Example sentences of "[noun] take [adv prt] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Move over James Brown and let Bobby take over . |
| 2 | SCOTLAND 'S main teaching union yesterday joined parents and education authorities in strongly doubting Government plans to let headteachers take over the running of schools . |
| 3 | I had made Lucy take off her anorak so she looked a bit less like an urban guerrilla , even though the T-shirt she was wearing underneath — ‘ Rats Have Rights ’ — was a bit of a giveaway , or maybe I was just paranoid . |
| 4 | Then you let the words take over where words do it best ’ ( quoted in Lanes , 1981 , p.110 ) . |
| 5 | The case we both saw Mrs Downes take up to London . ’ |
| 6 | And ‘ in no sense should voluntary bodies partly or wholly relying on fundraising and volunteer help take over elements of the core work of the public services . ’ |
| 7 | I suppose in a way it 's a bit like the tail wagging the dog to a certain extent , whereby the er larger institutions rather want to get their two pence worth , er rather than let the Engineering Council take over . |
| 8 | To what extent might companies buy in maintenance from the machinery suppliers ; to what extent might workers become skilled at the repair and maintenance of particular machines rather than skilled at a particular aspect of a machine 's functioning , rather like the situation already obtaining with the repair and maintenance of household equipment such as washing machines , or office equipment such as photocopiers ; and to what extent might companies take over the training of skilled workers , giving them courses specifically suited to the requirements of their own production systems and certificating them within house ? |
| 9 | Only rarely — in the gymnasium , at a night-club , perhaps — does Philadelphia take on a physical presence . |
| 10 | Do n't let bureaucracy take over |
| 11 | No one really sensible would have got into such a mess in Other world — letting the panic take over and not even trying to think straight . |
| 12 | She had to let imagination take over . |
| 13 | Would the fares take up too much of the money ? |
| 14 | Organic farming is like wild gardening — you can not just stop all planning and let nature take over . |
| 15 | However , it is not unusual to see pilots take off towards a heavy rain shower on a good soaring day instead of waiting until it has passed . |
| 16 | He saw the camera and he saw Mr Duncan take out the film , but he said nothing . |
| 17 | Why then do managers take on these extra burdens ? |
| 18 | He helped Harry take off his anorak and tugged at the boy 's pullover , but Harry resisted and Deuce backed off . |
| 19 | What gifts can a wife take in ? |
| 20 | This allows us to enter into this exercise in vulnerability which amounts to helping each other take off our emotional armour . |
| 21 | ‘ You could let Rose take over for a little . ’ |
| 22 | In my love-making I simply held him close and let the rest take over , rounded off with a simple kiss . |
| 23 | Convinced by fear that another attempt to manipulate the rigid ropes and frozen krabs at my waist would result in permanent loss of consciousness , I let Roger take over , clipping me into the belay while I lowered by head against the ice , shivering violently , numb fingers screaming with the return of feeling , struggling rationally to convince my swimming brain that this was not the final descent into hypothermic oblivion . |
| 24 | It is an additional requirement of the religion , that it shall be in some logical form which can be accepted by all kinds of people , from the academically minded who need to be satisfied with its innate sound reasoning , to those who are prepared to let faith take over where the tedium of logical study is not wanted or not within their individual capacities to undertake . |
| 25 | Aunt Emily was not exactly ill , at least she had no definable complaint , but she rested a good deal , more and more , and every day seemed happier to let Alexandra take over the household decisions . |
| 26 | What role should the researchers take on ? |
| 27 | ‘ Th'should stand firm , ’ Jess said , letting her new role take over , then going very red at her own daring . |
| 28 | It was true what they had said ; he ought to get to bed and rest ; ought to take a break from his duties for a day or so and let Li Yuan take up his burden as Regent . |
| 29 | It was a shift-change , and he watched his colleague take over . |
| 30 | ALAN SHEARER will this season take on the burden of the highest-priced player in Britain — and it could break him . |