Example sentences of "[vb -s] [adv] take a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's a massive work and has obviously taken a great deal of your time and trouble . |
| 2 | The Library Association has thus taken a consistent position on censorship over a period of at least 25 years . |
| 3 | Neil Young has just taken a three-minute break between the arrival of the NME and the departure of Radio 1 's Johnny Walker . |
| 4 | Only four results left and so far Lenny Henry has just taken a clear lead from Victoria Wood . |
| 5 | The Prince of Wales , who like the Sultan has a passion for polo , has already taken a close interest in the environmental impact of destruction of the world 's rainforests , a key factor in global warming . |
| 6 | Liz has always taken a great deal of interest in make-up and admits to being ‘ so vain that I wear Revlon 's Aqualash waterproof mascara when diving ’ . |
| 7 | The industry has also taken a neanderthal attitude towards the training and further education of its workers . |
| 8 | Another senior police officer who more than once captured the headlines , James Anderton , Chief Constable of Greater Manchester , decrying ‘ the rot that has now taken a firm hold in the fabric of our society ’ , was so moved as to describe crime as Britain 's ‘ Top Growth Industry ’ . |
| 9 | However , the problems were so huge and required so much finance that other resources were required and the European Community has now taken a leading role . |
| 10 | The original meaning , as defined by Collins , has certainly taken a mean whipping before re-release into this streetwise prose but we 're talking the same thing here , are n't we ? |
| 11 | ‘ It has certainly taken a great deal of time for myself and the other ten or so members of our committee . |
| 12 | If the landlord does not grant and the tenant does not take a certain term the grant does not create a lease . |
| 13 | It does not take a well-qualified anthropologist to guess at the impact on self-esteem , relationships , and family lifestyles . |
| 14 | The system does not take a zero-based view of needs but has an incremental approach as the formula is replicated from year to year . |
| 15 | IT does n't take a professional fashion pundit to work out that when it comes to glamour , Liverpool girls are a force to be reckoned with . |
| 16 | Does n't take a chunky chop does it ? |
| 17 | The Earth does n't take a circular path around the sun so it passes it quickly sometimes and slowly at other times . |