Example sentences of "[vb -s] take a [adj] [noun] in " in BNC.
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1 | Dean Richards has taken a well-earned holiday in Cyprus — and is unfit , anyway . |
2 | My hon. Friend has been a close supporter of the industry for many years and has taken a close interest in its activities . |
3 | It is only in the last hundred years that the West has taken a serious interest in exactly where the different Anatolian rugs were made . |
4 | PC Week , which has taken a new interest in Unix since the Novell announcement and will reportedly even grace us with its presence at Uniforum , attacked Microsoft 's NT last week in a pair of front-page stories headlined ‘ NetWare Casts Shadow Over NT . ’ |
5 | He 's confident , too , claiming : ‘ Benn has taken a great risk in fighting me because , like Ruddock , he is very predictable and I aim to exploit his lack of variety . |
6 | As many of you will have noticed from your Q.T. day programme Beryl will not be teaching this year ; for some time she has taken a great interest in the Back Pain Association and has now become involved particularly at weekends in special classes for back-pain sufferers . |
7 | She has been a member of the Finance Committee for the past two and a half years and has taken a great interest in the Society 's financial affairs . |
8 | The Education Committee has taken a similar decision in principle for teaching staff and is likely to finalise the matter later this summer . |
9 | However , the weaving of Turkoman rugs has taken a different direction in each country , and there are now certain variations in the overall quality and characteristics of the rugs , as well as in the manner in which they are made . |
10 | The Countryside Commission has taken a particular interest in these areas with the aim of promoting environmental improvement through Groundwork and other types of project . |
11 | Our Chairman , Richard Newcombe , who has taken a particular interest in the museum , then spoke , welcoming the guests and thanking them for their support . |
12 | There are 72 horses at Manton this year , and Luciano Gaucci has taken a big interest in the yard since acquiring Dr Devious last autumn . |
13 | In lead : President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani has taken a big lead in Iran 's presidential election , winning nearly 70% of the votes counted , according to the first partial results issued by the interior ministry today . |
14 | The Division has taken a leading role in developing research into the assessment of work based learning ( AWBL ) . |
15 | The EEC has taken a direct interest in the problem of acid deposition , and in November 1988 a directive was agreed upon by EEC environment ministers concerning the sulphur emissions of large combustion plants . |
16 | Stan seems to take a mischievous delight in turning up specimens under people 's noses . |
17 | STV propaganda appears to take a curious pride in emphasizing this equalization , failing to notice that in so doing it is merely emphasizing the artificiality of the system . |
18 | As a result , negation falls to take a central place in the ‘ thinking society ’ , and anchoring , as a cognitive process , is not contrasted by an equally important counter-process . |
19 | The story of a former pupil who becomes a master at the school ; his affection for the place survives ill-treatment , for after inheriting money , retiring , and marrying the ‘ wardrobe-woman ’ , he continues to take a kindly interest in the boys . |