Example sentences of "have take [art] [adj] [noun] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Then , there was a description of the child 's functioning : he had taken a long time to settle into school , e.g. routine and order of the class . |
| 32 | According to Sutton , Pilger made him cancel interviews which had taken a long time to set up . |
| 33 | Lord Hulton had only about thirty suckling cows but it had taken a three-hour rodeo to test them . |
| 34 | 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 . |
| 35 | The class had taken a whole afternoon to find him buried beneath his precious collection and he had been more concerned about his stones than himself . |
| 36 | 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 . |
| 37 | It had taken the last half-hour to muster the courage to mention the subject yet again . |
| 38 | While many , including the majority of the Barclay Committee ( 1982 ) , had argued for a unified view of the social work enterprise , Nottinghamshire social services department had taken the unusual decision to separate out elements of the social work role for essentially practical reasons . |
| 39 | He had to take a deep breath to stop himself tasting the delicate spot again . |
| 40 | This time I had to take a double dose to return to my old shape . |
| 41 | Er we have taken every possible precaution to make sure that it 's not a recipe for disaster . |
| 42 | The links between sport , the media ‘ and big business ‘ which are now so important , have taken a long time to forge . |
| 43 | The transactions , some of which have taken a long time to unravel , include guarantees on property leases and interest rate swaps . |
| 44 | The transactions , some of which have taken a long time to unravel , include guarantees on property leases and interest rate swaps . |
| 45 | A North Korean Foreign Ministry statement on Sept. 17 said : " In the situation in which the attempt to perpetuate and legalize the nation 's and people 's division by taking advantage of international leverage on entry into the UN has recently become clear , we have taken a decisive step to enter the UN in order to prevent such grave consequences arising , " adding that North Korea had not changed its policy on reunification . |
| 46 | I have taken a little time to sketch the history of paragraph 16.5 of Code C in order to show that it is not directly linked to the ancient and deep-rooted privilege against self-incrimination . |
| 47 | Sometimes we have taken an independent decision to shut down one of our plants and bought in tonnage from a competitor , sometimes they have shut down and brought in tonnage from us . |
| 48 | Any member of the secret society who takes public office or joins the police should declare they have taken the Masonic oath to counter , he told MPs . |
| 49 | Some of you er you know it 's taken a long time to get this message over . |
| 50 | ‘ The thing about it is ’ , the fellow said , ‘ you have to take a deep breath to light up , and that does it , that stops the crying . ’ … |