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

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1 Having once formed , it emanates ‘ morphogenetic fields ’ that influence the form taken by all other crystals of the same kind : and the fields of each new individual combine to provide a ‘ morphic resonance ’ , active across both space and time .
2 At the Goldstone I bet he 'll go past three or four players , and then lose the ball taking on a fifth instead of putting our strikers in .
3 Secondly , scientific and technological advances allowing exploitation and exploration of areas not previously susceptible to such activities , and the corresponding increased capacity to exhaust the world 's resources or to monopolise a market , mean that even those States that lack the resources to take advantage themselves are still directly concerned in the activities of others .
4 If you wist to alter the car struturally , eg raise the roof to take a seated wheelchair passenger or change the doors to ramps , you would have to obtain a car through Car Chair , Gowrings or Widnes Car Centre Ltd , or buy the car on hire purchase .
5 had to shake him up And make the fancy take him
6 I suggest the patient takes it on waking for the first two or three days and then experiments either with increasing the amount or by introducing an extra dose in the afternoon or evening .
7 For more than 20 years the IRA has been executing a horrendous campaign of genocide against the Protestant community , and in the names of the thousands of dead and injured I urge the Government to take the war to the terrorists .
8 We celebrate the changes taking place , without ignoring the risks involved .
9 The latest in hi-tech foetal monitoring will , say the experts take all the guess work out of treating unborn children who are struggling to survive
10 The producers , Rook Films , from Ewelme in Oxfordshire say the angle taken is the last impression they want to give .
11 The police say the mother took her baby daughter and another older child to a playgroup at the Oldbrook Community Centre in Milton Keynes .
12 In the context of giant industries such as electricity supply the questions take on considerable significance .
13 We measure the region 's troubles in terms of assassinations and war deaths but often forget the toll taken on the living by that everyday acquaintance with fear .
14 After a while you just want the Jungle to take a day off .
15 Simon Halliwell , a member of the Eigg Residents ' Association , said ‘ The majority of the islanders want the trust to take possession of the island .
16 Both the carp angler and the fish nutritionist want the carp to take their bait or diet .
17 ‘ I want the emotion taken out of this debate .
18 They can discharge a journeyman from service without his master 's content ; they can advance their wages , and in many instances , prevent the master taking more apprentices than they approve of , and such a number , as the nature of the work requires .
19 Let the Devil take her , then , and I 'll dance on her face on Doomsday . ’
20 There is always the temptation to crawl into a hole and let the devil take the lot .
21 Allen , for instance was rummaging about in the bush where the Friar had hidden his sack ; and yet he might have chosen to sit still and let the sack take care of itself .
22 In my love-making I simply held him close and let the rest take over , rounded off with a simple kiss .
23 Whether planning a party , a wedding reception at home or something as informal as a barbecue , relax and let the experts take the strain , from as little as £3.50 a head .
24 Go on , push yourself up on the handles and let the trolley take you for a ride , just like a child !
25 Let the relationship take the form :
26 It was she who let the Stoves take Eric away to Belfast , away from the island , away from what he knew .
27 LET THE BRAIN TAKE THE STRAIN
28 Rosalind gladly let the police-sergeant take away the envelope and hurried off , singing , to telephone to Richard .
29 The usual procedure in this sort of situation is to act like prisoners and let the guards take us to their leader .
30 They can not wash their hands of social problems and the incidence of crime by saying , ’ Let the markets take care of it all ’ .
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