Example sentences of "take [noun sg] [prep] the " in BNC.

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1 On the porch a notice announces that the occupier takes part in the neighbourhood watch scheme , despite which Emecheta opens the door without checking , providing the first feeling of welcome in the slough of despond .
2 The most cynical argument , of course , for the soft approach is that if Mr Mann takes part in the election and triumphantly declares Punjab 's independence , the federal government can sack him and resume rule from New Delhi .
3 There must be a direct line of accountability from the man in the street , via his MP who is accountable to his constituents , to the minister who takes part in the Council of Ministers and the government , who are accountable to parliament .
4 For example , vitamin C takes part in the manufacture of corticosteroids from cholesterol .
5 Harriet works for a time in a ‘ gown-shop ’ and takes part in the rather gruesome beauty treatment of the other ‘ sales-ladies ’ .
6 Today she takes part in the only amateur contest of the week , The Young Showjumpers Award .
7 It also takes part in the ecumenical National Retreat Association which through its National Retreat Centre offers resources , information and an annual magazine called Vision which gives information about retreats and retreat houses .
8 But at the same time he refuses Derrida 's equation of historicity with difference as such , instead reformulating his former thesis so that now history itself takes part in the epistemic shifts that he traces .
9 This principle may be infringed when a member of a board takes part in the granting or the rejection of an application for a licence in which he has a personal interest .
10 They tend not to explore what difference it makes who takes part in the public-policy process , or else they assume that the beneficiaries of public policy can simply be " read-off " from information about group participation because of uncomplicated assumptions about all groups being able to participate in order to advance their own interest .
11 The Commission of the European Communities also takes part in the Organization 's work .
12 TNF is a cytokine that regulates cell proliferation and differentiation , and takes part in the immune response .
13 Kaisa , bored by the proceedings , takes advantage of the slack trace and goes over to have a look at a tree .
14 Similarly , if D knowingly takes advantage of the fact that V is labouring under a mistaken belief in order to have sex with her , when ( as he realises ) she probably would not consent otherwise , should this not be sufficient ?
15 There is a poppy song , ‘ What I Do ’ , in which she dances around in leggings and a bra top , and a cover of Astrud Gilberto and Stan Getz 's Sixties hit ‘ The Girl From Ipanema ’ done in smoky café style , where she takes advantage of the sensual Puerto Rican looks she inherited from her mother .
16 The Pension Loan takes advantage of the fact that your pension plan can provide a cash lump sum at retirement ( as well as a regular income ) .
17 A pension loan takes advantage of the cash lump sum your pension plan will provide at retirement .
18 Generation Builder takes advantage of the concession which allows children to have a tax-free friendly society policy .
19 If the solicitor takes advantage of the option then the office monies must be transferred to the office account within seven days .
20 A trie takes advantage of the redundancy of common prefixes , and is essentially an m-ary tree , because each node specifies an m-way branch .
21 The company sees its future as mainly GUI-shaped and admits that Aspect takes advantage of the lack of GUI standards : ‘ standards will not happen ’ , commented Malcolm Neill , the company 's director , who formed Goldmine with fellow-ex Sybase UK employee John Rodford and technical director Brian Clarke , one of the originals at Pyramid UK .
22 In his fantasias and toccatas it is not difficult to trace Venetian influences , particularly in the six fantasias ‘ in the manner of an echo ’ where he takes advantage of the two manuals of the organ to ‘ echo ’ motives duly marked f and p .
23 Where the user takes advantage of the voluntary vision screening programme and as a consequence of vision defects at the viewing distances used specifically for the display screen work concerned is recommended to have a full eyesight examination by an ophthalmic optician , then during this interim period , the user will be permitted to use an ophthalmic optician of their own choice .
24 The new system continues the services provided by its predecessor , but it takes advantage of the latest developments in technology to provide a high quality service in the most cost-effective way .
25 Presently he soon takes advantage of the simplicity of the plebeians .
26 The scheme takes advantage of the extremely long prepatent period which allows a single breeding cycle by the gilts to be completed before egg-laying begins and so progressively eliminates infection .
27 Former Stressholme professional Fred Thorpe is the newly appointed pro at Romanby , whose 200-acre sites takes advantage of the natural features of the River Whiske as well as the construction of two man-made lakes which will give the course added character .
28 Taken as a whole , the tax and transfer system takes money from the rich and gives to the poor .
29 The work of the mobile teams is purely facilitation and although local health workers are kept informed of the team 's work , the village takes responsibility for the next step .
30 iii Caretaker or lost child : This child takes responsibility for the family and looks after it by gently blending into the background and keeping the peace .
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