Example sentences of "the [noun prp] take " in BNC.
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| 1 | The RSPCA took him on because his owners could n't afford the vet 's bill . |
| 2 | The Milanese took great pains over its reconstruction in order to properly reinstate the great courtyard that formed the heart of Il Filarete 's dream . |
| 3 | Now Philips wants the EEC to take a hand in holding back the tide of Japanese machines , some of which , it says , are being ‘ dumped ’ in Europe at below cost-price . |
| 4 | All this suggests that lack of competitive pressure felt by US business played an important role in the loss of its pre-eminent position The structure of domestic industry was probably dominated by fewer firms than in Japan or the EEC taken as a whole . |
| 5 | For long periods there were Homes in the East March , the Kerrs of either Ferniehirst or Cessford ( related but mutually hostile ) in the Middle March , and the Maxwells in the West , save for periods when their feuding rivals the Johnstones took possession . |
| 6 | The RAF took into its care a lot of youngsters and instilled some qualities into them which we 'd like to see in the youth of today |
| 7 | The JNA took control of Petrinja ( 50 km south of Zagreb ) and other towns during heavy fighting on Sept. 21-22 as the French government requested an urgent meeting of the UN Security Council . |
| 8 | Then Charley Bates and the Dodger took away Oliver 's expensive new suit , gave him some old clothes , and locked him up in a dark room . |
| 9 | On 5–7 May the Schutzkorps took part in the mass exodus via the Loibl Pass into Austria where it formally surrendered on 12 May to 1st Guards Brigade , under 6 Armoured Div , and settled in Viktring camp , a few miles south-west of Klagenfurt , with other Yugoslav refugees ( see below ) . |
| 10 | COME 1 JANUARY , THE MAN WHO turned GM Europe into a profitable operation and fathered winners such as the Calibra takes over the top spot at Chrysler . |
| 11 | In elections on Oct. 30 , 1983 [ see pp. 32553-55 ] , the Radical Civic Union ( Unión Cívica Radical — UCR ) , led by Raúl Alfonsín Foulkes , won 317 of the 600 seats in the electoral college and the UCR took 129 seats in the Chamber of Deputies . |
| 12 | In 1971 the SAAF took the five remaining Daks of national carrier South African Airways ( SAA ) . |
| 13 | The Bloodthirster took advantage of Indraugnir 's distraction to strike a mortal wound . |
| 14 | Naturally the DOE takes notice since if this is true it will solve their financial problems . |
| 15 | As mentioned earlier , the HMIs took an altogether more sophisticated view of the relationship of education to society and to social change , and like the Education , Science and Arts Committee ( 1981 ) saw a conflict between transmitting the values of society and preparing young people to change those values . |
| 16 | Whittingham was invited by the A.O.C. to take over 261 Squadron from him , which he did at the start of May . |
| 17 | Some of the most decisive fighting in the battle of the Marne took place in the centre of the line , in the St Gond Marshes , where Foch 's Ninth Army was stationed . |
| 18 | With the rebels recording further military successes [ see p. 37702 ] talks between the government and the EPLF took place in Washington on Oct. 2 , chaired by US Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Herman Cohen . |
| 19 | George Eastham backed by the PFA took Newcastle United to court for ‘ unjustifiable restraint on trade ’ and won the case , although significantly the logical implications of the judgement in respect of full freedom of contract for players was resisted by the Football League for nearly another twenty years . |
| 20 | The ECJ took the view that the acquisition and holding of shares in other companies , without any involvement ( either direct or indirect ) in the subsidiaries ' management , did not constitute a business activity . |
| 21 | Environmental pressure groups , such as the Sierra Club , have used this right on several occasions to press the EPA to take action : for example , environmental groups argued through the courts that Congress intended the EPA regularly to issue air quality standards for pollutants that were judged to be widespread and hazardous to public health . |
| 22 | But by the Ausgleich the Habsburgs took into partnership one of the racial groups of which the empire was composed . |
| 23 | The Habsburgs took the Turkish threat more seriously than Matthias had done . |
| 24 | The WEA takes its pattern partly from the history of the movement but quite largely I think from the county in which it is implanted . |
| 25 | For weeks Downing Street has been talking about bringing Mr Major and Mr Clinton together when the premier travels to the States to take part in US-EC summit . |
| 26 | When the States took over Panama , the troops stationed in Hawaii were put on full alert in case of a retaliatory attack . |
| 27 | He also called on the KMT to take " really effective " measures to suppress the independence movement . |
| 28 | The little girl seemed to have been abandoned , so the Sheikha took her home , cared for her and made all the necessary preparations to keep her . |
| 29 | Then the Sheikha took her needle and drove it up through the middle of the quarter-inch nub , anchoring the fabric . |
| 30 | Bell was a supporter of the oral system , and upon learning of the difficulties faced by the Academy , he took over the teaching of the deaf children in the school for two months until the arrival of a Mr. Jones all the way from the U.S.A. to take over from him . |