Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] has taken a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The British banger has taken a bit of a grilling today . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | The Scottish Office has taken a number of initiatives on homelessness , as the hon. Gentleman knows . |
| 4 | Anglo-French relations has taken a turn for the worse and Queen Victoria 's enthusiasm for the project evaporated . |
| 5 | ‘ Black Will has taken a fancy to your little brother — what think you of that ! |
| 6 | This Conservative Government has taken a lead in working to protect the ozone layer . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | It 's the first time the local authority has taken a prosecution this far . |