Example sentences of "taken [noun pl] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The spruce , fir , pine , larch , oak and birch trees cut down will taken centuries to replace because growth is slow on the permafrost . |
| 2 | The trust 's conservation manager , Dr Charles Beardall , said : ‘ Vegetation which has taken centuries to become established is being wiped out in minutes by these vehicles and important bird colonies are being disturbed . ’ |
| 3 | admits he has taken risks to make progress . |
| 4 | The Athens meeting has taken months to set up . |
| 5 | If Talkin Loud has been criticised in the past for not saying much at all , then the fact that storming releases in 1992 from the Young Disciples and Tammy Payne have taken months to see record shop racks has n't helped . |
| 6 | As you may know the Cardinal has already taken steps to set in train a thorough investigation into the moral implications of the Law Lords ' decision . |
| 7 | On the other hand , the jury can be asked to take the plaintiff 's own conduct into account in reducing damages — if he has taken steps to refute the allegations publicly , or has been cleared of them after a publicised enquiry , or has obtained retractions and damages from other publications , his wounds may be considered to have partially healed . |
| 8 | A number of women in the Scottish party are finding the matter of female representation less humorous and have taken steps to force it to address their concerns . |
| 9 | BR said it had taken steps to control overtime and to ensure engineers were taking breaks in the hard pressed Southern Region , where skills shortages are most acute . |
| 10 | Since then we have taken steps to sharpen the focus on both our separate missions as we have become increasingly confident that our commercial work can prosper on its merits . |
| 11 | ‘ The commission took into consideration their record over the past five years , ’ said Graham Kelly , the FA 's chief executive , ‘ but they also noted that they had taken steps to improve it over the last 18 months . ’ |
| 12 | The Government has taken steps to improve court procedures but it has steadfastly refused to introduce a legal right to interest . |
| 13 | I do n't see it erm becoming an issues in an organization such as our own because er we have recognized its er potential harmful effects and have taken steps to counter it . |
| 14 | We have already taken steps to implement the key recommendations of the Woolf report on the future of our prisons . |
| 15 | A patient 's attention should be drawn to the fact that he has a right to complain and we have taken steps to do so . |
| 16 | The industry body for many of the companies behind the leasing of photocopiers , the Finance and Leasing Association , has taken steps to curb excesses on the part of its members . |
| 17 | The University has already taken steps to promote this growth and the Department will play the major role in these activities . |
| 18 | The University has already taken steps to promote this growth and the Department will play the major role in these activities . |
| 19 | They have taken steps to stop water draining off from the mini-lake , and done an inordinate amount of plodging in the wetland . |
| 20 | The court heard that Mrs. White , who is now separated from her husband , has taken steps to combat her alcohol problem and is paying off all her debts . |
| 21 | At first the ideas appeared as rumours and reports : that , although it had not yet been announced , the US had already taken steps to halt the fighting ; that , in Washington , ambassador Bonnet had been called in and told that a settlement was imperative ; that if the matter was brought up in the UN the US would not necessarily support France ; that the US wished to ensure that no Lend-Lease weapons were being used ‘ to suppress Vietnam — although it was suspected they were ; and that the head of Southeast Asian Affairs at the State Department ( Mr A.L. |
| 22 | We have taken steps to draw to the attention of all children who go into a home the fact that there is a telephone number , a contact point and a named officer separate from the home to whom they can complain if they feel the need . |
| 23 | He will at a very early stage have taken steps to preserve evidence , possibly by photographic and other means , of an ephemeral or fleeting nature such as ice ( if he is lucky the temperature on the ground since the crash could still be below freezing ) , or fuel leaking away from a damaged tank or fuel filter , or soot deposits indicative of fire in the air which could be washed away by rain or other disturbance . |
| 24 | ’ — Which is why I imagine Burun has taken steps to remind Artai that it is the ulus of the Kha-Khan to be the Lord of the Earth , ’ he said . |
| 25 | There is no contemporary support for the suggestion that Gloucester and the Woodvilles were rivals before Edward IV 's death , and that the king should therefore have taken steps to remedy the situation . |
| 26 | There is no contemporary support for the suggestion that Gloucester and the Woodvilles were rivals before Edward IV 's death , and that the king should therefore have taken steps to remedy the situation . |
| 27 | Thus it can hardly be argued that the LEA had not taken steps to facilitate improvements in the school . |
| 28 | He said , however , that the commission had a legal obligation to respond to complaints it received , as in the case of Strathclyde , and had already taken steps to evaluate the substance of the complaint . |
| 29 | And , I certainly have taken steps to make sure that I do n't get a wasps nest , but in that particular area again , because he begged to point out to me where the wasp was getting access to , a little tiny space above my bedroom window , and that has now been sealed , so hopefully the wasps another year will find a home somewhere else that is n't quite so close to my open bedroom window . |
| 30 | It is relevant to recall in this connection that Younger did envisage situations where mere observation could seriously impair privacy — where , for example , the person observed had a reasonable expectation that he would not be subject to observation , or had deliberately taken steps to prevent surveillance , but special technical devices , either optical or electronic ( bugging ) , were used to spy upon him . |