Sentence examples for takes in the shape of from inspiring English sources

One dry lacquer crest, which survives without its helmet, takes in the shape of a hybrid creature, a nightmare combination of fish, snake and bird of prey.

For all the arguments about not liking two central defenders favouring the same foot, surely the dependable Lescott presented a better bet than Demichelis, who admittedly did well before the foul but was found wanting in one moment - which is all it took in the shape of Andres Iniesta's perfect pass and Messi's darting run.

In the case of the femoral neck, samples were collected with a patch section thickness of 1-2 mm and the 5 mm slice was taken in the shape of a triangle.

Important steps have been taken in understanding the "shape" of the solution space of general optimization problems [44] and how easily structures suddenly appear in any given system [45].

Beyond Tulum, though, the forest takes over in the shape of the massive Biosphere Reserve of Sian Ka'an.

And oh! the unspeakable excitement when Father Ralph finally took form in the shape of the divinely handsome and impressively buffed Richard Chamberlain in the 1983 mini-series, which defined the term Major Television Event.

Patriotism in this world takes the shape of a large, gated community, huddled in fear of everything on the outside.

They are ways in which our lives, in fact, take on the shape of a novel.

Alongside equally rugged Nordic models by the likes of Sibelius and Nielsen, MacMillan's Symphony, in three movements, takes the shape of a journey from darkness into light.

In "Wild Decembers" this takes the shape of two lascivious sisters, Reena and Rita, who have feathered their nest with hush money from the local men they ensnare.

When water is in a bottle, it takes the shape of the bottle.