Example sentences of "[adv] take [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Parsons seldom , if ever mentions the so- called black books , let alone takes any notice of what they , what they say . |
| 2 | On the Rio Negro in Amazonia it apparently takes 80 years to reach half the mature biomass , suggesting that a return to forest is possible . |
| 3 | Mr Topolski rightly takes great pride in his association with the Boat Race and regards the event as one of the major features of the sporting calendar . |
| 4 | As the hon. Gentleman obviously takes econometric models to bed with him , I wonder whether he would look at the implications of Liberal Democrat policy on one of the small industries to which his party is committed — the armed forces . |
| 5 | which only takes four wheelchairs and of course there 's the drivers of , of the minibus things that bring them . |
| 6 | Which only takes four wheelchairs and of course there 's the drivers of the minibus thing at . |
| 7 | Above The vulnerable beauty of Killary harbour : ‘ It only takes one fool to drop a barrel of chemicals , ’ Peter Mantle says , ‘ and we 're all wiped out . ’ |
| 8 | The main thing to realise with trailer driving is that it only takes one mistake to wreck the trailer and a nice glider , as well as possibly writing off a new car . |
| 9 | Cable should n't be run under a carpet unless it 's suitably protected — it only takes one stiletto heel to bring your network down ! |
| 10 | ‘ It only takes one fanatic , ’ Harriet Shakespeare said heavily . |
| 11 | It only takes one lapse and a match can undergo a total transformation — there must be no slip-ups , ’ adds McGrath . |
| 12 | There 's an old saying : ‘ It only takes one spark to start a fire . ’ |
| 13 | On the evidence of its showing , SAS/EIS is certainly the kind of tool that will empower decision makers with the ability to study their companies and markets in new ways , with only minimum recall to the services of in-house software engineers — ‘ even a CEO can use this because it only takes one finger , ’ claims Jim Goodnight , SAS chief executive officer . |
| 14 | But , it only takes one car ! |
| 15 | It only takes one media scare story ( Pill Deaths Quadruple ! ) or one neighbour being suddenly rushed to hospital , to make thousands of women think twice about using a particular form of contraception . |
| 16 | In this sense , the search at the higher level only takes small steps . |
| 17 | Simply peg out the design , wind on the warp thread and get weaving — it only takes five minutes . |
| 18 | I mean , if we take this as a game , as you rightly describe it , he only takes these people from th in the first place , to have hostages that he can use as bargaining chips later . |
| 19 | If one only takes educational institutions such as universities and colleges , let alone the world outside , the emancipatory impulse of the sixties and early seventies has been turned inside out . |
| 20 | Bearing in mind that it only takes 20 milligrams of this poi-son to kill a dog , and that a cat is equally susceptible , it is clear that here we have a serious threat to an incautious feline . |
| 21 | This perm only takes 23 minutes to process and the results actually last longer than conventional perms . |
| 22 | This means climbing the whole route in the dark , and since an efficient descent on frozen snow should only take four hours , then you should be back at the Couvercle Hut sipping beer by 11am . |
| 23 | I 've got a little bit here going from Mr he had to come in again and see to two lights and he 'd only take two pounds and that included the light bulb , but I paid him so that comes out of the . |
| 24 | Er it 's no good saying you 'll turn down the central heating and you 'll only take one holiday instead of two , that 's not really the purpose of retirement , and I think you 've got to be objective about what you 're doing with this . |
| 25 | It would only take one phone call to blow her cover . |
| 26 | And if the job was only at say er tender let stage to only take seventy percent of the fee , |
| 27 | He can only take certain size steps though . |
| 28 | In both cases the heads of the city telephone networks ( Vladimir Panov in Ekaterinburg and Valentin Dolgoborodov in Novosibirsk ) say the company would only take full payment in advance and insisted on using its own engineers on the projects . |
| 29 | Of course you can only take this covering-up operation so far and it is sometimes prudent to remake a part . |
| 30 | At the moment the switchboard can only take basic messages , because otherwise it becomes too time-consuming . |