Example sentences of "[adv] take the " in BNC.
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| 1 | One can , I think , readily see that a therapist who is exclusively concerned with individual patients and the remedying of their neurotic conflicts will tend to perceive the whole issue very much from the individual 's point of view and will merely take the cultural setting as a given datum against which the neuroses of his patients are played out . |
| 2 | We realized that we needed a letting agent who would not only take the bookings but generally oversee the properties , plus a cleaner for the days on which they changed hands . |
| 3 | At the moment I can only take the family thing so far : I can talk about certain things , but then everything becomes a blank because I still feel too close to it all . |
| 4 | But the sexual exploitation of a child does not only take the form of vaginal penetration by the penis . |
| 5 | Jafaar was seeking a way in through al-Kassar to Haser and the Magharians , ostensibly to have them launder the clan 's drug profits , and , through Lasser , to explore the unholy alliance that appeared to be in the works between the Syrian and Cali cartels whereby each would not only take the other 's product but also share intelligence , smuggling routes and defensive tactics . |
| 6 | It would only take the appear the appearance of a mutant , who chose to put its own reproductive success first , for the whole system to break down . |
| 7 | If you are planning to have windows replaced anyway for maintenance purposes , you should obviously take the opportunity to have sealed-unit double glazing fitted as standard . |
| 8 | She 'd perhaps take the plugs out dinnertime when she got home when it had stopped . |
| 9 | Er but I am going to take your books in at the end of the lesson so you can perhaps take the last few minutes before just if you 'll just erm put the sums at the moment erm just fix in your sheet fix it in and erm check out that you 've got everything else up to date okay ? |
| 10 | Those demands , he says , will constantly take the group into new areas and he sees a liklihood that major parts of the product range will change completely at least every decade . |
| 11 | It can be added , moreover , that a secondary establishment need not necessarily take the form of an agency , branch or subsidiary , but may possibly consist , as the court held in Commission of the European Communities v. Federal Republic Germany ( Case 205/84 ) [ 1986 ] E.C.R. 3755 , 3801 , para. 21 : |
| 12 | I shall not necessarily take the hon. Gentleman 's figures on the disabled as being correct , but I shall certainly make inquiries of British Coal to find out what the position is , and I shall write to the hon. Gentleman . |
| 13 | I do not believe that my statement means that the Germans will not necessarily take the system into the aircraft that they order . |
| 14 | Otley then decided he had better take the venison back to Claro before the community constable went on his early morning rounds . |
| 15 | ‘ And you 'd better take the torch with you . ’ |
| 16 | ‘ You 'd better take the old bastard back . ’ |
| 17 | better take the dog out |
| 18 | I better take the tab out the video otherwise he 'll erase it ! |
| 19 | Better take the foil tray off the pipe . |
| 20 | Yeah mate you better take the register downstairs . |
| 21 | Despite the panegyric on the Soviet state published in L'Humanite following the adoption of a new constitution in June 1936 , and despite the great international prestige enjoyed by the Soviet Union during 1937 , consequent upon its material support for Republican Spain , Nizan could no longer take the future strength and stability of the USSR for granted . |
| 22 | Cadfael had been awake and afield more than an hour by then , for want of a quiet mind , and had filled in the time by ranging along the bushy edges of his peasefields and the shore of the mill pond to gather the white blossoms of the blackthorn , just out of the bud and at their best for infusing , to make a gentle purge for the old men in the infirmary , who could no longer take the strenuous exercise that had formerly kept their bodies in good trim . |
| 23 | That the consequence of this is that we can no longer take the view of females as being passive victims of male advances . |
| 24 | A ministry that enjoyed royal confidence could generally take the House of Lords for grated , and provided it did not prove incompetent or seek to impose excessive taxation , " its position was unassailable in the Commons . " |
| 25 | Mr Smythe 's own 23-year-old son , Andrew , has worked for French confectioner fairly new to Britain the Maison Blanc in Oxford and he will soon take the reins of the family company , his training complete . |
| 26 | ‘ My mind wandered off at four-love , ’ she admitted after winning nine games in succession from 1–1 to easily take the first set and forge a 4–0 lead in the second . |
| 27 | Although you may normally take the view that there is never a best time for spending money , retirement planning is different in that sooner or later you will need , or want , to make certain purchases — or pay off outstanding commitments , such as a mortgage . |
| 28 | The Christian Democrats did not normally take the threats seriously , though with Strauss they were never sure . |
| 29 | Minimum reporting standards require that valuation reports to be issued to clients or to the relevant authorities should normally take the form of a letter which would contain the following : |
| 30 | But it might just take the form of going to the bar to buy drinks for everyone . ’ |