Example sentences of "[adv] take their " in BNC.
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| 1 | These clubs did not necessarily take their sport in the spirit of fair play . |
| 2 | Do they take a blindfold and a pin into the booth with them , and then spend four years boasting that nobody had better take their support for granted if they want to get re-elected ? |
| 3 | There was an unusually complex situation at East Hendred , with three pensioners in addition to the parson all taking their cut : the abbot of Abingdon and the archdeacon of Berkshire each had ‘ a portion out of the rectory ’ of two marks and one , respectively , while a clerk named William Jones was entitled to ‘ a portion of tithes ’ to the value of 8s. , leaving £16. 1s. 4d. for the incumbent . |
| 4 | But he was used to people not liking him or his company and so took their attitude as expected . |
| 5 | The continued strengthening of the European and Japanese economies in the 1960s , the costs of Vietnam and of a large military arsenal , and demands for social reform at home had all taken their toll on American power . |
| 6 | Damp , bookworms and even hungry rats have all taken their toll . |
| 7 | Then it was a question of finding a lodgement in the crumbling parapet the right size for the hook to hold and strong enough to take their weight . |
| 8 | being old enough to take their chance . |
| 9 | The central Asian khanates ( Khiva , Bukhara and Kokand ) did not trust the Russians enough to take their advice on trade routes . |
| 10 | But do n't just take their word for it . |
| 11 | Why do n't they just take their |
| 12 | The amnesty was largely a public relations exercise , designed to show that the Salvadorean government was serious about its Promise to improve human rights ; new prisoners soon took their place . |
| 13 | Crippled as he was from many falls , only lately taking their toll , he found in the lawn mower a kind of substitute for the experiences of earlier , dangerous days . |
| 14 | The great self-blotting-out piss-ups across Clubland , all that self-indulgence in comestibles and drinkables and endless smokes , were already taking their toll . |
| 15 | Having obtained a supply of Ponderosa spring water , and with a final round of handshaking and kissing of cheeks , ( the local lads were n't so keen on the latter , but the girls did n't mind a bit ) , the Frenchmen finally took their leave . |
| 16 | THE years of campaigning for the release of her husband held hostage in Beirut finally took their toll on Sunnie Mann yesterday . |
| 17 | Suddenly , newspapers and magazines everywhere were awash with images of Peking and its people , and when events finally took their brutal and bloody turn on June 3rd , western photojournalists were there in force to record every grim detail for posterity . |
| 18 | On Oct. 30 delegations from Israel , Syria , Lebanon and Egypt and a joint Jordanian-Palestinian delegation finally took their seats , amid heavy security , at a negotiating table in Madrid . |
| 19 | As the 22 men in the three boats had just taken their respective stations , a young girl came running down from the village to the shore in breathless haste . |
| 20 | We also run a summer school called Women into Physics , which is a rather strange title , but the idea basically is to persuade , if not encourage , young girls who have just taken their O levels that physics is a subject which could be for them — it 's not unladylike about being a scientist and , in particular , being a physicist . |
| 21 | The Regulations establish a structured approach which will be familiar to many employers who already take their approach to health and safety seriously . |
| 22 | Companies generally take their guests down to Sunsail 's Port Solent base near Portsmouth in the evening , give them dinner and put them up in a hotel . |
| 23 | and they always fucking take their time getting down . |
| 24 | The officers just take their advice , this is not accountability . |
| 25 | No well this is why w you know like my girls have got just to take their own now . |
| 26 | No one with any wisdom or common sense still takes their job for granted . |
| 27 | Even if you move the ewes and lambs straight into the lambing shed , the damp and cold will still take their toll . |
| 28 | My men could hardly take their eyes off them . ’ |
| 29 | Wealthy people can usually take their money elsewhere , for the benefit of other countries . |
| 30 | Before Nicholas 's death few of Russia 's disaffected minority went beyond a loosely conceived commitment to liberty and justice and fewer still took their protest to the point of action . |