Example sentences of "[verb] taken [adj] care " in BNC.
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| 1 | In addition Bill has taken great care to create structure and all the year round interest with shrubs and conifers . |
| 2 | Unless you 've taken good care of your windows over the years , they are probably looking a little peaky — and may be downright poorly . |
| 3 | Whenever you 've seen Rob in my office you 've taken good care to get him out of my clutches very smartly , on the flimsiest of pretexts . |
| 4 | But the women who have n't bothered with make-up — unless they 've taken superlative care of their complexions — have now got skin that shows the ravages of time . |
| 5 | Her mother had taken great care to provide a lot of love and attention to Mary , often at the neglect of the baby . |
| 6 | Sutton had taken great care over his written application for the editorship ; even his later detractors say it was brilliant . |
| 7 | She was never to equal her first novel , That Lass o' Lowrie 's ( 1877 ) , a robust account of a Lancashire mining community in which she had taken great care with background and dialect , though Through One Administration ( 1883 ) , a study of a failed marriage against a turbulent background of Washington political life , was noteworthy , and the much shorter The Making of a Marchioness ( 1901 ) is a indictment of Edwardian society . |
| 8 | Poise was going to be the order of the day — poise and sophistication ; she had taken great care to look the part , now all she had to do was feel that way too . |
| 9 | Not just in the alleys of St Jude 's , where John-William had taken good care never to be devoured himself , but everywhere . |
| 10 | Since my episode with Moustaine during the first week of training , I had taken due care with my backside ; but others had n't got the point . |
| 11 | His mother had taken special care to remove the dirt from his face and hands at least . |
| 12 | As Coleman had been at pains to point this out before taking on the DEA assignment , he could hardly disagree , but the risk had seemed acceptable at the time and he had taken particular care to underline his academic credentials whenever he met Hurley 's people . |
| 13 | We have taken great care to make sure that the foods recommended on the diet are all widely available , little influenced by seasonal variations . |
| 14 | Furthermore , we have taken great care during twinning visits to make sure the teams are fully representative . |
| 15 | I know this is a very foodie ( and fattening ! ) time of year , but Moyra Fraser , our Cookery Editor , and the rest of the GHI team have taken enormous care to see that you have a marvellous variety of recipes for festive entertaining at your fingertips . |