Example sentences of "[noun sg] be take [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The stalwarts of the Hunterston Cycle Club are taking to the road again in the name of charity . |
| 2 | There probably wo n't be any support for the rear and you might be worried about the weight being taken by the connector ; for vertically-mounted cards you 'll find that the AccuCard 's design puts its centre of gravity right over the connector , but horizontal mounting could be more troublesome . |
| 3 | Failure to do so may lead to disciplinary action being taken against the member in accordance with Bye-laws 56–71 . |
| 4 | Overall negative feedback is taken from the junction of resistors R5/R6 to IC1 's inverting input ( pin 2 ) , via resistor R2 . |
| 5 | There 's a ‘ chat-and-pat ’ service ; staff call your hound by name , and tiptoe past your room at night so as to let sleeping dogs lie ; your dog 's photograph is taken in the hotel ; the hotel manager appears for a final ‘ wave-and-wag ’ ; there 's a VIP service for show-winning dogs ; and a discount for families whose dogs are better behaved than the owners ! |
| 6 | The way to tighten it is when you 're on a beat , just pull it in as the tension is taken by the mainsheet . |
| 7 | Again from the report of the Commissioners in 1863 , the following extract is taken from the evidence of Dr J.T. Arledge , senior physician of the North Staffordshire Infirmary : |
| 8 | The extract is taken from the beginning of a story called ‘ Gaffer Roberts ’ . |
| 9 | Our second extract is taken from the section of the report which deals with the police and ethnic minorities . |
| 10 | The threshold figure is taken from the policy not the bank/ organisation advance . |
| 11 | Our environmental goals can not be successfully achieved unless action is taken across the Community . |
| 12 | By taking part , individuals also put direct pressure on the Government to ensure that some real action is taken at the Earth Summit — politicians will only act when enough people demand that they do something . |
| 13 | Some courts in such circumstances will mark the court record so that further applications are brought to the district judge 's notice before any action is taken in the court office . |
| 14 | It is a paradox that while sex crimes are popularly abhorred little action is taken against the majority of offenders . |
| 15 | ( 2 ) Regulations shall provide that a legal or other representative against whom action is taken by a magistrates ' court under subsection ( 1 ) may appeal to the Crown Court and that a legal or other representative against whom action is taken by the Crown Court under subsection ( 1 ) may appeal to the Court of Appeal . |
| 16 | Carbon is taken from the air by plants and stored , made into ethanol , put through the engine and released to air again — no net gain . |
| 17 | " I only ever wish to please him and I 'm very sorry my pet gibbon was taken to the palace . |
| 18 | The £4 ft by 8ft plastic pond was taken from the yard of Overdale Primary School in Eastfield where it was being stored before being sunk into the ground as part of a nature garden . |
| 19 | It was indeed the attacks in Cartwright 's books which Hooker was to take as the starting point for his defence of the Church . |
| 20 | When a formal vote was taken by the Council of Ministers ( a rare event since they usually sought to reach consensus ) , the record of the vote would be published . |
| 21 | The Congress approved in principal his draft Union Treaty ( though the vote was taken in the absence of deputies from some of the most independent-minded republics , who boycotted the Congress ) . |
| 22 | The action was taken at the request of the company 's directors and in a statement dated April 30th Mr Dipankar Ghosh of the receivers Price Waterhouse commented that ‘ there is already strong interest in these businesses and early signs are very encouraging . |
| 23 | According to Curtis , strong action was taken at the group when it was needed , and this has now provided a ‘ springboard for growth ’ . |
| 24 | No action was taken against the newspaper , however , and one journalist , who had taken legal advice himself over the story , steadfastly maintained that he had quoted Nick Clayton 's comments completely accurately . |
| 25 | There is no restriction on the local authority regarding works registered under the Alkali , etc. , Works Regulation Act 1906 , indeed in the case of Shoreham-by-Sea Urban District Council v Dolphin Canadian Proteins Ltd. action was taken against the company under s.100 to obtain the abatement of offensive odours emanating from their animal by-product plant which in part processed chicken feathers , a registrable process due to the emission of hydrogen sulphide . |
| 26 | A different form of direct action was taken by the Derry Housing Association , set up in October 1965 . |
| 27 | In the West Midlands there has been some attempt to classify the type of assistance given to each client into advice or support where support means that some action was taken by the advice worker . |
| 28 | The burned-out fuselage was taken to the hanger and every particle of debris and ash removed . |
| 29 | Breakfast and lunch are taken at the school too . |
| 30 | No sooner hat the dish been taken from the oven than a tortoiseshell cat entered the room , and leapt , via Mark 's knee , on to the table . |