Example sentences of "have take [art] [adj] [noun pl] [verb] " in BNC.
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1 | If it did n't come off , the worst thing that could have happened is that it would have taken a few years to move him out . ’ |
2 | I can think of only one other man who would have taken the political risks involved and that was the late Sir Hugh Fraser . |
3 | The therapist pointed out that the changes that had taken place in her life were the result of her having discussed her problems with her family and having taken the necessary steps to solve them . |
4 | In his annual report to the Supreme Soviet Matiukhin said that he had resigned because ( i ) the government had taken no effective steps to solve the cash shortage ; ( ii ) inter-enterprise debt stood at 2,000,000 million roubles for which the Bank was criticized although it was following government policy ; and ( iii ) the Supreme Soviet was demanding a reduction of the 80 per cent interest rate to 50 per cent . |
5 | The reason was that the employer had taken no effective steps to end the practice and yet suddenly , and without proper warning , had treated it as a sufficient ground for dismissal . |
6 | The defendant had taken no serious steps to prevent them as most were his customers . |
7 | It had taken a few days to persuade her ladyship to accept change , for she had for so long been used to living in squalor that she could not at first accustom herself to an altered way of life . |
8 | They had taken the strictest measures to ensure that the Project remained not merely ‘ invisible ’ in terms of its security profile , but that , in the unlikely event of sabotage , there would be copies of everything . |
9 | Mr Ashdown professed to be delighted that the Tories had taken the Liberal Democrats head on last week , in an attempt to chip away at their support . |