Example sentences of "[Wh pn] have take an [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Devonshire won 2-1 against Edge Hill BCOB , who had taken an early lead .
2 She kissed his cheek , managing to avoid the scarred one by some contortion recognised by both her victim and McAllister , who had taken an instant dislike to her .
3 The men in boots were inspectors who had taken an unusual interest in our barge .
4 Not far distanced from the council , in England at any rate , was Parliament , dominated for much of the fourteenth century by the peerage ; and in that body , too , matters of policy and national finance were frequently discussed , for it was there that kings liked to benefit from the practical experience of men who had taken an active part in war .
5 But there are some couples who have taken an ideological stance against it .
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