Example sentences of "[noun] have [adv] taken a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The route has now taken a bit of hammering with a Yugoslav bagging the third ascent and Sean Myles and Andy Pollitt steaming in for the fourth and fifth ascents soon afterwards . |
| 2 | Now presumably somebody in government or Whitehall has just taken a decision to , to go for it all in one year , I do n't know why , I , I do n't suppose we 're told why , but the , the consequence of the decision is actually going to be that people in Shropshire , our clients and social services are going to pay for that decision , either through paying charges for services that they now get for nothing , or by getting less services , er , and this does n't seem to be in line with the government 's stated aim of , of targeting money where it 's most needed . |
| 3 | DEC has also taken a booth at this week 's SunWorld expo in San Francisco to make an aggressive bid to entice SunOS applications and user to Alpha . |
| 4 | Kasparov , the 30-year-old from Russia whose title seems impregnable , is hot favourite at 2/9 and William Hill has already taken a £6,000 bet on him . |
| 5 | But he thought that it was as if Fael-Inis had somehow taken a shard of pure light and splintered it , and then scattered it about them . |
| 6 | B has also taken a washing machine which cost £200 and which had a selling price of £280 from the business for personal use . |
| 7 | The Independent Companies had never taken a prisoner , although this was not from want of trying . |
| 8 | Naturally gifted as he was , the Japanese boy had never taken a golf lesson . |
| 9 | Fate had again taken a hand . |
| 10 | The director had probably taken a room for her there tonight assuming she 'd look for something more suited to her purse in her own time . |
| 11 | Although the Labour Party as a whole has not taken a stand on the political position of the monarchy , Tony Benn has expressed the view that these two powers of the Crown should be transferred to the Speaker of the House of Commons because he stands apart from the political parties and is directly answerable to the Commons for the conduct of the chair in a way that does not apply to the position of the Crown . |
| 12 | The Salisbury Steam Laundry had just taken a delivery of fuel and the covers to the boiler room were open . |
| 13 | There 's the River Thames — how many of our local people have ever taken a holiday on the River Thames ? erm and we have many hire boats down there which offer a very good holiday at a very good price . |
| 14 | Britain has always taken a stand against bullies and tyrants to ensure that we can live in a safe world and I pray that our resolution to do this will remain undiminished . |
| 15 | Life had suddenly taken a mis-step , and she was completely thrown . |
| 16 | Insignia has already taken a 10% stake in Bridgefield , Connecticut-based Bristol Technology Inc , capping a deal for the two firms to develop and combine products that will allow Windows applications to run on desktop Unix systems . |
| 17 | Insignia has already taken a 10% stake in Bridgefield , Connecticut-based Bristol Technology Inc , capping a deal for the two firms to develop and combine products that will enable Windows applications to run on desktop Unix systems . |
| 18 | The Murdoch image has also taken a knock with the failure of Media Partners , when investors proved unwilling to back his management style . |
| 19 | Both twins and the three men had later taken a taxi to the barn at Uckington , whichg had been rebuilt . |
| 20 | Yanto had just taken a swig of cider , and instantly sprayed a dozen regulars as the uncontrollable spasm of laughter erupted . |
| 21 | Tell them the company has n't taken a stance at all , that our analysts are still working on it . " |
| 22 | Where London has perhaps taken a lead , it has been followed . |
| 23 | Mrs Popple had just taken a bath . |
| 24 | Rachel had n't taken a lot of notice of the young SHO — she had been more interested in her own circle of friends at the time — but he had been a frequent visitor at the Stevenses ' home and she knew her parents had liked him and had been pleased at the prospect of him becoming their son-in-law . |