Example sentences of "takes the [adj] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | An exposed and sustained E1 5b , this takes the blunt nose of the buttress , gained strenuously via an overhang-capped corner and diagonal crack . |
| 2 | As stated earlier , the purpose of this book is to examine certain aspects of company law from a particular point of view : one which takes the relevant rules to be part of the machinery by which power , and particularly what we have called social decision-making power , is sustained and regulated . |
| 3 | The geochronological scale takes the Precambrian-Cambrian boundary at 540Myr ago and the Ediacaran faunas as 580–560Myr ago . |
| 4 | For example , Fielding ( 1982 ) takes the best elements of the three main models : ( a ) the desire to live in a more rural setting ; ( b ) the availability of new jobs in the sunrise industries of the rural areas ; and ( c ) regional planning by governments to argue that the two main factors are first , the development of a post-industrial society where the mobile middle classes are relocating the new industries , and second , the rise of service employment , particularly in the more attractive rural areas of each country . |
| 5 | Okay , so it still takes the best part of an hour to move the next ten paces past passport control . |
| 6 | In a profile in the latest issue of New York 's Vanity Fair magazine , Mrs Clinton takes the astonishing step of naming Mr Bush 's alleged former mistress . |
| 7 | But the judge usually takes the second course in cases concerning industrial relations . |
| 8 | It may therefore be questioned whether English law takes the right approach in confining its most serious sexual offence , rape , so narrowly . |
| 9 | ‘ Close Encounters ’ on D-Zone by BASSIX takes the familiar motif from the Spielberg favourite , bleeps it up and sets it on top of a busy , almost cluttered , house tune . |
| 10 | ‘ Close Encounters ’ on D-Zone by BASSIX takes the familiar motif from the Spielberg favourite , bleeps it up and sets it on top of a busy , almost cluttered , house tune . |
| 11 | A pipe leading from the top of the cylinder or tank then takes the hot water to the rest of the house . |
| 12 | The difference between a direct hot water cylinder and an indirect one is that the latter has a heat exchanger , often in the form of a coiled pipe , which takes the hot water from the boiler and passes its heat to the domestic hot water in the cylinder , the two never mixing . |
| 13 | This is called benevolence , more especially so when it takes the broad form of a wish for the happiness of others in general . |
| 14 | On the other hand , the choice between x = 0 and unc can be postponed to ( at least ) the next step : it is only the value communicated down c that is at stake , and it is possible to construct a single expression that takes the correct value in all states with |
| 15 | If one takes the narrow definition of manufacturing investment , which excludes a range of investment that is made by manufacturing companies in services that no longer count as manufacturing investment but which they used to do in-house , the average for the past six years was £10.9 billion — much higher than under the previous Labour Government . |
| 16 | When one takes the small-scale behavior of matter into account , particles and radiation can leak out of a black hole . |
| 17 | ‘ Aliens In The Woods ’ comes couple with a mix by the original dub houser , Moody Boy Tony Thorpe , which takes the digital element into interstellar sound system territory . |
| 18 | It takes the total cost of the package for Britain to at least £1.3bn . |
| 19 | To work the system , the operator first takes the normal cap from the spray container to expose the foil seal . |
| 20 | It is also sometimes convenient ( Clarke and Hayward , 1989 ) to make the further coordinate transformation ( 15.13 ) With this , the line element ( 15.12 ) takes the alternative form of the Bertotti-Robinson line element ( 15.14 ) Region IV is now described by the line element ( 15.14 ) with the coordinate ranges given by ( 15.15 ) This is joined to regions II and III across the surfaces . |
| 21 | One particular wolf or hunting dog is not always the individual that takes the first grip on its victim . |
| 22 | The England star takes the first step towards his long-awaited comeback in an A-team game this afternoon , five months after suffering a career-threatening Achilles injury . |
| 23 | A psychologist develops an approach to the shaping of animal behaviour and demonstrates its effectiveness on rats and pigeons and then takes the reckless step of assuming that similar solutions apply to human behaviour . |
| 24 | The argument that the dependent status of elderly people has been deliberately structured by the state and society takes the economic conditions of the non-institutionalized elderly as being at the root of their dependent status . |
| 25 | Thus this set of arguments takes the four roles of women — wives , mothers , daughters and paid workers — and elevates the first two for special treatment and recognition . |
| 26 | Cray still takes the simple approach to getting a good sound . |
| 27 | The native ( adult ! ) speaker takes the simple collocation of three words as simultaneously the name of a character and a classic children 's television programme . |
| 28 | However , the best reason for making a will is that it takes the practical burden from the shoulders of those you leave behind . |
| 29 | This book takes the practical issues of the day and relates them to students ' training needs . |
| 30 | LAP OF LUXURY : Happy Rod holds Renee in her carrycot as Rachel takes the front seat of an airport buggy.Pictures : VIC CRAWSHAW |