Example sentences of "be take [prep] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Given the leading role that Ms Rodham Clinton and Donna Shalala , the Health and Human Services secretary , appear to be taking in developing solutions , and their explicit interest in children , we should watch for this ‘ wild card . ’ |
| 2 | As well as carrying food , the CARE airlifts , which will soon be taking in enough seeds and tools for 50,000 families so that people can begin to help themselves . |
| 3 | Care must be taken during this process , firstly not to liberate the contaminants in gaseous form and so cause a repetition of the odour nuisance in a more concentrated form , and secondly , where steam is used , to minimise the quantity of liquid effluent formed by condensation , which will require disposal . |
| 4 | So , moving on to another requirement of this law , which states that ‘ When a penalty kick is taken the following shall apply : ( a ) The kick must be taken without undue delay ; ( b ) the kick must be taken at or behind the mark on a line through the mark ; ( c ) The kicker may kick the ball in any direction and he may play the ball again , without any restriction except if he has indicated to the referee that he intends to attempt a kick for goal ’ . |
| 5 | Indeed the only additional effect of a child being a ward of court stems from its status as such and not from the inherent jurisdiction , for example a ward of court can not marry or leave the jurisdiction without the consent of the court and no ‘ important ’ or ‘ major ’ step in a ward 's life can be taken without that consent . |
| 6 | A strong case can be put forward to demonstrate that no decision can be taken without full consultation with parents and due deference to their views . |
| 7 | The Guidance states : no decision to initiate proceedings should be taken without clear evidence that provision of services for the child and his family ( which may include an accommodation placement voluntarily arranged under s20 ) has failed or would be likely to fail to meet the child 's needs adequately and that there is no suitable person prepared to apply to take over care of the child under a residence order ( para 3.10 ) . |
| 8 | These take the curriculum and re-present it in ‘ bite-sized pieces ’ , usually in courses of between 20 and 30 hours , which may be put together for an award like GCSE or which can be taken as free-standing units . |
| 9 | Introductory astronomy courses can be taken as outside subjects for various honours degrees . |
| 10 | Remember that while we debated them both together , the vote will be taken as separate items . |
| 11 | This capacity for choice , implicit rather than active in so many people , can in fact be taken as one criterion for human maturity . |
| 12 | It may be that the general class of adverbials which can appear initially in a sentence could be taken as possible markers of ‘ topic-shift ’ . |
| 13 | Yet , in my opinion , the only two continuous accounts of the events — the First and Second Books of Maccabees — can not be taken as contemporary witnesses to the facts . |
| 14 | These can also be taken as individual units . |
| 15 | However , these should be taken as approximate estimates . |
| 16 | The above figures are only estimates and should not be taken as firm indicators . |
| 17 | The above figures are only estimates and should not be taken as firm indicators . |
| 18 | Evaporation is a relatively small loss in this country and may be taken as 0.05 inches per day . |
| 19 | It , of course , can not be taken as scientific fact . |
| 20 | They do not in themselves betoken infection , although they can be taken as indirect evidence of infection in many cases . |
| 21 | Music that could never be taken as light entertainment . |
| 22 | The fact that the Commission sat on its hands and did nothing during these events must be taken as some indication of the prevailing mood in Brussels . |
| 23 | They can hardly , therefore , be taken as satisfactory aids to assignment . |
| 24 | The calves grow quickly and can be taken to substantial weights without becoming too fat , providing prime beef . |
| 25 | Often this seems to be taken to unnecessary lengths , since there are relatively few instances where seeing the book helps a selection decision , and even fewer where it is significant . |
| 26 | Her car will now be taken to Forensic Laboratories in Chepstow , Gwent , where yet more tests are to be carried out . |
| 27 | She will dock in Cherbourg later on June 5 and veterans will be taken to commemorative services on June 6 . |
| 28 | However , the film must be taken to +0.5 V to make it positive . |
| 29 | A portable computer can be taken to any room to interrogate the lock and produce a list of the last 100 events at that particular lock-set . |
| 30 | Old fridges and cookers should be taken to second-hand shops or civic-amenity sites to be refurbished instead of dumped . |