Example sentences of "[noun prp] have take [adj] [noun] [verb] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Moscow has taken various measures aimed at overcoming Latin American mistrust of the Soviet Union , including academic and cultural exchanges , which are facilitated by the Soviet friendship societies now existing in most Latin American countries . |
| 2 | The DoH has taken six months to revise the guidelines because of the initial controversy over the draft , followed by the publicity surrounding juvenile crime and new plans from the Home Office to set up ‘ secure training units ’ for 12- to 15-year old offenders . |
| 3 | Nowell , a solicitor , and his wife Penny have taken thirty years to develop the lovely garden at Baubles which now boasts ornamental and wildlife ponds and a wide variety of trees , shrubs , a tennis court and a swimming pool . |
| 4 | President Mobutu of Zaire has taken drastic measures to silence all journalists and publishers who criticise his policies . |
| 5 | She says that Helen had to take 99 exams to qualify as an astronaut . |
| 6 | However , Lee has taken considerable trouble to provide detailed instructions and many examples to help clarify this issue . |
| 7 | It was a chutzpah ; Zvi Lipsky had taken thirty years to build up his practice and reputation . |
| 8 | Herrick had taken great pains to make sure he was protected . |
| 9 | In addition Bill has taken great care to create structure and all the year round interest with shrubs and conifers . |
| 10 | One could detect a purr of satisfaction when John Major replied that actually some other European countries made rather a mess of things : that Belgium had taken 100 days to form a government ; that the Italian political system was a disaster and the French one not much better ; and that , if they had any sense , they would copy the way we do things . |
| 11 | David and Jane Hattatt have taken ten years to turn an old damson and apple orchard into one of the region 's most imaginative gardens . |
| 12 | Stiff with pride — which she was now sick and tired of being told was a Leo trait — and buoyed up by the certain knowledge that it would have been morally indefensible for her to desert her father , Laura had taken some weeks to realise that there must surely have been another way for them to solve their problems . |