Example sentences of "have take to the [noun sg] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 She seemed to have taken to the Foundling child the moment she set eyes on her , and there was no doubt in Betty 's mind that Corrie was the sole reason for her being offered the work .
2 On Saturday afternoon , most of the men had gone to watch the City at home , most of the women had taken to the washing machine .
3 Harvey had always had a mania for showers and baths and he had taken to the sauna ritual with great enthusiasm .
4 The reason is that hardened Staffordshire smokers ( and they come no harder ) have taken to the Nicotine patch and are driving their colleagues mad with frozen smiles and cries of : ‘ I 'm all right — I 've gone 73-and-a-quarter hours without one ’ .
5 We 've had hundreds of cards and letters for our special Pick the Manager Competition … some fans have been giving it plenty of thought … some have taken to the drawing board
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