Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] have take a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The overall tone of noble criticism remained moderate , yet political consciousness had taken a momentous leap since Nicholas 's death . |
| 2 | Protestant commentators were very aware that the papacy retained the right to depose excommunicated rulers , and took little comfort from the fact that many English recusants had taken a special oath of allegiance to the crown . |
| 3 | Chamberlain may have shrunk visibly as the clouds across the face of Europe had grown darker , but the British people had taken a different path . |
| 4 | ‘ The truth is men like gadgets , they like to control their environment , ’ points out Dr Margaret Shotton , author of Computer Addiction ? and one of the few academics to have taken a serious look at video game culture . |
| 5 | For 70 years British royals have taken a frosty view of Ireland . |
| 6 | This expectation has taken a severe knock recently because of the effects of the recession leading employers to declare redundancy schemes , even for white collar staff . |
| 7 | The months of dangerous living had taken a savage toll of his health and he had bad conjunctivitis . |
| 8 | When the idea of a Royal Commission was in circulation , lawyers within the ranks of the Government , notably Sam Silkin , the Attorney General and one of the few front-benchers on either side to have taken a close interest in penal reform , and Alex Lyon , a Minister of State at the Home Office , pressed for the opportunity to be grasped to make an authoritative assessment of the arguments for a public prosecution service independent of the police . |
| 9 | These developments have taken a specific form through the theory of ‘ public choice ’ . |
| 10 | In Costa Rica , Panama and Peru , where economic development has taken a distinct path unlike the rest of the continent , the formal proletariat represents a quarter of the EAP . |
| 11 | Driving long distances has taken a vicious toll . |
| 12 | Evergreen Recycled Fashions have taken a novel approach by producing fashionable , quality garments and other textile items using a very high proportion of recycled fabrics . |
| 13 | THE IDEA that Britain 's leading position in military technology automatically helps its industrial base has taken a new blow . |
| 14 | It is here that Aspect has taken a crucial step with his latest experiment . |
| 15 | The increase in trade in manufactured goods has taken a particular form of trade . |
| 16 | Since 1989 defence has taken a growing share of state spending ; the official defence budget has doubled , keeping well ahead of inflation . |
| 17 | Other investors have taken a similar line . |
| 18 | Local pupils have taken a great interest in the British Gas work , which is bringing gas supplies for the first time to the Bere Alston and Bere Ferrers communities , where more than a third of the 1042 homes in the area have taken up the offer of gas . |
| 19 | ‘ The war that has raged in Bosnia-Herzegovina over the past year has taken a staggering toll : thousands have been killed or imprisoned , thousands more are at risk due to hunger and exposure , and over two million people have been forced from their homes , ’ he said . |