasons for not taking up courses in the institutions studied . |