Example sentences of "[noun] has taken a [noun] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | Obviously your heart has taken a hell of a pounding . |
| 2 | I 've been working hard with Gill to get into top form for the Olympics so singles play has taken a bit of a back seat . |
| 3 | I 've been working hard with Gill to get into top form for the Olympics so singles play has taken a bit of a back seat . |
| 4 | A prison inmate has taken a member of staff hostage in a cell . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | The British banger has taken a bit of a grilling today . |
| 7 | Closer to home the constant noise through the night has taken a lot of people in Abingdon by surprise . |
| 8 | But this first night has taken a lot of work . |
| 9 | Therefore the Commission has taken a number of actions to attempt to minimise its occurrence . |
| 10 | While making it easier for people to build up considerable capital assets , and to pass these on intact , the Government has taken a number of measures that have allowed many people to acquire capital assets for the first time . |
| 11 | ‘ I did n't find out until after I 'd taken the lease on , but the department store on the corner has taken a lot of our casual trade . ’ |
| 12 | The School has taken a number of steps to maintain these numbers by continual monitoring and updating the programmes it offers ; the Financial Studies degrees have recently been re-structured to make them more attractive to students wishing to enter the financial services industry ; Mathematics continues to expand the portfolio of the degree combination it offers . |
| 13 | The Scottish Office has taken a number of initiatives on homelessness , as the hon. Gentleman knows . |