Example sentences of "the [noun] take " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | The other approach is to let the TB take its course in the badger population and compensate farmers for losses they may suffer as a result of TB spreading to their cattle from the badgers . |
| 3 | Could the writer take advantage of Grunte 's undoubted presence in Brighton for the Party conference ? |
| 4 | had to shake him up And make the fancy take him |
| 5 | A ‘ Life Line ’ feature , grandfather of our ‘ Material World ’ section , was introduced in which , should the fancy take you , you could find out what Freddie Garrity 's favourite food was or what Gerry Marsden wanted for Christmas . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | And last Monday Dr Harold Varmus let it be known that the thrill of winning the Nobel Prize for Medicine in the morning was as nothing compared with being at Candlestick Park in the evening to see the Giants take the National League pennant for the first time in 27 years . |
| 8 | How much punishment could the heart take before shattering into fragments ? |
| 9 | He did not think that their ambitions extended far into Western Europe but he thought it had been a serious error to let the Russians take Berlin and establish themselves there . |
| 10 | By learning to let the sufferer take the full consequences of the use of addictive substances or behaviour . |
| 11 | What role should the researchers take on ? |
| 12 | Did the fairies take your cradle to the wrong address ? |
| 13 | In allowing the Commissioner 's appeal , Lord Jauncey of Tullichettle referred to the decision in IRC v Hong Seng Bank Ltd [ 1990 ] and the dictum of Atkin LJ in Smith & Co v Greenwood [ 1921 ] : ‘ I think that the question is , where do the operations take place from which the profits in substance arise ? ’ |
| 14 | in that case and in particular the passage when he said , at p. 593 : ‘ I think that the question is , where do the operations take place from which the profits in substance arise ? ’ |
| 15 | and that , I said go to the Tavern I said does n't matter whether you see the cottage take the little puppy for a walk . |
| 16 | Does the course take due regard of the UKCC 's Guidelines for Good Practice ? |
| 17 | The bill passed what was now a Whig-dominated Commons , although the Tories did try to introduce an amendment to make the foreigners take the sacrament in accordance with the rites of the Church of England , and when the Tories gained power after the 1710 General Election they repealed the Act . |
| 18 | Should the relocation take place in one complete stage or should the process be phased ? |
| 19 | I think the fact that the books were filled out correctly and I think you should give the people that did the stock take , congratulations because the books were filled out reasonably well considering some of their ex inexperience in it . |
| 20 | The driver , who was normally employed as a fitter , but had some driving experience with the Corporation , was acting as a relief driver and was found to be principally to blame for the accident , because of his lack of experience , which resulted in his letting the car take the curve at too great a speed and the conductor for applying the hand brake at his end so as to lock the wheels ; he had received no instruction on the proper procedure . |
| 21 | The usual procedure in this sort of situation is to act like prisoners and let the guards take us to their leader . |
| 22 | In this case police officers saw the defendant take a flick knife from his pocket and give it to a friend to inspect before returning it to his pocket . |
| 23 | In the majority of cases the conveyance will be a motor car and the ‘ taking ’ is proved by a witness stating that he saw the defendant take the car , or by an admission to that effect by the defendant . |
| 24 | Declining to lie , she let the priest take her home , planning to swear the maid to secrecy and slip out of the back door again as soon as he had gone . |
| 25 | Then you let the words take over where words do it best ’ ( quoted in Lanes , 1981 , p.110 ) . |
| 26 | She watched the ruins take Tallis , the walls and the stones becoming trees again , responding to a glow of green that radiated from the woman as she sat within her nest of rags . |
| 27 | No one really sensible would have got into such a mess in Other world — letting the panic take over and not even trying to think straight . |
| 28 | Should the judges take it into their heads to question this ‘ authority ’ ( as occasionally they have ) then much of it is not too difficult to discount , as being obiter dicta , or as relating only to a rather narrow , specific point , ( e.g. the effect of a fraud on the Private Bills Committee of the House of Commons ) and leaving untouched the broader general question . |
| 29 | Does the law take sub-sales into account ? |
| 30 | Far more satisfying than letting the law take its ponderous course . ’ |