Example sentences of "[vb mod] take a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Roman Catholic Church must take a great deal of credit for consistently arguing the ‘ pro-life ’ case . |
| 2 | Mr Major then angrily turned on Labour leader John Smith : ‘ There was a time when the leader of the Opposition once said that he had always believed that Britain 's future lay in Europe , and we must take a confident and leading role in the Community . |
| 3 | It seemed that it must take a long time for such peace to be broken . |
| 4 | And for that , Colin Henderson , the Middlesbrough chairman , must take a well-deserved bow . |
| 5 | They wake with this sense of suffocation and must sit up and bend forward or else must rush to the open window ; they feel they must take a deep breath . |
| 6 | In the long run , most shareholders , which are institutions investing on our behalf , must take a long-term view because they invest for our pensions and life assurance policies over the long term . |
| 7 | It believes that theological colleges and courses must take a new look at the quantity and quality of the preparation given to ordinands for their responsibilities in leading public worship . |
| 8 | ‘ The court must take a broad view of the decision and not allow itself to be bogged down in minutiae , or led into the error of taking over the role of a fact finding tribunal . |
| 9 | For this reason Orc and Goblin shamans must take a special Waaagh Test during the magic phase as described in Warhammer Battle Magic . |
| 10 | They must take a leading role in giving direction to families who have expressed interest in providing a home for a black child . |
| 11 | I 'll let Peter come back to you in just a moment erm and there are more question I would ask you as well but erm now we must take a short break with time at nine twenty six . |
| 12 | It is clear , therefore , that the archival preservation and maintenance of machine-readable files must take a high priority if the historian of the future is to be presented with the tools to do his job . |
| 13 | This was a thoroughly enjoyable tournament for which Eric Jan Berendsen of DIOK must take a large slice of credit and it was also superb as an August pre-season appetizer . |
| 14 | They must take a realistic view and look objectively when deciding which movements will best describe individuality . |
| 15 | With slick efficiency successive Conservative administrations have used teacher unrest ( for which they must take a considerable share of responsibility ) as a justification for taking an even firmer control of the whole education service . |
| 16 | ‘ They should be rewarded when things are going well but should take a financial hit when the chips are down . ’ |
| 17 | However , it does warn you that vine weevils are about , and that you should take a close look at potted plants . |
| 18 | While they can devise initial drafts , as manager you should take a close interest in the contents . |
| 19 | We should take a close look at what is being offered here before accepting it too readily . |
| 20 | Yet there are strong financial and commercial arguments why , ignoring the hype , any management should take a cool , business-like approach to assessing and where possible minimising the risks that could damage their operations in terms of liability claims , disruption of output or direct financial loss . |
| 21 | If the judge intimates that you should take a certain course , say : ‘ If your lordship pleases . ’ |
| 22 | Instead of crying over the restrictions that are being ( thank goodness ) imposed , maybe they should take a good hard look at themselves and clean up their act , using aids like ‘ poop scoops ’ and long controlling leads . |
| 23 | At the same time we are faced with the dilemma that these theories appear to be mutually exclusive : does this mean that the peace movement should take a cynical ‘ supermarket ’ attitude to attempts to theorise law and take from the shelves whatever theoretical package is best suited to the purpose ? |
| 24 | Governing bodies should take a reasonable , optimistic and realistic view , not a highly unlikely state of success and well-being . |
| 25 | First , all new entrants to full-time further education who have not had pre-service training and with less than three years ' teaching experience should take a systematic induction training course . |
| 26 | We should take a radical approach to the position of elderly people beyond the year 2000 , and consider whether technology can allow them to enjoy a better standard of living and to rely less on residential and nursing homes . |
| 27 | I think clubs should take a radical look at the whole question of junior supporters and come up with some answers NOW ! . |
| 28 | Mr Heitmann says clearly Germany 's special role because of war guilt must end and after unification , the Germans should take a new view of their Nazi past . |
| 29 | SAVERS anxious to avoid the risk of 60 p.c. deductions from their ‘ unearned income ’ should take a deep breath and consider the possibilities of split capital investment trusts . |
| 30 | The article went on to say that staff employed in the tourist industry were getting a raw deal , and that the government should take a hard line and introduce new legislation on taxation for the hotel industry . |