Example sentences of "[noun] [pers pn] have taken a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the course of this chapter I have taken an historical perspective upon the nature of religious belief , looking in particular at writers from the seventeenth to nineteenth centuries . |
| 2 | With her husband she had taken an active part in the publications of the Pali Text Society , both in Pali , the classical language of Buddhism , and in English . |
| 3 | On the basis that a lot of the big houses that were doing holiday accommodation and so on , er have have already been converted and this is our experience , so on that basis we have taken a reduced figure for conversions and that is basically the reasoning behind it . |
| 4 | Edgar wicket keeper , innkeeper and redoubtable raconteur confided some time after midnight that to help run in his pain-free new hip joint he 'd taken an early morning paper round in Aycliffe village . |
| 5 | It was the first time I had taken a close look at him . |
| 6 | As many of you will have noticed from your Q.T. day programme Beryl will not be teaching this year ; for some time she has taken a great interest in the Back Pain Association and has now become involved particularly at weekends in special classes for back-pain sufferers . |
| 7 | It was the first time he had taken a real look at the premises from the back . |
| 8 | At one time he had taken a mild interest in literature , especially erotic works , but of late it had flagged . |