Example sentences of "[noun] [that] [pron] [vb mod] take [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It had never once crossed his mind that she would take exception to what he had done . |
| 2 | The reference may be invalid because there has been no agreement between the parties that it should take place . |
| 3 | On 21 September Prime Minister Clement Attlee informed Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin , then in New York , that he favoured a declaration from the United Nations that it would take responsibility for the rehabilitation of the whole country . |
| 4 | Among the many ‘ thank-you ’ letters I wrote , I sent one to Alan Shell of the Humanist Association , who replied , ‘ We are very glad our letter was of help to you and you will be interested to know that I propose to send copies of your letter , with your name deleted , to our funeral officiants in the hope that they will take courage from it and help any others who might be in similar difficulties . ’ |
| 5 | John likes to keep the horses separate so that they do n't kick each other , but Hopscotch often jumps into Milton 's paddock to keep him company ; and sometimes if the weather is bad , one of the children 's ponies is turned out with him , otherwise Milton , who is a bit of a softy , will hang around by the gate in the hope that someone will take pity on him and take him back to his warm stable . |
| 6 | Some were wounded ; others so damaged by their experiences that it would take years to return to normal . |
| 7 | Luke shouted up to Anna that he would take Flora in , and then walk on to the sixth-form college . |
| 8 | However , self -awareness has affinities with the fear or belief that something will take place on the day after tomorrow ; it is , as Churchill puts it , ‘ a transaction that is made in language ’ ( 1989 : 314 ) . |
| 9 | The court rejected arguments that it should take account of article 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights , which guarantees free speech . |
| 10 | The court rejected arguments that it should take account of article 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights , which guarantees free speech . |
| 11 | The anti-collective , individualistic morality of the pursuit of money in the enterprise culture has led to a belief by some speculators that they can take risks which are criminal . |
| 12 | So all I 'm saying is , if we 're not achieving that we need to go back and look at the way in which we 're operating the fax service , have a chat with erm Phil 's people or Jackie 's peo see if there 's any differences that we can take advantage of . |
| 13 | Helen will want the wedding to take place from here , but I 'll have to hold her back from making it into such a big affair that it will take months to prepare . ’ |
| 14 | Washington has expressed its willingness to change the venue for the summit from Vancouver to Moscow if the Russian side makes such a request , but Mr Clinton said he was working on the assumption that it would take place in Canada as planned . |
| 15 | I went to the BBC TV Centre with a photographer yesterday on the understanding that he could take pictures from the video . |
| 16 | Such was the strength of this conviction , Zambia made a solemn vow that SHe would take hir own life before one of Penumbra 's sleazy , slimy patrons ever touched one of hir wonderful , magical organs again . |
| 17 | Guisborough take on Northallerton in a First Division game , while Second Division promotion chasers Durham tackle Shotton. — BLYTH and Northallerton are the latest clubs to inform the Northern League that they will take promotion at the end of the season if it comes their way . |
| 18 | But North himself , on the point of abandoning the operation , begging to be moved on ‘ to other things ’ , made plain the point of everything that had gone before : ‘ Wd very much like to give RR two hostages that he can take credit for . ’ |
| 19 | I really did n't feel capable of returning to work , but was persuaded to by one of my managers with the promise that I could take things easy . |
| 20 | The initial allocation of system design responsibility was negotiated between the four aircraft companies , Deutsch Aerospace , British Aerospace , Carsa and Allenia and against the background of an M O U which said we must share the technology on this project between the four nations and in a particular way which ensures that each of the nations has got access to all the high technology aspects of the project er therefore the individual companies identified those areas of the project , were they felt they either could lead best or wish to lead and for the United Kingdom British Aerospace erm identified the avionics system integration as the major complex task that they would take responsibility for . |
| 21 | A group of Scots taken prisoner at Solway Moss , the earls of Glencairn and Cassillis , lords Fleming , Maxwell , Somerville and others , obtained their release and were sent back to Scotland when they signed a request to Henry that he should take Mary into his care , with the intention of marrying her to his son , the future Edward VI ; their offer that they would help to bring him to power in Scotland , should Mary die , was kept entirely secret . |
| 22 | In London , the Foreign Office yesterday refused to confirm reports that the deportations would start as early as next Saturday and would only repeat the formula that they would take place sooner rather than later . |
| 23 | Typically though he refuses to make any outrageous predictions , except to offer the view that it will take time to get the club back up and running . |
| 24 | The fact that I can take pleasure in each day as it comes , that I do n't churn myself up into a state of hyperactive neuroticism ? ’ |