Example sentences of "[pron] have taken [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He will be aware that I have taken a great interest in Sri Lanka since I have been in the House . |
| 2 | She said , ‘ I have taken a great risk in coming to see you tonight . ’ |
| 3 | I have taken a little time to sketch the history of paragraph 16.5 of Code C in order to show that it is not directly linked to the ancient and deep-rooted privilege against self-incrimination . |
| 4 | I have taken a long look at local government finance . |
| 5 | I have taken a particular reading of the work of both Lévi-Strauss and Barthes that emphasizes the influence of structuralist linguistics but points to the progression of these writers ' ‘ structuralism ’ away from linguistic analysis . |
| 6 | Therefore I have taken the different topics in the order that my sources thought appropriate and provided references to at least some of the specific instances of those problems that Howard gave in his text . |
| 7 | In the course of this chapter I have taken an historical perspective upon the nature of religious belief , looking in particular at writers from the seventeenth to nineteenth centuries . |
| 8 | The transactions , some of which have taken a long time to unravel , include guarantees on property leases and interest rate swaps . |
| 9 | The transactions , some of which have taken a long time to unravel , include guarantees on property leases and interest rate swaps . |
| 10 | But there are also groups within these communities which have taken the other route , and adopted the position of a ‘ race apart ’ , investing it with a positive image as a means of asserting the distinctiveness of their own culture and its powers of resistance to the dominant society . |
| 11 | Shares of Japanese banks , which have taken the worst beating in the plunge in share prices , rebounded strongly , along with the rest of the market . |
| 12 | More information is required before gastric lavage can be abandoned completely in favour of giving activated charcoal , but a reasonable alternative to lavage could be to give 50–100 g of activated charcoal to adults who have taken a substantial overdose of a toxic substance no more than two hours previously . |
| 13 | The course is designed to enable students who have taken a first degree in German to increase their knowledge of modern German literature and to extend their competence to the medium of film . |
| 14 | The course is designed to enable students who have taken a first degree in more than one European or Latin American language to extend their knowledge of European and/or Latin American literatures through a range of optional courses . |
| 15 | The output of the growers is marshalled by half a dozen highly organised and professional marketers who have taken a huge slice of the market , including the multiples . |
| 16 | Most teachers are graduates who have taken a one-year Postgraduate Certificate of Education course . |
| 17 | I let me give you an example , I 've always respected erm Teddy Taylor and John Biffen who have taken the extreme view on Europe . |
| 18 | But there are some couples who have taken an ideological stance against it . |
| 19 | When you have taken a good look around , return to the lane , and choose another gate . |
| 20 | You very humbly describe yourself as an absent Pro-Chancellor , but you have taken a considerable interest in this university over the years , and we 've been grateful for it . |
| 21 | It appears that you have taken the real content of my personal views out of their true context and treated them with an interpretation that I least expected . |
| 22 | At the end of the call , quickly run through what has been said , to make sure that you have taken the right order or been given the correct information . |
| 23 | If you have taken the recommended Norwich Union insurance cover you must make an insurance claim under the Legal Expenses section in respect of any legal fees incurred abroad for that purpose , and if you have taken alternative insurance , you must do likewise under any Legal Expenses cover provided by it . |
| 24 | If you have taken the previous walk around the Hradčany leave the Strahov Monastery by Úvoz Street , the road originally connecting the Hradčany with the Malá Strana and marking the boundary between the two districts . |
| 25 | If you have taken the sensible option of a Boar Boyz Boss this gives you a formidable front line with eight Orc and three Boar attacks concentrated into three models , not to mention the effect of magic weapons or the war boars ' charge . |
| 26 | However , the Select Committee report is based on clean coal technology , on which we have taken a great deal of evidence from expert witnesses . |
| 27 | A North Korean Foreign Ministry statement on Sept. 17 said : " In the situation in which the attempt to perpetuate and legalize the nation 's and people 's division by taking advantage of international leverage on entry into the UN has recently become clear , we have taken a decisive step to enter the UN in order to prevent such grave consequences arising , " adding that North Korea had not changed its policy on reunification . |
| 28 | We have taken a new initiative , brand new initiative , we 've set up a whole new scheme doing this that and the other da da da , and in a sort of a tail end , |
| 29 | We have taken a considerable number of far-reaching measures in association with the Confederation of British Industry to encourage precisely that course . |
| 30 | I feel only that we have taken a wrong direction somewhere , and are blindly stumbling on because our leaders blindfold us . |