Example sentences of "to take [noun sg] at " in BNC.

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1 One of many photographers who had been lurking among the azaleas seemed to take hope at the sight of such an obviously affectionate couple and presented himself before them .
2 Many would argue fiercely for local autonomy , in both sectors , which makes it possible to develop flexibly and to take responsibility at a local level .
3 The invitation by the BDDA to these distinguished brothers to take part at the Glasgow Congress reflected the respect for the achievements of the American deaf-mutes felt by Francis Maginn and the Association 's early leaders .
4 Whether pupils play an instrument ( or wish to do so ) or sing or merely want to listen , there is no shortage of opportunities to take part at their own level .
5 On 2 May German forces in northern Italy surrendered and on 7 May Gen Jodl surrendered the main German forces in central Europe to Eisenhower at his headquarters ( SHAEF ) at Rheims , to take effect at midnight on 8 May .
6 Just as individuals need to take stock at this stage , in order to lay the ghosts of the past , grapple with the present and set new goals for the future , so a couple may need to reappraise their marriage in those same areas .
7 For example , a 30 second live report which is due to take place at the same time as Martina Navratilova is about to serve for the match can be both a reporter 's dream and a producer 's nightmare .
8 Sheffield Eagles , still homeless after being banned from the Owlerton Stadium , have brought forward their home match against Leeds from 29 October to Wednesday , 25 October , to enable it to take place at Wakefield .
9 Last night a benefit concert was set to take place at the Bristol Bierkeller , featuring Extreme Noise Terror , perhaps Britain 's foremost thrash band , now legendary for turning out songs which clock in at under one second .
10 The state Supreme Court recently rejected his latest habeas corpus petition ; his execution is scheduled to take place at 3am in the gas chamber at San Quentin prison on April 3rd .
11 Though the conference was to take place at the State Department , the council is a purely private body , the brainchild of Johnson Smick International , a firm of Washington consultants .
12 The draw to this raffle , which includes cash alternatives , is due to take place at the Dairy Event in September .
13 The filming was to take place at the National Theatre under the eye of the distinguished director Mr Hugh Hudson .
14 That is to say , the important international conference to take place at Darlington Hall was by then looming ahead of us , leaving little room for indulgence or ‘ beating about the bush ’ .
15 Most Greek religious festivals occurred at or near full moon , but since they were associated with agricultural activities they had to take place at the appropriate times of the year .
16 To illustrate the point , he describes an incident recorded in a chronicle of Hainault concerning a judicial duel that was to take place at dawn .
17 Co-ordination , if it is to take place at all , is also most likely to be instigated by the clearinghouses ; but ideally it ought to take place between the library associations , if for no other reason than that they can provide financial support to arrange the necessary meetings of coordinating committees .
18 Neither was there the level of ability among an elite of managers for decision making to take place at that level in the organisation and then to be passed down by functionaries , as in the French system .
19 As a result , virtually all the leading Formula One teams — they are nearly all sponsored by tobacco companies — could have their cars or equipment seized if they travel to France and a major test session due to take place at Paul Ricard before Christmas is likely to be cancelled .
20 The Revenue wished to consider whether adjustments needed to be made by virtue of s 485 , TA 1970 , whereby transactions carried out between buyers and sellers under common control are deemed to take place at market value .
21 The penultimate leg of the Nunn Shield series for members of both Long Melford and Sudbury is scheduled to take place at Alton Water Reservoir on Sunday .
22 It also means that the Scottish international 's disciplinary hearing due to take place at the Football Association this afternoon has been called off .
23 The sold-out concert was scheduled to take place at Seattle 's 15,000 capacity Coliseum , however , Nirvana are believed to have pulled out because Kurt Cobain was furious over an interview which appeared in Vanity Fair magazine which revealed that he and his wife Courtney Love had indulged in a drug ‘ binge ’ while Courtney was pregnant ( see last week 's NME ) .
24 ‘ He sent a message to the governor explaining that the thefts continued to take place at a time when the firm had transferred me to England for a period of six months .
25 Her acceptance as a full member nation is expected to take place at the ITF 's Annual General Meeting , which takes place in the Dominican Republic in September .
26 If the reconnection were to take place at a steady rate , the ion energy would show a continuous latitudinal dispersion .
27 A 20Mb/second SCSI-2 interface connects the host system and the array , allowing backup to take place at a sustained rate of 3.5Gb per hour .
28 A major retrospective of the artist 's career is scheduled to take place at the Guggenheim Museum , New York , from May 1993 .
29 A major retrospective of the artist 's career is scheduled to take place at the Guggenheim Museum , New York , from May 1993 .
30 First , it concerns creating just the right atmosphere in the classroom for learning to take place at all in a human way .
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