Example sentences of "[noun sg] [noun sg] has take [art] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 THE British defence industry has taken a battering from the government over the past decade .
2 The Scotch Whisky Industry has taken a lead in establishing company policies for identifying and providing treatment for employees with alcohol problems .
3 A promotion-chasing football team has taken the day off from a hectic training schedule to record a pop song .
4 The sport of horse racing has taken a tumble today with the news that there 'll be less Arab money being invested in breeding and training … but as one stable door closes … another one opens … in Gloucestershire trainer David Nicholson and his team have moved into their new home … its the biggest and hopefully best yard steeplechasing has ever seen
5 In its first declared objective for sending troops , i.e. the protection of Saudi Arabia against possible Iraqi invasion , the USA found legitimacy under Article 51 of the UN Charter which affirmed " the inherent right of individual or collective self-defence , if an armed attack occurs against a member of the organization , until the Security Council has taken the measures necessary to maintain peace and international security " .
6 The formal procedures of the House have not , so far , had to be changed following the introduction of television , and the Procedure Committee has taken the view that , unless a powerful case can be made to the contrary , it is not for the House to adapt to televising .
7 EUROPE 's video war has taken a series of bizarre new twists as the European Community 's new rules on imports of video recorders from Japan produce results in the market place that nobody predicted .
8 The CAB service has taken the initiative in setting up a system of advisory sessions in which local solicitors , operating on a rota , give free legal advice to clients who have been ‘ booked in ’ to a special session by a local CAB .
9 THE ECHO 'S champion chippy has taken a battering from a fire .
10 PLANNING for the 1994 British International Motor Show has taken a step forward with confirmation that it will again be held at Birmingham 's NEC .
11 Westminster City Council has taken the initiative and published its own code of practice for caterers on the implications of the Food Safety Act 1990 .
12 GRAEME SOUNESS steps back into the pressure cooker of soccer management tomorrow , snarling at suggestions that heart surgery has taken the fire out of him .
13 A prison inmate has taken a member of staff hostage in a cell .
14 Thankfully only minor shunts so far and the tow bar has taken the impacts .
15 Although the disability movement has taken the initiative in articulating this shift , it is a shift which is affecting all sides of the disability issue .
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