Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] has take a [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Another journal has taken a year to respond on more than one occasion .
2 The British banger has taken a bit of a grilling today .
3 If they sign an ‘ income received ’ deal , they will only receive their proportion of the royalties sent to their UK publisher , after the foreign publisher has taken a percentage .
4 The Scottish Office has taken a number of initiatives on homelessness , as the hon. Gentleman knows .
5 A person with impaired hearing has to take a lot more strain than people with normal hearing .
6 Anglo-French relations has taken a turn for the worse and Queen Victoria 's enthusiasm for the project evaporated .
7 Black Will has taken a fancy to your little brother — what think you of that !
8 But this first night has taken a lot of work .
9 This Conservative Government has taken a lead in working to protect the ozone layer .
10 It is most certainly true that Kenyans must decide their own future , but in this case the Kenyan president has taken a decision which does not serve his people well .
11 well all other sport has to take a back seat this week … there 's only game to follow that 's racing … only one place to be Cheltenham … and Central South is here racing gold …
12 Third , more recently , local government auditors have been given powers of early intervention when a local authority has taken a decision which would involve unlawful expenditure or a course of action which would lead to unlawful loss .
13 It 's the first time the local authority has taken a prosecution this far .
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