Example sentences of "[noun pl] have taken [noun] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The expansion of such investments has taken place in the midst of a worldwide process of financial liberalization , with capital controls being relaxed and transactions costs being reduced in securities markets . |
| 2 | The sale of council houses has taken place against the background of an allocation policy that has done much to lay the basis of the emergence of ghettos . |
| 3 | The Russian Justice Ministry claimed that this infringement of the law governing the registration of parties had taken place with the connivance of ex-Soviet officials . |
| 4 | According to Radio Times , TV Times has been hardest hit by the duopoly 's bust-up ( see chart ) , and it reckons Bauer , TV Quick 's publisher , will keep the price low and continue aggressive promotion until ‘ a significant proportion of readers have taken root in the brand ’ . |
| 5 | Some manufacturers have taken advantage of the willingness of leaflet contractors to deliver coupons to selected ACORN types only . |
| 6 | These are 6.35mm ( 1/4in ) and 8mm ( 5/16in ) and many of the larger narrow Delta designs have taken advantage of the additional strength offered by such sizes in the 2.5metre lengths . |
| 7 | After all , hundreds of fundamental revolutions involving the whole and almost completely illiterate populace of countries have taken place in the history of civilization . |
| 8 | It is not surprising that some viruses have taken advantage of the sexual act as a vehicle for their transmission , but , while bacteria such as gonococci , treponemes , and the organisms responsible for the tropical sexually transmitted diseases have become so specialized that non-venereal transmission is extremely rare , the sexually transmitted virus infections , with the exception of genital warts , are frequently transmitted in other ways as well . |
| 9 | In part leading to such research , in part stemming from it , radical changes in the public attitude towards such matters have taken place in the last quarter-century . |
| 10 | A politicisation of the thinking classes has taken place in the Thatcher years , echoing the revolt of intelligence in the 1930s . |
| 11 | Mr and Mr , quite rightly as a matter of fact , suggest that er most of the employment development over the last ten years has taken place on the north side of York . |
| 12 | On the following day after the Christians had taken possession of the town , the Cid entered it with a great company , and he ascended the highest tower of the wall , and beheld all the city ; and the Moors came unto him , and kissed his hand , saying he was welcome . |
| 13 | A number of protests had taken place at the Soviet presence in the country , including an attack on Jan. 28 on the Soviet consulate in Krakow . |
| 14 | Nearly all transfers have taken place on the initiative either of prospective landlords or of mainly Conservative local authorities . |
| 15 | On the difference between compact disc and prerecorded cassette prices , he says : ‘ Producers and retailers have taken advantage of the willingness of consumers to pay a higher price for the perceived higher quality of a compact disc . ’ |
| 16 | Yet since the late 1950s extensive progress on the negotiation of general clauses on working conditions has taken place between the central employers ' organisations and large trade union confederations , along with government participation , on an economy-wide basis . |
| 17 | A powerful surge in handheld games consoles has taken place during the last year . |
| 18 | It made me wonder what changes had taken place over the years with regards to the field . |
| 19 | We believe that if the wipers did start , even if certain changes had taken place in the situation , there would have occurred an instance of one or another member of this set of types of circumstances . |
| 20 | A charter in 1033 , granting the manor of Patrington to the Archbishop of York , describes the boundaries of the manor which , except on the south where changes have taken place along the river Humber , appear to coincide with the present boundaries of the parish . |
| 21 | The original school was opened in 1913 by the Sisters of Our Lady of Evron , and although many changes have taken place over the years , the school continues to thrive and would like to mark this milestone by celebrating the life of the school across the decades . |
| 22 | What changes have taken place in the numbers and positions of the mines ? |
| 23 | Most of the changes have taken place in the past 200 and many in the past 50 years . |
| 24 | Massive changes have taken place in the location and scale of investment , especially in manufacturing , since the middle 1960s ( Chapter 9 ) . |
| 25 | In the second place , it can be argued that similar changes have taken place in the relationships between parents and children . |
| 26 | Over the last decade major changes have taken place in the structure of higher education and in the interconnections between its main components . |
| 27 | In the past decade , important changes have taken place in the leadership of Western and Eastern European states . |
| 28 | A Scottish Office spokesman said changes have taken place in the health service since 1989 and the previous plan did not fit in with the present set-up of purchasers and providers . |
| 29 | This may be partly true but I believe that since the 1970s profound changes have taken place within the industry due to external pressures . |
| 30 | Business studies have taken precedence for the 25-year-old Stokesley sprinter thus far into the season , but she steps belatedly on to the Olympic trail at Stanley Park on Sunday . |