Example sentences of "[noun sg] have take [adj] [noun] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 233 seems to be that if a wife signs a security document at her debtor husband 's request , the creditor will be unable to enforce the security unless either the debtor or the creditor has taken positive steps to try and ensure that the wife understands the import of the security documents or unless she has obtained independent advice . |
| 2 | ( 4 ) The subsection relieves an applicant from the consequences of the failure to exhibit a notice in compliance with subss. ( 2 ) ( b ) or ( 3 ) ( b ) where the failure has been caused by the removal , obscuring , etc. , of the notice through no fault of the applicant and the applicant has taken reasonable steps to protect and replace the notice . |
| 3 | However , whilst there is no need to take account of the attributes of a particular contracting partner , if a business contracts with people of a particular class , the steps must be reasonably sufficient to bring the terms to the notice of a member of that class — in Richardson , Spence & Co v Rowntree [ 1894 ] AC 217 , terms on a steamer ticket for carriage in steerage class were not incorporated into a contract because the defendant had taken insufficient steps to bring them to the notice of steerage class passengers . |
| 4 | A spokesman for the ambulance service said 95pc of all emergency calls in rural areas were responded to within 19 minutes , the government guideline , and that this ambulance had taken 24 minutes to arrive . |
| 5 | Mr Threlfall , who is still awaiting the letter , said he would investigate , while an ambulance service spokesman said the ambulance had taken 24 minutes to respond . |
| 6 | The Irish Institute has taken bold steps to reduce the expectation gap , lobbying the government for changes in legislation that would allow implementation of several key recommendations put forward in the Ryan Report . |
| 7 | By this time , the climate in the Council was increasingly hostile to tramways , and the Management had to take desperate measures to secure the future of the Promenade and Fleetwood lines . |
| 8 | Blue Planet has taken five years to complete and is made on the Imax ( largest screen ) format . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | Will the Prime Minister confirm that neither he nor the Chancellor of the Exchequer has taken any action to ensure that the European central bank is located in Britain ? |
| 11 | Claims will be paid on condition that the Insured Person has taken reasonable steps to complete the journey to the U.K. departure point on time . |
| 12 | According to purchasing manager Roger DaForno , this excellent relationship has taken some time to build and there 's no doubt that both organizations ' commitment to a process of continuous improvement has helped immensely . |
| 13 | ‘ A woman had taken some children playing in the road up to a high room to ‘ see her puppies . ’ |
| 14 | Like China 's famous panda , the baiji is a fully protected species , recognised as part of China 's natural heritage , and the Chinese government has taken several steps to improve the prospects for the animal 's continued survival into the twenty-first century . |
| 15 | Since 1979 , the Government has taken three measures to lower the replacement ratio — that is , to increase the gap between a person 's income when in work compared with when he or she is drawing the dole . |
| 16 | But the government had taken elaborate precautions to crush any resistance . |
| 17 | The tunnel had taken several months to build and some of the accusations which had been made against these same people now looked rather silly . |
| 18 | The report has taken 6 months to prepare . |
| 19 | At 8.30 , the cyclist was arriving at the finish , the motorbike had arrived 5 mins before ( but note , no time had been taken in finding a parking place , which would normally be the case ) ; the car was at the Morrison St — Lothian Road junction , and the bus had taken ten minutes to reach George IV Bridge , less than a mile . |
| 20 | The communications link had taken two years to pioneer , in situ long before a road or railway . |
| 21 | He said the region had to take urgent steps to repair the damage his statements had caused . |
| 22 | Her mother had taken great care to provide a lot of love and attention to Mary , often at the neglect of the baby . |
| 23 | His mother had taken special care to remove the dirt from his face and hands at least . |