Example sentences of "take [adv prt] a [noun] [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If , also — is allowed to be a random variable the analysis , though still tedious , takes on a degree of order that is valuable . |
| 2 | And Waxman 's Carmen Fantasy takes on a dimension of passion rarely heard in such an undisguised pot-pourri entertainment . |
| 3 | Gold in its natural form glows deep amber yellow , but when mixed with the various alloys it takes on a variety of hues . |
| 4 | When a coalition of male lions successfully takes over a harem of females , the first thing the males do is to kill all the young lion cubs in the pride . |
| 5 | And as a little extra , the whole family is remembered through the generosity of the school 's industrial ‘ twin ’ — Triton plc , Britain 's leading shower manufacturer — which offers £10 cash back for every Triton shower purchased at Payless DIY , Nuneaton when your child takes up a place at Manor Park . |
| 6 | It also takes up a lot of memory for OPEN , remembering all states which might lead to a solution . |
| 7 | I mean , if you 've got a fuzzy-sounding guitar running through everything it takes up a lot of space in the mix . |
| 8 | Left : Storing water at room temperature and aerating takes up a lot of space but may be worthwhile — the bucket on the right may have had salt added , but the SG tester also incorporates a thermometer . |
| 9 | The problem was that we were firefighting not just for ourselves but for so many of our clients , and firefighting takes up a lot of time and emotionally is a strain . |
| 10 | It is not very good , you see , on Government responsibility and this takes up a lot of time . |
| 11 | This all takes up a lot of time ; we are under great pressure today . |
| 12 | She says her husband has another business — which takes up a lot of time . |
| 13 | But anyway I know it takes up a lot of time and a lot of our columns . |
| 14 | Without wanting to state the obvious , the SJ-20 is a big guitar that takes up a lot of room . |
| 15 | There is always the old technique of adjusting bridle length with an overhand hitch to shorten the line ; but for sport kites , the knot itself takes up a lot of line . |
| 16 | We now have a situation where , in the unskilled occupations , an employer will take on a woman in preference to a man — since he would expect higher wages . |
| 17 | For individuals with substantially less money , Dunedin will take on a minimum of £10,000 for its discretionary unit trust management service . |
| 18 | So the complete saying means : do n't take off a layer of winter clothing before you see blossom on the bushes ( ie before spring has started in earnest ) . |
| 19 | Recently I did take up a form of gardening , indoor gardening . |
| 20 | Wrens Quickso in Darlington ( 352–577 ) will take up a hem from £3.60 , put in a zip from £3.75 or taper your old flares for £6 or so . |
| 21 | He had his time-proven tests for this : one was simply to walk over the land and to ‘ feel it through his boots ’ , ; then again he would take up a handful of soil , carefully crumbling it to test it ; or he would bend down and draw his fist backwards through the soil . |
| 22 | Simon Tyler , of Chase de Vere , says that by taking the 5 per cent deferment ‘ borrowers can take out a loan for £84,000 and it will cost what a £50,000 repayment would with the Halifax ’ . |
| 23 | In popular discussions of private education , grandparents emerge as people very likely to pay school fees ( Guardian 27 May 1986 ) and it certainly has been the case for some time that it is advantageous in taxation terms for them to do so , since grandparents can take out a deed of covenant to cover this payment whereas parents can not . |
| 24 | It had been arranged by the conspirators that the young shop steward , who had already collected two warning notes as planned , would take out a set of spark plugs in his lunch box at the mid-day break . |
| 25 | ‘ I tried to get a £1,000 overdraft from my bank , but they tried to make me take out a lot of loans . |
| 26 | On the basis of Mr Freeson 's letter , SAVE 's solicitors advised that SAVE should take out an action for mandamus , a court order to force a minister to do what he is obliged to do under statute . |
| 27 | yeah , yeah , well I , I see all that , then , what , what is it literally that you 'd ask me to do , would you take out an application for judgement on order fourteen , would you be expecting me to give judgment or , or , what other courses do you expect , be expecting hoping would take ? |
| 28 | The veiled glance she sent Silas also swept Lucy , taking on a glitter of warning as it did so . |
| 29 | Who was I to be taking on a contender like Thomas Carter , a management consultant and the owner-occupier of a £500,000 property set in the accessible Arcadia of Boars Hill ? |
| 30 | A naive bee carried to the feeder from the hive and placed on the food source will circle repeatedly after taking on a load of sugar water as if ‘ studying ’ the source , and yet when she returns a few minutes later she will be unable to choose the correct feeder colour . |