Example sentences of "[be] [adv] take the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A police officer reported that ‘ in some villages the young men are brought up from their childhood with the idea that according to ancient Kandyan custom the highland on which the [ coffee ] estate has been opened belongs by right of inheritance to the village below and in helping themselves they are only taking the rent of the ground . ’ |
| 2 | And one day I said to her : ‘ Kirsty , I think you 're still taking the stuff . ’ |
| 3 | These restrictions are also taking the fire out of budget debates . |
| 4 | Although this activity has traditionally been based in the UK , Spain and Germany are now taking the plunge as , Bonelli said , an increasing number of companies and government departments are outsourcing as part of rationalisation or downsizing projects . |
| 5 | The bird is much the liner of the two , of course — I 'm only taking the dragon to make a pair with the bird . |
| 6 | Generally smart and unusual fashion shops are fast taking the place of traditional handicrafts , but you will find alabaster and marble ornaments on the coast , a range of local pottery throughout the region and straw and leather-work specialities in Florence . |
| 7 | I think they were just taking the piss . |
| 8 | We were just taking the mickey . |
| 9 | Oddly enough , in the next murder case I found myself investigating , Geoffrey was to play a small , terminal part , the effects of which were slightly to take the gilt from my findings . |
| 10 | They were also taking the advice of a sport 's psychologist . |
| 11 | Further , the decision to implement criminal law legislation did not originate with the state in the narrow sense at all , but with purity and feminist groups who were increasingly taking the lead in sexual politics . |
| 12 | Women who were currently taking the pill or who had stopped taking it in the last 12 months had a significantly lower rate of endometriosis than those who had stopped for longer periods . |
| 13 | Well it 's blatantly taking the piss , let's be honest , I mean , I ca n't muck around , I mean it 's blatantly taking the piss is n't it ? |
| 14 | Well it 's blatantly taking the piss , let's be honest , I mean , I ca n't muck around , I mean it 's blatantly taking the piss is n't it ? |
| 15 | Erm but the easiest one is obviously to take the maximum responding output from here as er an indication of which class is belongs to . |
| 16 | Criticised for looking miserable all the time , but others say his seriousness is a pretence and really he 's just taking the mickey out of himself . |
| 17 | Although the first instinct is always to take the puppy to your bedroom , this is really not to be recommended . |
| 18 | Mind you he 's probably taking the piss . |
| 19 | The US got the ‘ best ’ of the Cubans and Iranians , as it got many from 1848 ( Pinkerton , the organiser of anti-union factory guards was originally a British Chartist ) , and is now taking the cream of former communist states . |
| 20 | And now the Rolls-Royce chauffeur is here to take the car back to Crewe . |
| 21 | The idea is simply to take the subject or problem with which you are dealing and write it in the centre of a piece of blank paper . |
| 22 | But Mr Dare is plainly taking the threat of increased competition seriously and has been touring England and Wales to sell his ideas to farmers . |
| 23 | By reversing his previous stand and meeting the Dalai Lama , Mr Bush was perhaps taking the steam out of a growing congressional effort to do something that would injure a lot more than China 's pride : the cancelling of China 's most-favoured-nation ( MFN ) trading status . |
| 24 | I think someone was just taking the mickey and kept setting them off . |
| 25 | The safe was open , and the two books were on father 's desk with the cardboard box , and he was just taking the lid off the box as I came in . ’ |
| 26 | ‘ I was just taking the dog for a walk . |
| 27 | No and like they 're , like Mr was like taking the piss yeah right , everyone was clapping and cheering about something in the class , yeah , and Mr opens the Mr opens the door and goes stop that clapping , and shuts the door . |
| 28 | I was still taking the heroin and now I 'm addicted to Valium as well . |
| 29 | This morning , he would n't take no for an answer , and , after urging her to consider the idea and bringing her out here as confidently as if the whole thing were quite settled in his mind , he was now taking the ground from under her feet by playing devil 's advocate . |
| 30 | Reports that the President was increasingly taking the part of some sections of the armed forces led to speculation that a military take-over was imminent . |