Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] [verb] taken a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Edmund Barham 's wooden acting as Carlos would have mattered less if he had been vocally more alluring and if his stilted phrasing had taken a hint from Mark Elder 's conducting . |
| 2 | The British banger has taken a bit of a grilling today . |
| 3 | Whereas the old system had taken a percentage of the harvest , the new one levied tax on registered landowners as a percentage of the assessed monetary value of the land , 3 per cent in the first instance , plus a local government levy . |
| 4 | If they sign an ‘ income received ’ deal , they will only receive their proportion of the royalties sent to their UK publisher , after the foreign publisher has taken a percentage . |
| 5 | The Scottish Office has taken a number of initiatives on homelessness , as the hon. Gentleman knows . |
| 6 | Anglo-French relations has taken a turn for the worse and Queen Victoria 's enthusiasm for the project evaporated . |
| 7 | ‘ Black Will has taken a fancy to your little brother — what think you of that ! |
| 8 | That is the old-fashioned type of socialism that the hon. Member for Sheffield , Hillsborough ( Mr. Flannery ) has always pursued , and unfortunately the occupants of the Labour Front Bench have taken a lead from him rather than from more sensible parents . |
| 9 | The admitting doctor had taken a specimen from the child 's spine and sent it to the Lab . |
| 10 | In fact , he said , since the treaty was negotiated , the outlook for European economies had taken a turn for the worse and national problems now loomed large on the domestic agenda , causing people 's perceptions about the treaty to change . |
| 11 | This Conservative Government has taken a lead in working to protect the ozone layer . |
| 12 | It is most certainly true that Kenyans must decide their own future , but in this case the Kenyan president has taken a decision which does not serve his people well . |
| 13 | Other drivers had taken a break and carried off a number of her fellow spectators , but Simon had yet to appear . |
| 14 | Despite original opposition to the principle of the MDC all three local authorities have taken a place on the board . |
| 15 | Third , more recently , local government auditors have been given powers of early intervention when a local authority has taken a decision which would involve unlawful expenditure or a course of action which would lead to unlawful loss . |
| 16 | It 's the first time the local authority has taken a prosecution this far . |