Example sentences of "[conj] the [noun] take " in BNC.

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1 The developer ( public or private ) or the architect takes the lead in suggesting densities , house styles , building materials , estate size and layout ; planners play a fairly passive role , approving or refusing the planning application .
2 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 .
3 The classic example of a possessory security is the pledge which involves the pledgee ( the security holder ) taking possession of the goods of the debtor ( the pledgor ) until the debt is paid or the pledgee takes steps to enforce the pledge .
4 They do not , generally , have the time or the inclination to take financial statements apart .
5 Th the only reason there might not , i i i if they 're not getting enough it is because erm ei either too much land is being held by the landlords because the cadres are , or the cadres taking the land .
6 Although clients like to boast of buying the best advertising advice , they do n't always have the sense or the courage to take it .
7 Sponsorship of Specialised Classes can be arranged — if you do not already organise a linked sponsorship between your local recreational class/specialised class please send list of names and venue to either or the Office to take advantage of this scheme .
8 If strata 5 or 6 ( see Fig. 17 ) are needed , there are three communication media that can be used , i.e. trade exhibitions , demonstration centres or the salesperson taking the product into the firm .
9 None of the surface panels is visible in either this or the photograph taken from the video screen .
10 Tabitha wondered how long the woman had been scratching a living on the waterways , complaining to uncaring passengers , never quite summoning up the cash or the strength to take the long haul home .
11 Generally the offence is straightforward as outlined but if an unlicensed pillion passenger on a motor bicycle persuaded the rider to take off his ‘ L ’ plates or the passenger took them off himself he would aid and abet the rider 's offence of no ‘ L ’ plates .
12 After a time it became known in other faculties that this was rather a special lecturer and people reading classics or history or the sciences took the trouble to go over to Ramsey 's lectures and swell his class .
13 Generally , the rate of performance ( that is , sums done in the time allotted or the time taken to complete the task ) is scored rather than its accuracy .
14 I 'm taking my walking boots and a tent , and I shall go where the fancy takes me . ’
15 For British Telecom and British Gas , where the perks took the form of discounts on quarterly bills , they were worth only 6.9 per cent and 7.4 per cent respectively .
16 Where the wife takes the conveyance and requires it to be conveyed to herself and the new husband , she should convey as " trustee " ( thus implying that she herself has not encumbered the property ) as she has never had the legal title vested in her absolutely .
17 The Court of Appeal had decided that , where the offence takes place in , there was no reason to require the presence of any bystander , actual or likely , since by definition a public place was a place where the public were likely to be .
18 Should there be a difference between the case where the demand comes from the seamen and that where the master takes the initiative with a generous offer ?
19 The stretch of road where the crash took place was itself finished only two years ago .
20 Where the user takes advantage of the voluntary vision screening programme and as a consequence of vision defects at the viewing distances used specifically for the display screen work concerned is recommended to have a full eyesight examination by an ophthalmic optician , then during this interim period , the user will be permitted to use an ophthalmic optician of their own choice .
21 Police were today searching the woods at the village of Chipperfield , near Hemel Hempstead , Herts , where the attack took place .
22 Three men wearing balaclava-type masks dragged him to a perimeter fence where the attack took place .
23 Where the firm takes commission on transactions undertaken on behalf of its customer , the requirement of full disclosure means that the amount of commission and method and timing of payment must be disclosed .
24 John Dakyn was rector of the parish of Kirkby Ravensworth , which comprises of a number of small villages , including Kirkby Hill , where the parish church is situated and where the election takes place .
25 A ‘ 200 club ’ where the school takes a percentage of the weekly takings is also a steady income earner .
26 The twenty three year old was dragged from a busy street into an alleyway where the assault took place .
27 If necessary decide when and where the conversation takes place .
28 In the case of R v Spurge [ 1961 ] 2 All ER 688 it was held that it was at least careless driving where the driver took a vehicle on a road , knowing there was a defect such as defective steering or brakes .
29 The danger of inconsistency is most pronounced where the draftsman takes parts of his draft from different precedents .
30 In Ryan [ 19921 Crim.L.R. 187 , where the identifying witness was brought to and conducted around the police station where the parade took place by officers involved in the investigation , the Court of Appeal regarded what had occurred as a ‘ substantial breach ’ of the Code , and the subsequent identification of the suspect was admitted in evidence only because there was proof that nothing untoward had in fact been said to the witness by the officers in question .
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