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

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1 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 .
2 ‘ 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 .
3 For 70 years British royals have taken a frosty view of Ireland .
4 These developments have taken a specific form through the theory of ‘ public choice ’ .
5 Driving long distances has taken a vicious toll .
6 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 .
7 The increase in trade in manufactured goods has taken a particular form of trade .
8 Other investors have taken a similar line .
9 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 .
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