take as an example

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So take, as an example, the operation that was mounted in 2011 to take down Bin Laden.

From Slate • Jul. 14, 2016

We will take as an example the most difficult head to cast — a horned head — considering that, if we do this correctly, all others will be easy enough.

From Practical Taxidermy A manual of instruction to the amateur in collecting, preserving, and setting up natural history specimens of all kinds. To which is added a chapter upon the pictorial arrangement of museums. With additional instructions in modelling and artistic taxidermy. by Browne, Montagu

To show the difficulties of the declensions, we take, as an example, the ordinary word land.

From Through Finland in Carts by Alec-Tweedie, Mrs. (Ethel)

We may take as an example the case of the British post-office.

From A Critical Examination of Socialism by Mallock, W. H. (William Hurrell)

In order to make this comprehensible let us take as an example the chain to which our Earth belongs.

From A Textbook of Theosophy by Leadbeater, C. W. (Charles Webster)