Example sentences of "[noun prp] have [adv] take [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now presumably somebody in government or Whitehall has just taken a decision to , to go for it all in one year , I do n't know why , I , I do n't suppose we 're told why , but the , the consequence of the decision is actually going to be that people in Shropshire , our clients and social services are going to pay for that decision , either through paying charges for services that they now get for nothing , or by getting less services , er , and this does n't seem to be in line with the government 's stated aim of , of targeting money where it 's most needed . |
| 2 | DEC has also taken a booth at this week 's SunWorld expo in San Francisco to make an aggressive bid to entice SunOS applications and user to Alpha . |
| 3 | Because it has followed public opinion in the past , the EPA has always taken the view that governments are there to stop people having to run risks , however small . |
| 4 | Gorbachev has already taken the West by surprise by agreeing to a reduction of intermediate nuclear weapons and then suggesting further reductions in long-range missile systems . |
| 5 | But he thought that it was as if Fael-Inis had somehow taken a shard of pure light and splintered it , and then scattered it about them . |
| 6 | Dickie had just taken the entrance examination required by his father 's old public school . |
| 7 | Ireland had deservedly taken the lead in the first half through Brian Smith after good loose play swarmed England . |
| 8 | Helen Carpenter has always taken an interest in clothes and has a good eye for colour but , approaching 40 , she felt it was time to rethink some areas of her looks . |
| 9 | Hitachi have also taken the trouble to make the control large enough to operate when wearing thick gloves . |
| 10 | But because Dorothy Heathcote has always taken the importance of content for granted it has made her less than tolerant with dramatic activity that appears to lack significantly focused meaning . |
| 11 | Inspired by the success of Film On Four and the ITV companies ' recent forays into film-making ( like Granada 's My Left Foot ) , the BBC has finally taken the plunge into the feature-film market , in partnership with Palace Pictures and British Screen . |
| 12 | Young Francesca has even taken the pig to school , and says she enjoys playing games . |
| 13 | Young Francesca has even taken the pig to school , and says she enjoys playing games . |
| 14 | Lady Wyndham had not taken the decision at all well , and the scene which had followed was one that Laura preferred to forget . |
| 15 | WH Smith 's and Dillons have also taken the video off the shelves . |
| 16 | Britain has always taken a stand against bullies and tyrants to ensure that we can live in a safe world and I pray that our resolution to do this will remain undiminished . |
| 17 | In fact the day before this instruction was issued to all units , 6 Armoured Division in Italy had already taken the surrender of a group headed by Gen Damjanovic of some 10,000 men describing themselves as Chetniks and Royalists , accompanied by upwards of a thousand civilians , including women and children [ KP 48 ] . |
| 18 | Yanto had just taken a swig of cider , and instantly sprayed a dozen regulars as the uncontrollable spasm of laughter erupted . |
| 19 | The guideline for division of any race is usually when entries reach double the safety factor , but the Dunston have sensibly taken the decision to divide their Maiden even though the original entry of 29 falls one short of this maxim . |
| 20 | Bernard had now taken the decision to stay in the area . |
| 21 | Where London has perhaps taken a lead , it has been followed . |
| 22 | By this time Joyce had also taken the final and logical step of applying for German citizenship on behalf of his wife and himself . |
| 23 | Mrs Popple had just taken a bath . |
| 24 | In the present difficult financial situation , SERC has regretfully taken the decision to cancel EASE 91 conference and exhibition which was to be held at the University of Birmingham on the 25th–27th March 1991 . |
| 25 | Rachel had n't taken a lot of notice of the young SHO — she had been more interested in her own circle of friends at the time — but he had been a frequent visitor at the Stevenses ' home and she knew her parents had liked him and had been pleased at the prospect of him becoming their son-in-law . |