Example sentences of "to be take " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well , if a thesis that it is difficult to make sense of allows a conclusion that is repugnant , then the rational course would seem to be to take this as another reason for distrusting the thesis : not as a reason for admitting the repugnant conclusion . |
| 2 | These turned out to be to take the prisoners into the cells . |
| 3 | But erm er it was a a nice sum to be to take with you to the fair . |
| 4 | She appeared to be taking herb samples . |
| 5 | The drift of my rhetoric might seem to be taking me towards a traditional defence of literature , of the imagination , of creativity , of humane values in general . |
| 6 | Despite the jitters the cost escalation has caused in the City , the French appear to be taking a more sanguine view . |
| 7 | ‘ It seems to be taking a long time , ’ Omi observed . |
| 8 | The sense of disappointment that hangs over the rest of his career reflects the loss of nerve that came from finding that , at the moment when his career seemed to be taking off , there were no opportunities to build on what he had achieved . |
| 9 | THE seeds of popular revolt that appear to be taking root across Romania were sown last Thursday in the north-western town of Timisoara when President Nicolae Ceausescu 's security forces moved to evict the Protestant pastor , Laszlo Tokes , who has long been a thorn in the side of the regime . |
| 10 | ‘ In the future , it seems , we are going to be taking arbitrary decisions about what we want from the countryside : the large blue here , a certain bird there , and we are going to manage for those species , which will mean that everything else will go . ’ |
| 11 | They also agree that a debate does n't seem to be taking place . |
| 12 | A productivity shake-up appears to be taking place that could boost the economy in the 1990s . |
| 13 | It was decisive and at times attracted public support because she seemed to be taking action which the public overwhelmingly thought was right but never thought any government would have the nerve to carry out . |
| 14 | Events , at last , seemed to be taking on a constructive momentum of their own . |
| 15 | Muldoon seemed to be taking a long time over his coffee . |
| 16 | But back in the mid-Eighties he seemed to be taking his role a little too seriously . |
| 17 | People in Donegal listened earnestly to the priest , craning forward as if to show him that they were there , but did not seem to be taking in the words . |
| 18 | Nevertheless , many argued that , once again , Mr Yeltsin was not seen to be taking charge when most needed . |
| 19 | The school does need to be seen to be taking a sensible and fairly consistent line or doubts will be raised about the strength of school management and accusations of double standards will fly . |
| 20 | Despite press coverage of closures and cut-backs , real and imagined , there was no mention of the dispersals , or of the more worrying phenomenon of the general dissolution of libraries that seemed from local evidence to be taking place . |
| 21 | Jean 's innate strength of character saw her fight the condition that she knew to be taking over her life . |
| 22 | With a view to aiding the assessment of a patient 's progress there are a few simple guidelines that can be followed ; for cure to be taking place the disease should go from within to without , from organs of greater importance to lesser importance , from above to below and to disappear in the reverse order to their original appearance . |
| 23 | Now , at last , scientists appear to be taking a long , hard look at fluoridation and the uncontrolled , indiscriminate use of fluoride-containing dental products . |
| 24 | Melbourne dental surgeon Geoffrey Smith ends his excellent article ( 5 May , p 286 ) with the statement — ‘ Now , at last , scientists appear to be taking a long , hard look at fluoridation … ’ |
| 25 | I was obviously disappointed not to be taking part in all the action . |
| 26 | Who was I to be taking on a contender like Thomas Carter , a management consultant and the owner-occupier of a £500,000 property set in the accessible Arcadia of Boars Hill ? |
| 27 | But whether one walks through these parts of Docklands or through surrounding areas where the ‘ ripple effect ’ is supposed to be taking place , there remain run-down estates crying out for funding , for modernisation and for improvement . |
| 28 | ‘ These lights seem to be taking a long time to change ’ |
| 29 | He was glad that the design of his own life seemed , in the end , to be taking a shape that was not entirely haphazard . |
| 30 | Jung expressed the view that , although recall does in fact exist , what is happening when regression to a previous life appears to be taking place is that the subject is simply tapping into some vast communal memory bank , and it is from this source that he obtains his information . |