Example sentences of "but [vb mod] take " in BNC.
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| 1 | Oh yes , they might want to worship God but let's take one step at a time . |
| 2 | But , but let's take the , take the |
| 3 | But let's take nothing away from the Portrush champions — they are a very talented outfit . |
| 4 | But let's take nothing away from the winners . |
| 5 | Many French dishes are basically simple but may take a long time to prepare in the traditional way . |
| 6 | Heat is seldom essential , and cuttings can be struck in a cold frame or outdoors under cloches , but may take all winter to root . |
| 7 | THE historic Baltic Exchange building , severely damaged in last week 's IRA bomb blast , will not have to be torn down but may take three years to rebuild , said exchange chairman Peter Tudball yesterday . |
| 8 | Sun rashes can appear hours after exposure but may take days or even weeks to disappear . |
| 9 | Suppose that it is known that a certain event is to occur on a certain day , but may take place at only one of two possible times , namely , 12.00 noon or 12.00 midnight . |
| 10 | The court can not refuse to award the cost of private necessary nursing or domestic help , even though State help may be available , when assessing special damage ( see the Law Reform ( Personal Injuries ) Act 1948 , s2 ( Appendix B ) ) , but may take available State facilities into account when assessing future loss , following Cunningham v Harrison [ 1973 ] QB 942 . |
| 11 | The supervisor will give directions to the parents ( or persons exercising parental responsibility ) , but should take steps to ascertain and , so far as is reasonably practicable , take into account , the wishes and feelings of the child ( as appropriate , having regard to the child 's age and understanding ) and parents . |
| 12 | ‘ They should be rewarded when things are going well but should take a financial hit when the chips are down . ’ |
| 13 | Therefore , the analysis of hearing people 's skills in BSL is not simply a matter of eliciting deaf people 's views on hearing BSL users , but must take into account a societal element not apparent in the evaluation of skills in , say , french . |
| 14 | It argued that education should be child-centred ; it could take the form of either ‘ multilateral ’ schools or a dual system of grammar/technical schools and modern/technical schools ( rather than a tripartite system ) , but must take into account variation in ability and aptitude between children . |
| 15 | In these circumstances the solicitor must decide whether the child has a sufficient degree of understanding but must take into account the guardian 's views on the subject . |
| 16 | In deciding whether these tests are satisfied the judge must look not just at the prosecution 's case , but must take into account the likelihood of the newspaper successfully raising a defence . |
| 17 | The conference chairman , Tommy Koh of Singapore , is reluctant but might take the chair under pressure . |
| 18 | In assessing the financial relief to be awarded to the former wife of a millionaire after their divorce , pursuant to section 25 of the Matrimonial Causes Act 1973 ( as amended by section 3 of the Matrimonial and Family Proceedings Act 1984 ) , the court should not calculate the wife 's share solely by reference to her needs , but could take account also of any exceptional contribution she had made to the creation of the husband 's wealth . |
| 19 | Seeing that sort of evidence , I would not put a ferret into the burrow but would take other action , since the fox is a predator I can manage very well without . |
| 20 | He stressed that democratic reform could not be achieved overnight but would take time . |
| 21 | Korda let him out on a three-picture deal with Fox , continued to pay him $15,000 a year but would take a large slice of what Fox paid him : from the three pictures Richard would earn about £80,000 . |
| 22 | For the listener , there is nothing to keep her to this role unless she happens to have a partner whose talk is engaging ( or , of course , there may be extrinsic pressures of , for example , wanting to please teacher , which because it is always a possible element in children 's work I will not keep referring to but will take for granted ) . |
| 23 | Lycomings offer the choice of two : ‘ max power ’ , defined as the ‘ leanest mixture which produces highest IAS from a given rpm and manifold pressure ’ , and ‘ best economy ’ m which defines itself , i.e. the cruise technique which will require less fuel for a given distance but will take more time . |
| 24 | However , if a tank bottom with some peat and gravel or sand is provided it will establish well , but will take quite a long time . |
| 25 | Oracle UK has developed a front end customer service system for Telecom Securicor Cellular Radio Ltd 's Cellnet mobile phone users : it runs on Hewlett-Packard Co Unix systems but will take two years to implement across the firm 's sites . |
| 26 | Stella the personnel administrator will not simply push paper around in Personnel but will take action to cut down on the bureaucracy . |
| 27 | Just as Jesus did not draw attention to himself but set out to glorify his Father by passing on the Father s message to men ( 8:28 , 1 2:28,1 7:4 ) , so the Paraclete will not speak on his own authority … but will take what is mine and declare it to you' ( 16 : 14 ) . |
| 28 | ‘ A glancing blow , but will take time to heal . |
| 29 | It is therefore primarily an adult process , but will take different forms depending on the circumstances of the participants . |
| 30 | Today Boots said ’ We have no plans to change out national pricing policy but will take whatever action is necessary on a local basis to protect our business . ’ |