Example sentences of "we [modal v] take [art] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 We may take a piece of existing discourse , and add more information into it ; then instruct students to remove surplus information in order to pitch the discourse for a specified receiver .
2 This may also be written in the form Since F ( ) is monotonic , we may take the inverse of ( 7.5 ) :
3 As another ( commonly quoted ) example , we may take the Faulhaber ( 1975 ) case involving economies of scope .
4 We may take the ambiguity to imply that Wordsworth was unwilling to admit that the visionary gleam was entirely self-deception , and was trying to have it both ways .
5 Either we may see them as qualifying the properties inherent in the nouns , or we may take the view that lawfulness and distance serve to mark out certain generally recognized subcategories of heirs and cousins ( whereas one can scarcely argue for any generally accepted subcategories of strangers and kids marked out by totality and mereness ) , so that they can be treated as ordinary ascriptive adjectives .
6 We should take every opportunity to recycle our waste cardboard so that we reduce the quantity of our waste which goes to landfill or is incinerated . ’
7 Where is it clear that reliance may be placed on our association with the preparation of financial information , and where that reliance is not justified by the nature of the association , we should take every opportunity to make the nature of our position clear ( for example , in discussing information , prepared but not reported on by ourselves , with a client 's bankers ) .
8 ‘ I meant we should take a trip to Hadrian 's wall . ’
9 ‘ Then we should take a vote , ’ shouted Samuel , oblivious of royalty .
10 In view of the warm weather , he suggested that we should take a walk , for which purpose he would change into lighter things .
11 I would like to suggest , with respect to the historic churches , that we should take a lesson from the sects .
12 ‘ Perhaps we should take the opportunity to grab a bite ourselves , ’ suggested Sergeant Bird with an appealing look .
13 That gangplank is still there , so we should take the opportunity , I say . ’
14 So maybe we should take the opportunity
15 I think we should take the chairs and things outside
16 We could say simply " ( edited ) " but perhaps we should take the title page at its word and say instead " ( selection and arrangement ) " .
17 If that thing really is dead , I think we should take the chance . ’
18 ‘ In the light of the Divisional Court 's decision , we have naturally considered very carefully whether or not we should take the matter any further .
19 ‘ I believe we should take the risk seriously , ’ he pronounced .
20 I do realize that there are problems in finding suitable sites and that possibly that costs would be involved in setting them up , but for the reasons I 've outlined we should take the bull by the horns and make an effort to find sites and budget for the costs involved so the benefits can be felt as soon as possible .
21 With the ‘ demographic shift ’ of the 1990 's we must take every opportunity to encourage more girls and young women to follow what I firmly believe to be a most rewarding of careers .
22 So we must take a text like this at face value .
23 We must take no risks … let us go to the refuge .
24 Next we knew , we must take the road which led to Cherbourg , where we hoped to find out more of what had happened on that tragic occasion — and we were soon on our way to the Château de la Brehouse at St Pierre Eglise , where we were to spend the night .
25 But we must take the legislation as we find it .
26 If we are to understand the significance of subject specialization , then we must take the choices made by women seriously : we can not assume that the student who chooses physical science is somehow ‘ right ’ while the student who chooses the humanities is somehow ‘ wrong ’ .
27 ‘ You and I. We must take the boat and save them .
28 ‘ Why , my lord , when we were left alone — and I think if they had not been in such haste to move on they would not have left a man of us alive to tell the tale — we first tended the worst hurt , and took counsel , and decided we must take the news on to Ramsey , and also back here to Shrewsbury .
29 We must take the sailor as he is .
30 The exhibition was there to display ; we must take the trouble to understand what it displayed .
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