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‘A male may take an interest.’

[⟨det male.ntake.v ⟨det interest.n⟩]

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In Wikipedia:

Although Matthews emigrated to Canada as a young man, he takes a considerable interest in his home country and spends much time there.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

Why the hell Steven Gerrard had taken such an interest in him, Lucas hadn’t really understood at first but he still had been extremely grateful that he had been taken under the wing by the captain.
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While in Naples, he took a close interest in the archaeological discoveries at Portici and Herculaneum.
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He had always taken an interest in educational matters, and it was chiefly through his exertions that the central college at Allahabad, known as Muir College, was built and endowed.
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He takes an interest in video and film making.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

I so hope that he takes an interest in the Deverry series that way there could be two nut case fans in our home instead of just me.
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In Wikipedia:

He did not take an interest in science until his junior year when he was inspired by Dwight Logan Reid, a chemistry and physics teacher at David Starr Jordan High School in Watts.
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In Wikipedia:

He took an interest in ancient literature, following the footsteps of Gustave Kahn.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

Tobias took an interest in learning about the Kabbalah because Brian was a Jew. 8.
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In Wikipedia:

He took an early interest in African music and song and would attend Sunday afternoon church services in the African neighbourhood to make closer acquaintance with the music of the people.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

In his academic work and elsewhere he has taken a special interest in what he has called ‘searing’ or ‘molding’ events (that) take on transcendent’ importance and therefore retain their power even as the experiencing generation passes from the scene…. He has noted that’ a history’s narrative power is typically linked to how readers relate to the actions of individuals in the history; if readers cannot make the connection to their own lives, then a history may fail to engage them at all.”
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In Wikipedia:

While he initially took an interest in obstetrics and orthopedic surgery, the discovery of insulin attracted him to internal medicine, specifically the study of metabolism.
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He took a keen interest in the town of Clevedon, becoming chairman of the printing company which produced the local paper.
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Outside of his medical service, he took a great interest in Indian art, publishing four books on the topic and helping found the “Quarterly Journal of Indian Art”.
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In the British National Corpus:

He still takes an active interest in Henley Regatta, where he is a steward.
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In Wikipedia:

Bobby Stokes took an active interest in horse racing after his career in football had ended, and remained a popular and well respected figure, at least in the red half of Hampshire.
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In the British National Corpus:

He took an active interest in the waterworks, town planning, housing problems, and in the preservation of the city’s green spaces and ancient monuments.
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In Wikipedia:

He also took an interest in martial arts and was a co – founder and the first President of the Georgian Karate Federation in 1989.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

He will take a genuine interest in you and what comes with you including your child / children.
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Queried on 2013-05-18.