Example sentences of "[adj] for taking [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I decided to leave the silver bracelet where it was ; Fat Harry would skin you alive for taking a crumb of bread from his plate . |
| 2 | Walt Disney may well have appreciated a tool like this for taking the drudgery out of the cartoon business but it has more serious applications in logo design and very effective business graphics ; one of the stock Adobe illustrations is a plot of the stock market showing a bull turning into a bear ! |
| 3 | She just hoped that the lady would not charge too much for taking the child off her hands . |
| 4 | The stainless steel hip-flask is perfect for taking a little home comfort with you into the great outdoors . |
| 5 | This is just fine for taking the patient 's temperature , and assessing its current condition , but for a feel for the long-term overall health of our business the opinions from author 's agents are a better guide . |
| 6 | At Gloucester in July 1634 the judges ' proceedings were based partly upon the 800 presentments made at the swanimote held in the Forest of Dean in the previous month : 420 of these for unlawfully cutting and selling woods , 260 for illegal inclosures and other encroachments , 80 for taking the king 's game and 10 for unauthorized operation of ironworks . |
| 7 | Having experienced the agony of crotch rot the previous winter in the Pigsty , I felt better for taking a daily douche , even if in winter the freezing water left everything numb for an hour or so . |
| 8 | which is useful for taking the heat off the window itself in the Summer . |
| 9 | Now , the relation introducing such an adjective is assignment ; but there is no reason at all for taking the relation of the predicate qualifier to be anything other than qualification . |
| 10 | Erm all that remains is to say thank you all for taking the trouble to turn up and show an interest in the administration of the society . |
| 11 | The mood of the crowd was turning to anger against those responsible for taking the children of South Ronaldsay away on what appeared to be very flimsy evidence , which had not been checked out through the appropriate channels . |
| 12 | Although Braque had been responsible for taking the first steps towards a more abstract type of painting , his own use of the new procedure was much more cautious than Picasso 's . |
| 13 | This morning the Today newspaper published an apology on page two , saying … they now accept Linda was not responsible for taking the letters . |
| 14 | Then I told him that my friends had gone off in the wrong direction and that I was willing to pay the owner of the moped for taking a message to them . |
| 15 | I 'm quite weary of doing it with a , with a full set and everything it 's , it 's , it 's , awfully tiring for taking the system |
| 16 | Rocks that should prove suitable for taking the highly-active waste are mudstones and sandstones in coastal areas , where the sand is saturated with salt-water , says the study . |
| 17 | ‘ A woman 's touch is unbeatable for taking the heat out of potentially aggressive moments ’ says advertising account executive Diana . |
| 18 | But my experiences in Guatemala , where the government has murdered tens of thousands for taking the tiniest steps towards development , have convinced me that non-violence does not always work , and that it is arrogant and dangerous to insist on such methods . |
| 19 | The plate is now ready for taking a first print , that is , for proofing . |