Example sentences of "have [verb] to take a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I am sorry to say this , but there would appear to have been a number of houses in recent times , some of the highest pedigree , which have tended to take a competitive attitude towards each other and have not been above ‘ showing off ’ to guests a butler 's mastery of such trivial accomplishments . |
| 2 | When considering whether the Revolution should be seen as a victory for Whig principles or not , historians have tended to take a constitutional frame of reference — the more a particular historian believes the Revolution settlement limited the constitutional powers of the Crown , then the more Whiggish the Revolution is said to be . |
| 3 | I have attempted to take a rapid view of developments in critical theory , or criticism with a theoretical consciousness , as they have appeared in British culture in the past twenty years . |
| 4 | Yet , even in opposition circles , intellectuals have refused to take a principled stand . |
| 5 | They have vowed to take a tough line on solvents after The Northern Echo uncovered glue abuse in Darlington . |
| 6 | More recently , certain local authority organizations have begun to take a direct interest in popular music . |
| 7 | Yet , against all odds , he continued , " we have managed to take a gigantic step forward " , and proceeded to enumerate the regime 's achievements in grandiose — and extremely vague — terms . |