Example sentences of "have take [art] [adj] [noun] in " in BNC.
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| 1 | Dean Richards has taken a well-earned holiday in Cyprus — and is unfit , anyway . |
| 2 | My hon. Friend has been a close supporter of the industry for many years and has taken a close interest in its activities . |
| 3 | It is only in the last hundred years that the West has taken a serious interest in exactly where the different Anatolian rugs were made . |
| 4 | PC Week , which has taken a new interest in Unix since the Novell announcement and will reportedly even grace us with its presence at Uniforum , attacked Microsoft 's NT last week in a pair of front-page stories headlined ‘ NetWare Casts Shadow Over NT . ’ |
| 5 | He 's confident , too , claiming : ‘ Benn has taken a great risk in fighting me because , like Ruddock , he is very predictable and I aim to exploit his lack of variety . |
| 6 | As many of you will have noticed from your Q.T. day programme Beryl will not be teaching this year ; for some time she has taken a great interest in the Back Pain Association and has now become involved particularly at weekends in special classes for back-pain sufferers . |
| 7 | She has been a member of the Finance Committee for the past two and a half years and has taken a great interest in the Society 's financial affairs . |
| 8 | The Education Committee has taken a similar decision in principle for teaching staff and is likely to finalise the matter later this summer . |
| 9 | However , the weaving of Turkoman rugs has taken a different direction in each country , and there are now certain variations in the overall quality and characteristics of the rugs , as well as in the manner in which they are made . |
| 10 | The Countryside Commission has taken a particular interest in these areas with the aim of promoting environmental improvement through Groundwork and other types of project . |
| 11 | Our Chairman , Richard Newcombe , who has taken a particular interest in the museum , then spoke , welcoming the guests and thanking them for their support . |
| 12 | There are 72 horses at Manton this year , and Luciano Gaucci has taken a big interest in the yard since acquiring Dr Devious last autumn . |
| 13 | In lead : President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani has taken a big lead in Iran 's presidential election , winning nearly 70% of the votes counted , according to the first partial results issued by the interior ministry today . |
| 14 | The Division has taken a leading role in developing research into the assessment of work based learning ( AWBL ) . |
| 15 | The EEC has taken a direct interest in the problem of acid deposition , and in November 1988 a directive was agreed upon by EEC environment ministers concerning the sulphur emissions of large combustion plants . |
| 16 | As recognition of the importance of the early formative years has deepened , however , the state has taken an increasing part in concern for child care . |
| 17 | My hon. Friend the Member for Barnsley , East ( Mr. Patchett ) has taken an avid interest in the Grimethorpe project , not only because of its impact on his constituency but because of its impact on energy development . |
| 18 | THE Prince of Wales has taken an extraordinary interest in next Monday 's Royal Variety Performance . |
| 19 | MicroAge Inc 's Hungarian distribution network , Duna Elektronika , has taken an unspecified stake in Budapest Week , the country 's widest circulation English language newspaper . |
| 20 | The Alfonsín government elected in Argentina in late 1983 woúld probably also be included in this category , as would the recently elected ( 1984 ) administration in Uruguay ( president Julio Maria Sanguinetti called for expanded economic relations with the USSR shortly before his inauguration ) and the APRA government led by Alán Garcia in Peru which , since its election victory in May 1985 , has taken an active role in the Non-Aligned Movement , vying for the leadership and backing its challenge with moves to extend diplomatic recognition to the Palestine Liberation Organisation ; ( iii ) capitalist , ‘ liberal-bourgeois ’ governments that are oriented towards Washington , for example , Venezuela , Peru under Belaúnde , Colombia ( before 1982 ) , Costa Rica and Jamaica ; ( iv ) ‘ right-wing ’ , ‘ reactionary ’ military dictatorships generally not liked , but supported by the United States . |
| 21 | He can look here at times a little like a man who has taken the first steps in a descent from the high ground of Self-consciousness , impersonality , fantastication and ironic indirection — not that this has lately been , or has ever been , literature 's only ground . |
| 22 | I can only say how much I cherished the " Well done , lad " , from him after I 'd taken a difficult catch in the deep off his bowling . |
| 23 | Well , Moscavisi 's argument , and I must say , I agree with him , is that they tended to be denigrated by both groups who might have taken the biggest interest in them . |
| 24 | Contrary to some critical comment , he believes that credit for obtaining substantial funding for the scheme should go to the Minister himself , for having taken a personal interest in the scheme . |
| 25 | Two went so far as to offer to reduce the metered fare after having taken a wrong turn in error . |
| 26 | British Rail is a notable example for having taken an early lead in publishing performance indicators . |
| 27 | It is important to remember , however , that the Alexander Technique is not a treatment or a cure , because you will have to take an active part in the process . |
| 28 | When the idea of a Royal Commission was in circulation , lawyers within the ranks of the Government , notably Sam Silkin , the Attorney General and one of the few front-benchers on either side to have taken a close interest in penal reform , and Alex Lyon , a Minister of State at the Home Office , pressed for the opportunity to be grasped to make an authoritative assessment of the arguments for a public prosecution service independent of the police . |
| 29 | What is more , the Roman plebs seems to have taken a special interest in Greek religious and moral notions . |
| 30 | He had entered parliament in 1900 , twenty-six years after Balfour , he had held no Cabinet post , he had taken no active role in party institutions , and he had not involved himself much in the social world of Westminster . |