Example sentences of "[be] take " in BNC.
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| 1 | Such hungry things as these may soon be took |
| 2 | I 'm frightened of the probation and the social services finding out that I 'm using again , 'cos when I came out this time , they said to me that , if I ever went back on the smack , that the kids 'd be took off me , no two ways about it … . |
| 3 | Er we 're limited with people and while Brian was in the verge of moving it which the electrics all had to be took out and rerun , he got called away , down to the pre-packs to a breakdown so obviously it did n't get done , the job stopped cos there 's nobody else . |
| 4 | It 'll just be took automatically |
| 5 | She appeared to be taking herb samples . |
| 6 | Screenings of Ritwik Ghatak 's astonishing films CLOUD CAPPED STAR ( MEGHE DHAKA TARA ) , E FLAT ( KOMAL GANDHAR ) , SUBARNAREKHA and REASON ARGUMENT AND STORY ( JUKTI TAKKO AR GAPPO ) will be taking place throughout the festival . |
| 7 | Please note that apart from MAC , venues will not be taking advance bookings for their own events and screenings . |
| 8 | ‘ If his name is there , he is in mortal danger , and if the French war gets worse , they will be taking them all . ’ |
| 9 | Nigel Sears will be taking up the role as permanent coach to the Cellnet Challenger Squad , whilst John Paish will be working with the Achiever Squad . |
| 10 | The drift of my rhetoric might seem to be taking me towards a traditional defence of literature , of the imagination , of creativity , of humane values in general . |
| 11 | ‘ If the people in Hong Kong were white , ’ he asked , ‘ would you be taking the same view ? ’ |
| 12 | Despite the jitters the cost escalation has caused in the City , the French appear to be taking a more sanguine view . |
| 13 | Karoly Grosz , the outgoing general secretary , cut a lonely figure as he bowed out , dropping hints that in future he would be taking a back seat in politics . |
| 14 | Research and development should be taking a bigger priority in our public expenditure and within the private sector than it is even now . ’ |
| 15 | Until recently , company sponsorship of ITV or BBC programmes was strictly confined to events which would be taking place regardless of their being televised . |
| 16 | If more people bothered to bring decently designed office furniture to the attention of their office manager , fewer people would be taking days off with bad backs . |
| 17 | You will lead the march , I shall be taking the salute . |
| 18 | Codes of practice set out by bodies such as the RYA to avoid the effects of contaminated waterways are all very well , but should n't we be taking direct action upon the problem itself — rather than making the best of a bad job ? |
| 19 | A Canadian expedition will also be taking a Climb For The World flag to the summit of Everest . |
| 20 | When Maggie tried to tell Phoebe about her gruelling embarrassment Phoebe just laughed and told her she was turning into a bourgeois little creep and should perhaps be taking domestic science and dress-making . |
| 21 | ‘ I reckon just about the whole population of Kingsmarkham knew Charlie Hatton would be taking the field path home that night . ’ |
| 22 | ‘ It seems to be taking a long time , ’ Omi observed . |
| 23 | ‘ Once you start taking people from poor families you might well be tempted to concentrate just on them , and in the end you wo n't be taking anyone from the streets at all . ’ |
| 24 | The sense of disappointment that hangs over the rest of his career reflects the loss of nerve that came from finding that , at the moment when his career seemed to be taking off , there were no opportunities to build on what he had achieved . |
| 25 | The Jockey Club will be taking steps next season to try and make quality jump racing more competitive . |
| 26 | ‘ I shall not be taking my holidays in Sardinia , ’ Taylor quipped . |
| 27 | THE seeds of popular revolt that appear to be taking root across Romania were sown last Thursday in the north-western town of Timisoara when President Nicolae Ceausescu 's security forces moved to evict the Protestant pastor , Laszlo Tokes , who has long been a thorn in the side of the regime . |
| 28 | It is likely that Sky and Eurosport will be taking the role of host broadcaster , which will guarantee sponsors some form of exposure of their products during the Games , from July 14-25 , 1991 . |
| 29 | ‘ In the future , it seems , we are going to be taking arbitrary decisions about what we want from the countryside : the large blue here , a certain bird there , and we are going to manage for those species , which will mean that everything else will go . ’ |
| 30 | They also agree that a debate does n't seem to be taking place . |