Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] have take a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The overall tone of noble criticism remained moderate , yet political consciousness had taken a momentous leap since Nicholas 's death . |
| 2 | Protestant commentators were very aware that the papacy retained the right to depose excommunicated rulers , and took little comfort from the fact that many English recusants had taken a special oath of allegiance to the crown . |
| 3 | Chamberlain may have shrunk visibly as the clouds across the face of Europe had grown darker , but the British people had taken a different path . |
| 4 | For 70 years British royals have taken a frosty view of Ireland . |
| 5 | The months of dangerous living had taken a savage toll of his health and he had bad conjunctivitis . |
| 6 | In Costa Rica , Panama and Peru , where economic development has taken a distinct path unlike the rest of the continent , the formal proletariat represents a quarter of the EAP . |
| 7 | Driving long distances has taken a vicious toll . |
| 8 | Evergreen Recycled Fashions have taken a novel approach by producing fashionable , quality garments and other textile items using a very high proportion of recycled fabrics . |
| 9 | THE IDEA that Britain 's leading position in military technology automatically helps its industrial base has taken a new blow . |
| 10 | The increase in trade in manufactured goods has taken a particular form of trade . |
| 11 | Other investors have taken a similar line . |
| 12 | Local pupils have taken a great interest in the British Gas work , which is bringing gas supplies for the first time to the Bere Alston and Bere Ferrers communities , where more than a third of the 1042 homes in the area have taken up the offer of gas . |
| 13 | ‘ The war that has raged in Bosnia-Herzegovina over the past year has taken a staggering toll : thousands have been killed or imprisoned , thousands more are at risk due to hunger and exposure , and over two million people have been forced from their homes , ’ he said . |