Example sentences of "[pers pn] has take [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As many of you will have noticed from your Q.T. day programme Beryl will not be teaching this year ; for some time she has taken a great interest in the Back Pain Association and has now become involved particularly at weekends in special classes for back-pain sufferers . |
| 2 | As a result , she has taken a calculated decision to ensure that the royal grandchildren remain — whatever the cost — under her influence . |
| 3 | Perhaps as a result of his unpopularity , speculation about him has taken a new turn . |
| 4 | However , he has to take a complete rest for the next few weeks . |
| 5 | No , I , I gather he has taken a long weekend , I do n't know where he 's whisked himself off to , but I 'm afraid I wo n't be here , er next week , I do n't know , quite know who will be , but er , Dominic 's taking er , a well needed rest . |
| 6 | ‘ He has taken a marked fancy to you , my dear , ’ pursued the other . |
| 7 | He has taken a marked fancy to my expectations , she might have said . |
| 8 | Although his title , The Rural Muse : Studies in the Peasant Poetry of England ( 1954 ) , implies that he has taken a positive view , he is hardpressed at times to defend the value of the peasant poet : |
| 9 | He has taken the well-established record of annual changes in the average temperature of the northern hemisphere since 1881 , and obtained the best possible fit to this pattern by combining the three external influences : the greenhouse , volcanic and solar effects . |
| 10 | Not only has he been prepared to forgive , but he has taken the brave step , for a unionist , of accepting a seat in the Irish Senate , as token of his Irish identity . |
| 11 | ‘ But he has taken the unusual step of giving the declaration before the reasons because the tribunal ordered the reinstatement by next Monday . |
| 12 | It has taken a long time to reduce the effects of that defect but it is now under control . |
| 13 | It has taken a long time to get justice but the compensation will give financial security to my family and give us sufficient breathing space to try and rebuild our lives . |
| 14 | ‘ It has taken a long time getting Australian rugby to the top and we are n't about to throw that away in one game , ’ he added . |
| 15 | Surprisingly , it has taken a long time to arrange something that most would have considered to be basic . |
| 16 | It has taken a long time for such unashamed aspiration to reach these shores , yet now , that mentality which is increasingly being demanded by the British in pursuance of their leisure activities , has finally arrived . |
| 17 | It has taken a long time for those engaged in mainstream adult education to attribute any significance to the Women 's Movement . |
| 18 | It has taken a long time to get justice but the compensation will give financial security to my family and give us sufficient breathing space to try and rebuild our lives . |
| 19 | In particular , it has taken a strong line against price fixing ( e.g. dyestuffs , glass containers ) and market sharing or quantity agreements ( e.g. cement ) to the extent that such practices are now unlikely ever to be granted an exemption . |
| 20 | Unfortunately , it has taken a major tragedy to focus the minds of hauliers and their professional advisers sharply on these problem areas . |
| 21 | It has taken the black South African Rugby Association and the ‘ coloured ’ South African Rugby Federation under its wing , and they no doubt now want to flex their own muscles . |
| 22 | Unaided by technology ( but possibly assisted by an abundance of cheap labour and a convenient absence of red tape ) the Mark II establishment was up and running in a quarter of the time it has taken the current version to proceed from the stage of the second catastrophic fire in 1980 to opening its doors . |
| 23 | But it has taken the extraordinary campaign of the Natural Law Party to bring home the sheer size and wealth of the movement , 25 years after it first made headlines . |
| 24 | It has taken the combined expertise of ferreting economists and inquisitive academics , people like Professor Jeffery and Colin Sweet-an energy economist who has pursued the issue through every nuclear public inquiry since 1977 — to tease out the truth from the statistics . |
| 25 | Though the oil company regards it as a fixed installation for which a safety case will have to be prepared under the new regulations administered by the Health and Safety Executive , it has taken the added precaution of having the hull constructed in compliance with rules issued by Lloyds Register of Shipping . |
| 26 | Strangely , it has taken the nursing education establishment in Britain until now to recognise the value of debate , and the need to educate nurses for their own sake , as well as in the interests of patient care . |
| 27 | I referred to Yorkshire six minutes ago — it has taken the hon. Gentleman that long to work up a head of steam . |