Example sentences of "taking the [adj] [noun] from " in BNC.
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| 1 | Tullivers , as it was called , had been the home of old Admiral Josiah Trigg and his sister Lucy for almost thirty years , and when he died , suddenly one hot afternoon , after taking the sharp hill from the town at a spanking pace , his sister continued to muddle along in a vague , amiable daze for another eighteen months before succumbing to bronchitis . |
| 2 | The European Commission has issued a draft Council directive , and negotiations are currently taking place to determine its final form : in general , it proceeds by taking the strictest protections from national law as the new European standard . |
| 3 | ‘ There are always exceptions to the rule , ’ he said flatly , taking the laden tray from her hands and turning to go along the terrace to the dining-room . |
| 4 | The diagram shows the second transfer tool taking the three stitches from right to the three empty needles at the left . |
| 5 | Most radio stations in non-NPN states had already stopped taking the national news from FRCN in Lagos , and so it is probable that they too ignored the event . |
| 6 | ‘ Ah , there it is , ’ Signe said , coming back into the room and taking the cold coffee from me . |
| 7 | In spite of the 190bhp power output capable of taking the little car from standstill to 60mph in under seven seconds and on to double the UK speed limit , it is that smoothness and flexibility that impress rather than the muscle . |
| 8 | Travellers , taking the main road from Paris to Madrid , entered Spain through the steep green hills of the Basque Provinces ; returning thither from the burnt highlands of Castile they were ‘ revived by the sight of a rich studied culture , a clean-looking smiling people , good furniture , neat houses , fine woods , good roads and safe bridges ’ . |
| 9 | Taking effect from Nov. 18 , the reforms included ( i ) a 331/3 per cent devaluation of the currency , with an initial base exchange rate of 90 new kwanzas to the United States dollar ; ( ii ) a reduction in personal income tax , taking the top rate from 40 per cent of earned income to 15 per cent ; ( iii ) reduced consumer taxes ; ( iv ) the lifting of price ceilings on all commodities except soap , cooking oil , rice , sugar and baby milk ; ( v ) a new salary scale for public-sector workers , to compensate for the withdrawal of ration cards which had allowed them to buy goods at low prices ; and ( vi ) a minimum national salary of 12,000 kwanzas . |
| 10 | ‘ Of course , ’ Chen said , taking the big handgun from inside his jacket and handing it across . |