Example sentences of "[pron] have taken [adv prt] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I 'm afraid I 've taken up a good deal of your time for no purpose Mr. Preston . |
| 2 | ‘ I 've taken over a local building firm which has unfortunately gone belly-up , ’ Vitor told her , ‘ and included among their assets is a plot of a sizeable number of acres which encompasses your property . ’ |
| 3 | The minster leads into the largely undisturbed Georgian town centre , which has taken on a new lease of life under the guidance of the local Civic Society . |
| 4 | Hi-Tech and more sleekly designed kitchens look good with white tiled floors whether ceramic or vinyl , but again you could use cork and vinyl , or composition tiles or even linoleum which has taken on a new lease of life now that people have realised how well it can look inlaid with other colours . |
| 5 | Welcome back : Coming up shortly , the ghostwatchers who 've taken on a whole houseful of spirits . |
| 6 | One of Peter Freygood 's friends in Regina was a chap called Geoffrey Byrnes who had taken up a literary job in Chicago in 1935 . |
| 7 | I did , however , recently visit a long-established and normally experienced retailer who had taken on a new member of staff who filled a big sales tank with a mixture of large Heteractis and Stoichactis anemone species . |
| 8 | ‘ You have taken on a great responsibility , ’ the turtle told her . |
| 9 | It means we have taken out a major supplier of cannabis in the south of England . ’ |
| 10 | The darkness was almost complete now ; she could only see the faintest outline of his features , enough to know that they 'd taken on a hard , determined cast . |
| 11 | Everything around him had taken on a rosy hue and he felt excitement in his guts . |
| 12 | But because they had taken out a personal accident insurance , they or their beneficiaries received a substantial cash lump sum just when they needed it most . |
| 13 | In introducing the subject Grant commented that while it was important in crime investigation , it has taken on a new significance in the past year because of the large number of valuable documents that had been damaged as a result of fires caused by enemy action . |
| 14 | After a long period of depression , and a short period of training , he had taken on a new career — one which also demanded dexterity with the hands : that of a mortician . |
| 15 | With his wife , he had taken on a ready-made family for , although a Catholic , she was divorced , with two lolloping sons . |
| 16 | The new arrival 's haughty politeness suppressed their irritation ; his dress and studied self-sufficiency ( he had taken out a devotional book to read while sipping his brandy and water ) teased out their curiosity ; his amiability , when accosted , won their sympathy ; introductions followed at which his card commanded their instant respect and attention . |
| 17 | The recruits themselves have taken on a new air of self-confidence . |