Example sentences of "take [adv] a [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Strangely , as they soar ever upwards , the balloons take on a mushroom-shape as if there 's been a nuclear explosion beneath . |
| 2 | HIT THE NORTH sees Mark Radcliffe take on a session from No Man who are some of Japan . |
| 3 | ‘ You see , we usually take on a couple of girls locally for when the season picks up . |
| 4 | The wealth and power of the Victorian cities and the civic pride expressed in their impressive town halls , first enabled them to pioneer public services ; later it permitted them to build up teams of technical staff and take on a range of tasks of increasing complexity and sensitivity . |
| 5 | The barriers take on a variety of forms including cartel agreements or arrangements , national market organisations ( such as co-operatives or trade associations ) which discriminate against other EC nationals , and abusive monopolisation of markets . |
| 6 | Whereas other types of programme have the professional broadcaster take on a sort of translating or ‘ brokerage ’ role between the experts and the public . |
| 7 | First , bodies of thought take on a solidity through being structured around dominant paradigms . |
| 8 | On that view , institutional forms created by men to suit their common or social needs at a particular point in time take on a being of their own . |
| 9 | Eighteen months ago the CBI suggested that the HSE take on a number of extra people to monitor the burgeoning biotechnology industry , but this has not been done . |
| 10 | Maybe she could trade some haulage klicks for the crystal and take along a couple of pods on the open market , legit , for the fine . |
| 11 | If you take over a farm with poor fences , you will probably feel obliged to stock it before your fencing programme is anywhere near complete . |
| 12 | Take away a sheet of paper or fold one in half each time to make the game more difficult . |
| 13 | Charles Wood and I worked quite a long time to explore the framework of The Knack and take away a lot of the theatrical implications . |
| 14 | And remember , make sure you take home a copy for the young environmentalists in your family . |
| 15 | Take home a copy of our full colour OFFICIAL GUIDE Only £2 at all KWVR shops |
| 16 | Would ex-health minister Kenneth Clarke take up a freebie from ‘ Tummies & Tone-Ups ’ ? |
| 17 | When the War Office discovered in 1881 that Clarke had been at a home station for twenty-seven years , it ordered him to sever his connection with the Ordnance Survey and take up a post in Mauritius . |
| 18 | Such data management operations take up a lot of the computer 's operating time ; in a computer based on FRAMs they would be reduced to a minimum . |
| 19 | Steps which are returned at the ends take up a lot of space , but are impressive . |
| 20 | ‘ Housing problems take up a lot of the time in prison , ’ he said . |
| 21 | And you ca n't let people touch them so they have to be in glass cases which are hugely expensive and take up a lot of room , and the director is not very interested in costume . |
| 22 | It is merely my desire that you complete your studies and take up a form of employ that may be useful for my purposes at some time in the future . |
| 23 | The shrewd parent now gets our free starter pack for their son or daughter when they take up a place at Manor Park . |
| 24 | Thirdly , if you have n't already , take out a subscription to our sister publication , Peak Performance . |
| 25 | Keeping informed of the latest international research and developments in the field is easy if you take out a subscription to Applied Linguistics . |
| 26 | Alternatively , take out a subscription to Ideal Home . |
| 27 | Even if someone were to leave the Department , or drop dead-even if you were to , what 's the expression , take out a contract on one of us ’ — he laughs to show that this is a joke , displaying a number of chipped and discoloured teeth , set in his gums at odd angles , like tombstones in a neglected churchyard — ‘ even then , I very much doubt whether we should get a replacement . |
| 28 | So if you 're wandering around and you want to write somebody a quick note , you do n't have to open the rings and take out a piece of paper , you just write on here and tear it off . |
| 29 | Everything , and all menus are available from , I mean I , I do n't where they take out a listing of , well I do n't where they . |
| 30 | Roebuck was very interested in Watt 's invention and suggested that he take out a patent for it . |