Example sentences of "taking [adv prt] [noun sg] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | There is a crucial role for partnerships in taking on responsibility for the local co-ordination of education . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | So in a sense community charge was being watered down as a factor by the state taking over payment in a sense . |
| 5 | Semiconductor industry top ten tables show the Japanese industry apparently taking over leadership from the USA around 1985 . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | It is also taking over responsibility from the DoH for the Council of Europe fellowships and World Health Organisation fellowships . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | He wrote on art and architecture in collaboration with John Betjeman , taking over control of the Shell Guides to Britain from the poet . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | 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 ] . |
| 12 | ‘ Are you taking up boxing as a hobby ? ’ |
| 13 | 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 ’ ) . |
| 14 | His adoption led to his taking up work with the deaf . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | Two hours ’ rest before taking up position for the attack . |
| 17 | For a speaker of English as a mother tongue , taking up EFL as a career is a quixotic choice , full of opportunities but also full of uncertainties and pitfalls . |
| 18 | From travelling around I get the impression that , although they say they want to , most branches have other concerns which prevent them from taking up recruitment in an effective way . |
| 19 | ( b ) If the law requires updating this can be done without taking up time on the floor of the House . |
| 20 | But now , on the city 's 350th anniversary , after a decade of preparation , the MAC has moved to the city centre , taking up residence in a new C$33 million building on the Place des Arts , the centrally located cultural centre already home to the city 's orchestra , opera and the Grands Ballets Canadiens . |
| 21 | inform about society , thus continuing the induction of pupils which they are already experiencing into the tradition which is theirs by virtue either of birth or of taking up residence in a country . |
| 22 | Everyone agreed that the loss of eyesight was a consequence of the animals taking up residence in an environment with no light , but the Lamarckians argued that the inherited effects of disuse provided a better explanation of the process than natural selection . |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | This may be done simply by taking up residence in the area , without saying anything to anyone other than the organization sponsoring the research . |
| 25 | 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 . |
| 26 | Valerie Archibald has kept the West Coast moving the Medau way since taking up residence in the mid '80s . |