Example sentences of "[noun] [noun] have taken a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | THE British defence industry has taken a battering from the government over the past decade . |
| 2 | The Scotch Whisky Industry has taken a lead in establishing company policies for identifying and providing treatment for employees with alcohol problems . |
| 3 | NEC Corp has taken a hit from Standard & Poor 's Corp , which has placed the A-1 commercial paper rating of the NEC Industries Netherlands BV finance subsidiary on CreditWatch with negative implications , citing intensifying competition from local and international firms in Japan 's personal computer market , creating further pressure on profitability . |
| 4 | In the wake of the successful Middlesbrough bid , TEC staff have taken a lead in one of the major strategies . |
| 5 | The sport of horse racing has taken a tumble today with the news that there 'll be less Arab money being invested in breeding and training … but as one stable door closes … another one opens … in Gloucestershire trainer David Nicholson and his team have moved into their new home … its the biggest and hopefully best yard steeplechasing has ever seen |
| 6 | On 11 July Cross had taken a sample of his own tapwater into the local North Cornwall District Council offices and asked for it to be analysed , but the Council refused . |
| 7 | On the Friday before his parents death , Christopher Gore had taken a train from Bath — where he was living — to Chippenham station . |
| 8 | Staff Nurse Edna Wilson has taken a diploma in aromatherapy — massage with exotic oils . |
| 9 | Staff Nurse Edna Wilson has taken a diploma in aromatherapy — massage with exotic oils . |
| 10 | It 's clear that ace coach Eddie Futch has taken a shine to him . |
| 11 | Directors Tamara Chodzko and Lawren Maben have taken a lease at 100 Great Russell Street where they launched their programme at the beginning of last month with ‘ A Modest Proposal ’ ( to 16 May ) . |
| 12 | Mr Balladur has taken a gamble that the deflationary effect of higher taxes will be offset by a restoration of public confidence and a continuing fall in interest rates . |
| 13 | Credit agencies in the United States had taken a hammering , and people on the lists were now entitled to a report annually or on demand . |
| 14 | In previous years the British Independent Programme Producers Association had taken a stand and we were initially distressed to find that this was not to be the case in 1990 — a decision based on the exorbitant cost ( they will retain a stand at MIP-TV ) . |
| 15 | As our biggest lender to small businesses NatWest has taken a hammering in the recession . |
| 16 | EUROPE 's video war has taken a series of bizarre new twists as the European Community 's new rules on imports of video recorders from Japan produce results in the market place that nobody predicted . |
| 17 | Since 1983 the United Kingdom had taken a series of measures to tackle the problem of quota hopping . |
| 18 | THE ECHO 'S champion chippy has taken a battering from a fire . |
| 19 | The Speaker of the House of Commons , Bernard Weatherill , has lent his name to a Commission on Citizenship in which the organisation Community Service Volunteers has taken a lead . |
| 20 | Ingres in Eastern Europe , Russia Hewlett-Packard Co has taken a licence from Ask Computer Systems Inc to distribute the Ingres relational database and application development tools throughout Eastern Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States . |
| 21 | Furthermore , twelve months of fencing with Malcolm McLaren had taken a toll on Branson 's nerves . |
| 22 | Now the District Council have taken a lot of money off this town , over the market stalls now , for a number of years , and I believe if they 're going to do a scheme like this which has been going on now for over eight years , it should be done all in one go . |
| 23 | PLANNING for the 1994 British International Motor Show has taken a step forward with confirmation that it will again be held at Birmingham 's NEC . |
| 24 | The ‘ Grandstand ’ television cameras had taken a break from horse-racing and cricket to record the closing holes of an event that had captured a good deal of public interest . |
| 25 | German and Swedish trade unions have taken a role in the initiation of flexibility in the workplace , in the promoting of job enrichment through the broadening of job classifications . |
| 26 | Hundens Lane resident Ian Haszeldine said members of the allotment association had taken a lot of criticism about the way their land was kept . |
| 27 | Interference theories have taken a variety of forms . |
| 28 | This crisis was not so much averted as won by the progressives , but only after Pope Paul had taken a hand and , on the issues that Suenens had wished to put to the vote , the progressives won a clear majority on 30 October . |
| 29 | In June 1989 the East Londoner had taken a load to Barcelona , where depot staff loaded his trailer with a mixed consignment to be taken back to London . |
| 30 | Outside , the cottage industries have taken a rest as the heat of the afternoon settles heavily on the town like an unwelcome blanket . |