Example sentences of "[be] taking " in BNC.
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| 1 | She appeared to be taking herb samples . |
| 2 | Screenings of Ritwik Ghatak 's astonishing films CLOUD CAPPED STAR ( MEGHE DHAKA TARA ) , E FLAT ( KOMAL GANDHAR ) , SUBARNAREKHA and REASON ARGUMENT AND STORY ( JUKTI TAKKO AR GAPPO ) will be taking place throughout the festival . |
| 3 | Please note that apart from MAC , venues will not be taking advance bookings for their own events and screenings . |
| 4 | ‘ If his name is there , he is in mortal danger , and if the French war gets worse , they will be taking them all . ’ |
| 5 | Nigel Sears will be taking up the role as permanent coach to the Cellnet Challenger Squad , whilst John Paish will be working with the Achiever Squad . |
| 6 | The drift of my rhetoric might seem to be taking me towards a traditional defence of literature , of the imagination , of creativity , of humane values in general . |
| 7 | ‘ If the people in Hong Kong were white , ’ he asked , ‘ would you be taking the same view ? ’ |
| 8 | Despite the jitters the cost escalation has caused in the City , the French appear to be taking a more sanguine view . |
| 9 | Karoly Grosz , the outgoing general secretary , cut a lonely figure as he bowed out , dropping hints that in future he would be taking a back seat in politics . |
| 10 | Research and development should be taking a bigger priority in our public expenditure and within the private sector than it is even now . ’ |
| 11 | Until recently , company sponsorship of ITV or BBC programmes was strictly confined to events which would be taking place regardless of their being televised . |
| 12 | If more people bothered to bring decently designed office furniture to the attention of their office manager , fewer people would be taking days off with bad backs . |
| 13 | You will lead the march , I shall be taking the salute . |
| 14 | Codes of practice set out by bodies such as the RYA to avoid the effects of contaminated waterways are all very well , but should n't we be taking direct action upon the problem itself — rather than making the best of a bad job ? |
| 15 | A Canadian expedition will also be taking a Climb For The World flag to the summit of Everest . |
| 16 | When Maggie tried to tell Phoebe about her gruelling embarrassment Phoebe just laughed and told her she was turning into a bourgeois little creep and should perhaps be taking domestic science and dress-making . |
| 17 | ‘ I reckon just about the whole population of Kingsmarkham knew Charlie Hatton would be taking the field path home that night . ’ |
| 18 | ‘ It seems to be taking a long time , ’ Omi observed . |
| 19 | ‘ Once you start taking people from poor families you might well be tempted to concentrate just on them , and in the end you wo n't be taking anyone from the streets at all . ’ |
| 20 | The sense of disappointment that hangs over the rest of his career reflects the loss of nerve that came from finding that , at the moment when his career seemed to be taking off , there were no opportunities to build on what he had achieved . |
| 21 | The Jockey Club will be taking steps next season to try and make quality jump racing more competitive . |
| 22 | ‘ I shall not be taking my holidays in Sardinia , ’ Taylor quipped . |
| 23 | THE seeds of popular revolt that appear to be taking root across Romania were sown last Thursday in the north-western town of Timisoara when President Nicolae Ceausescu 's security forces moved to evict the Protestant pastor , Laszlo Tokes , who has long been a thorn in the side of the regime . |
| 24 | It is likely that Sky and Eurosport will be taking the role of host broadcaster , which will guarantee sponsors some form of exposure of their products during the Games , from July 14-25 , 1991 . |
| 25 | ‘ In the future , it seems , we are going to be taking arbitrary decisions about what we want from the countryside : the large blue here , a certain bird there , and we are going to manage for those species , which will mean that everything else will go . ’ |
| 26 | They also agree that a debate does n't seem to be taking place . |
| 27 | A productivity shake-up appears to be taking place that could boost the economy in the 1990s . |
| 28 | In practice , however , share prices would have to rise by a bit more to convince holders to convert warrants into shares , since by switching from bonds into equities they would be taking an extra risk . |
| 29 | But while it happens , the big banks will be taking the strain of the smaller ones . |
| 30 | It was decisive and at times attracted public support because she seemed to be taking action which the public overwhelmingly thought was right but never thought any government would have the nerve to carry out . |