Example sentences of "take [art] [adj] [noun] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Take the necessary time to define clearly what kind of information you want from the book(s) . |
| 2 | Take the necessary time to familiarise yourself with our reading Strategy ( Preview-Overview-Inview-Review ) , so that you can employ it quickly and effectively . |
| 3 | He offered common sense advice such as that she should ‘ have a talk ’ with her son , but refused to accept that the money was a loan and take the necessary steps to recover it . |
| 4 | If , however , your weight stays at this higher level for four or five days , take the necessary measures to bring it back down . |
| 5 | If you move straight from chapter 5 to chapter 8 you will get a stark contrast between two theories of justification , and all you need to know for the moment is that I take the intervening chapters to provide a reason against any form of foundationalism . |
| 6 | If we take the lower figure to work on , using 90 loads per day gives a cost of £6,750 per day . |
| 7 | Is it wholly chimerical to hope that a newly elected Tory government with an unassailable majority might do its duty , however painful for itself , and take the first steps to reverse this pernicious evil and restore the tried and tested order of our ancestors by which only those fitted to rule have any right to elect the government of this country under the Crown ? |
| 8 | It therefore follows that even if you are two points ahead at the 30 seconds ' bell , the opponent can still pull these back and take the final point to win . |
| 9 | Adoption agencies in Britain take the greatest trouble to see that children are placed where they will enjoy a strong family background . |
| 10 | A silence fell on the room , and its increasing heaviness made her heave herself up from the couch and take the three steps to throw herself on to the seat beside him ; and to put an arm around his shoulder and say , ‘ Come on , lad , come on . |
| 11 | Be aware of potential trouble before you walk into it — if , for instance , there is a group of drunks five hundred yards ahead of you cross over or take the next turning to avoid it . |
| 12 | In the myths both Tanko and keoi take the wildest risks to achieve their ends . |
| 13 | Will the Secretary of State take a little time to reflect on a previous answer on non-proliferation ? |
| 14 | If you take a little time to pack , your luggage should arrive in one piece with crumple-free contents . |
| 15 | All the rotaries , as with any noise gate , take a little time to get into using and effective gating comes about through practice , although it can at times appear something of a black art . |
| 16 | I suggest that the Secretary of State take a little time to read our new document , ’ London : a strategy for transport ’ , which might help him and his colleagues to get sorted out on the need for better transport in the capital city . |
| 17 | before you rush off to the local retailer , cash in hand , take a little time to consider the type of runner you are and what you really need . |
| 18 | APPROACH Take a systematic approach to risk issues |
| 19 | Take a systematic approach to risk issues |
| 20 | ‘ Trouble is , ’ Anne said , ‘ hundred-year-old trees take a hundred years to grow . ’ |
| 21 | Beans , pulses and grains feature increasingly in a healthy diet , but they take a long time to cook , even using a microwave . |
| 22 | The climatic extremes of the far north mean that forests take a long time to regenerate . |
| 23 | The box and pyrotechnics take a long time to set up , so we ca n't rehearse and have to hope it will be all right on the night . |
| 24 | As you now from your own experience , such events take a long time to plan , and the hope is that it will all come together on the day ! |
| 25 | Also the carbs on the SD1 V8 engine take a long time to return to idle when you take your foot off the throttle . |
| 26 | But the wounds inflicted by the media will , it appears , take a long time to heal . |
| 27 | It was September , when the days take a long time to wake up and the green of the trees is brushed with gold . |
| 28 | But some memories take a long time to go … especially when they 're being preserved by Historical enthusiasts . |
| 29 | Single gas instantaneous water heaters have their place alongside a storage system ; the main problem with relying on a gas multi-point heater to provide all the house 's hot water is the low flow rate which means baths take a long time to fill . |
| 30 | I always make sure they take a long time to die . ’ |